It’s also a story about politics – “Nazi furries” (who wear “pawstika” armbands), the far right, the polarisation of American culture.
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@RMCunliffe
on Fur and Loathing
“Consider, too, our national attitude to capital spending, the creation of the social or physical infrastructure a country needs to thrive.”
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@JonnElledge
Suk Yeol and In-kyu are examples of what Evans calls “cultural entrepreneurs” – think of Andrew Tate – who “politicise legitimate grievances”.
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@pippa_bailey
meets
@_alice_evans
📚 This week’s Reviewed In Short
‣ The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger
‣ Cypria by Alex Christofi
‣ Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru
‣ The Damascus Events by Eugene Rogan
“He showed how a confident and able minister could turn a lethargic political institution, the Crown in parliament, into an engine of reform.”
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@simonjenkins4
“A product that looked pretty much identical could be found for the same price or less online. (The one exception was a small pink bouncy castle in Lidl, which you should snap up if you’re in the market for such a product.)”
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@willydunn
“Few expect a Wilders-led government to last long – although it could still cause considerable damage to the country and trouble for the EU.”
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@bencoates1