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12 Oct 2025

In the Beginning Was the Word ... But Is That Word Graffiti?

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canterburycathedral.org   I.    Graffiti, in one form or other, has existed for as long as there have been walls to write upon.    Arguably,...
10 Oct 2025

Do You Know What's Funny? Do You Know What Really Makes Me Laugh? I Used to Think That Sid's Death Was a Tragedy, But Now I Realise It's a Fucking Comedy

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Heath Ledger as the Joker in  The Dark Knight  (2008) and an early visualisation of the character  based on Sex Pistol Sid Vicious      I.  ...
9 Oct 2025

On the Figure of the Fallen Woman

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Detail from Dante Gabriel Rossetti's  unfinished painting  Found  (1869) Oil on canvas (36 x 32 in) [1]     I.   Due to a pair of unrela...
7 Oct 2025

Scarlet Threads

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A Study in Scarlet   (SA/2025)    There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life,  and our duty is to...
5 Oct 2025

On the Planet of the Apes with Jerry Goldsmith

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Jerry Goldsmith (allegedly) wore a gorilla mask while writing  and conducting the score to  Planet of the Apes  (1968)  in order to   better...
4 Oct 2025

In Memory of Soo Catwoman

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Soo Catwoman (1954 - 2025) Photo by Ray Stevenson     I.    What Roland Barthes felt about the face of Greta Garbo, I feel about the face of...
2 Oct 2025

Russ Bestley: 'Turning Revolt Into Style' (2025): Notes on Chapters 6-8

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Russ Bestley:  Turning Revolt Into Style  (Manchester University Press, 2025) Stephen Alexander (à la Jamie Reid):  God Save Russ Bestley  (...