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Indietro Tutta! was a hugely popular satirical programme that aired on Italian TV (Rai2) just before the evening news for four short months (65 episodes in all) between December 1987 and March 1988. The programme introduced a new vein of humour to Italian TV thanks mainly to the po-faced feigned imbecility of co-hosts Nino Frassica…
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A long weekend away from the hustle and bustle of politics is not going to stop “everything” from happening. Try as you may to minimise access to wifi you still get whispers of the goings-on beyond the breakwater at Sète or the Place de la Comedie in Montpellier. Comedic much of it turned out to…
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We’ve noticed that the Runs is carrying an excellent video of a speech by Rowan Atkinson regarding the Freedom of speech. It reminded me of Zizek’s concept of tolerance as a pseudo-principle. Freedom of speech is really a thorny issue in today’s world because of the censorious instincts that are being bred by our modern…
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Dalgħodu qajmuni kmieni il-qtates. Ġew altament jaqaw iqumu mill-fatt illi kelli dritt statutorju nibqa’ rieqed u ngawdi s-siegħa żejda li akkwistajna u ippretendew unanimament illi inqum nitmagħhom bħallikieku il-Ħadd qatt ma eżista u s-siegħa invernali qatt ma tradditilna. Qomt. Tmajthom. Naddaft warajhom kif suppost u wara li aċċertajt ruħi li marti ġewwa Albjuni qiegħdha tħejji…
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Dalgħodu jien u nsuq lejn ix-xogħol minn dari gawdejt festival ta’ lwien li jpaxxi s-sensi. It-temp bħal donnu żamm biss sakemm l-eredi tad-Dukat qal is-sinjorsi u issa beda jħejji għall-wasla tax-xitwa. Il-kuluri tas-siġar ilhom li bdew ikanġu mill-aħdar sal-oranġjo, bil-fided u ħmura okkażjonali. Madre natura wasal żmienha u l-għelieqi fit-tramuntana tal-belt qed jeħilsu mill-mantijiet tagħhom…