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October 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Music Snob: Apparently…

There’s an almost anti-intellectualism angle at play when you hear all these whining, soppy or pious points of view that the death of Glenn Frey from the Eagles is as important as David Bowie’s and/or Lemmy’s and/or anyone else who has shuffled off recently. Lives matter. Absolutely. But when we mourn a musician we are […]

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November 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

No Joke: John Key’s Priorities

John Key made a joke about a paedophile and convicted murderer. He could barely keep a straight face, so pleased with himself, the chuckle starting before he had finished his line. It was serious news – just a week after the NZ justice system had looked silly by being so desperate to charge a plotted […]