The Great British Bake Off contestant Thomas Gilliford admits cooking up a blueberry pie ‘food porno’ in an Instagram-fuelled moment of madness. Let’s stop social media making food perfectionists of us all, he proposes, and reclaim the kitchen as a hub of creativity
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After all the dust settled on Trump’s rah rah ‘America hits Assad and Putin’ missile attack hoopla, the new US commander and chief today got a very rude awakening in diplomacy, that has not only made him look like a complete fool, but also a total geo-political amateur.
All weekend long American mainstream media was hailing Trump’s big boy tomahawk gesture, and how Russia had no response for the US show of strength.
There are many examples of the contempt the western elite harbour towards their own citizens. Some of the most poignant examples, however, are not expressed in government policy but in the subtle ways that the media toes an unofficial government line, doing something legislation could not so rapidly do, control, numb and confuse the hearts and minds of ordinary people.
The pounding beat, the over-the-top performance which suggests complete abandon of caution, the longing for astonishing experiences backed by the emotion of unhinged exuberance – it all suggests the madness of alcohol abuse. Sia captures it in a song, just perfectly. She looks up at the dazzling lights of the chandelier and knows for sure that she can and will swing from it, because “party girls don't get hurt” and “she can’t feel anything.”
I confess, I’ve never been too keen on the Eurovision Song Contest and only because the style of music isn’t my thing. But many people have fun with it. It is after all a time to put aside our differences and celebrate diversity….unless you are a young Russian woman in a wheelchair, that is.
Misanthropy is defined as the hatred of mankind. Misanthropes are generally individuals who don’t have time for things such as:
–socialising
–small talk
–parties
–contrived joy
But very few misanthropes are violent or aggressive. Most tend to keep to themselves, preferring withdrawal to rage as their de-facto defence mechanism.
Paul Joseph Watson of Infowars has produced a video wherein he claims his theory that conservatism is the new punk rock, has been vindicated. This comes after John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) of Sex Pistols and PIL fame has claimed that he is happy about the fact that Brexit and Trump represent giving the middle finger to the old elite.
Only in neo-nazi infested Ukraine can a wheelchair bound singer be banned from appearing in a non-political song contest.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) banned entry to the country for three years for Russia’s Eurovision singer Yulia Samoilova, citing the alleged “violation by her of the Ukrainian legislation.”
The Russian singer visited Crimea in 2015 with a concert without obtaining a permit from the Ukrainian authorities. Ukraine law allows restricting entry for foreigners who had visited post-referendum Crimea without a permit from Kiev.
To understand how the liberal mindset has evolved, or rather devolved, one needs only look at Syria and Yemen and contrast it with the events and feelings surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq when many well-meaning left-wing liberals took to the streets in protest against the war.
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in pilgrimage; journeying on foot. Now that it is open to all – religious or not – how can it help connect us with deep meaning, the land and each other?
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