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June 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
P. J. O’Rourke: How The Hell Did This Happen? – The Election of 2016
How The Hell Did This Happen? – The Election of 2016 P.J. O’Rourke Atlantic Monthly Press As a teenager and then particularly in my early 20s I read a lot of P.J. O’Rourke. At first I probably didn’t even notice his political worldview…I’m guessing that because when I did ascertain that he was right-wing, libertarian, […]Archive
May 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Nightwatchman
There he is at the crease, no runs on the board, but he won’t be ignored – as he aims for the middle and never heads too far down the pitch. He is always able, just, to dig it out from the block-hole, best foot forward, which is obviously right. He’s left with the bat, […]Archive
February 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 48 – James Robinson
Welcome to episode 48 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Kiwi-born, American-based writer James Robinson. He had a blog on Stuff.co.nz – which he turned into a book. The blog – and then the book – looked at life in America and perceptions of America; the way we, as […]Archive
August 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #126 – Off-Key: Concert For Artistic Freedom, Wellington, 2014
Last year Darren Watson released a satirical song called Planet Key (with a video by Jeremy Jones). It was banned. And so a bunch of Wellington bands got together and put on the Off-Key: Concert for Artistic Freedom show. It was great to be in a pub on a Sunday afternoon with like-minded people; people […]Archive
September 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman