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December 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 192 2017

epidural ˌɛpɪˈdjʊər(ə)l/Submit Adjective – ANATOMY on or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anaesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.

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September 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny – Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder Tim Duggan Books; 1st Edition Timothy Snyder, Professor of History at Yale Univeristy and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, breaks down big concepts into easy-to-digest bites here in a deliberately taut, concise set of fragment-essays that offers a geo-political, historical […]

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February 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Rock music is freedom, the Eagles are shit, John Key’s a liar and we’re getting what we put up with – which is why we’re getting shit; Jaz Coleman talks…and talks…

I’ve interviewed Jaz Coleman once before. So when it comes to the worlds of this Killing Joke frontman, industrial music pioneer, post-punk godfather, record producer and classical composer, conductor and arranger, well, I know the score. I remind him of this, and he cuts me off by saying, “Yes, yes, I know who you are, […]