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4 Microlog entries tagged with ‘ignorance’
Arcade Fire and the ‘Never Heard of It’ Grammys
“It’s not really about knowledge or information. It’s an argument, for the most part, and a faintly aggressive one — a way of insisting that what you pay attention to really does define the world.” Yes. And an interesting point to note: many who know well of the Arcade Fire, myself included, reacted in the opposite manner as they’re so ubiquitous to us (they are stadium-filling rock stars, after all). [c/o Clusterflock] Arts & Culture ·
For Whom Hell’s Bells Toll
“Two decades after it was first used to demonize the ‘devil’s music’ we take another look at the oddly fascinating Hell’s Bells documentary and what it says about morality, youth culture, and music criticism.” The list of bands indicted for ‘moral crimes against God and humanity’ has to be seen to be believed. Sound & Screen ·
Confusion reigns over Pretoria name
Most people are ignorant or misled about the origins and signification of either name, so why not just use them both? We do it here (Dublin/Baile Átha Cliath) and it works just fine for us. Arts & Culture ·
Zimbabwe voices anger at US envoy
Something tells me Zimbabwe’s government officials didn’t like being told off by their parents when they were younger. Arts & Culture ·
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