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WHEN VENAL MET VAINGLORY

WHEN VENAL MET VAINGLORY

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The New York-set movie to which the head­line of this post owes a nod, romped its way to a pre­dictable hap­py end­ing. The Mid­dle East-based hor­ror show to which the head­line refers is relent­less­ly lurch­ing its way towards unhap­pi­ness that shows no sign of ending.… Read the rest

Racism is a selective label

Racism is a selective label

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The sin of racism is almost invari­ably con­joined with ref­er­ences to its most per­ni­cious off­shoots; colo­nial­ism, slav­ery and exploita­tion. That’s valid until it becomes selec­tive, at which point it speaks ill of we who like to think of our­selves as “right think­ing peo­ple”, and of those we elect as leaders.… Read the rest