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Author: chris page
Author of the novels Another Perfect Day in ****ing Paradise, Sanctioned, Weed, King of the Undies World, The Underpants Tree, and the story collection Un-Tall Tales. Editor, freelance writer, occasional cartoonist, graphic designer, and all that stuff. At heart he is a London person, but the rest of his body is in long-term exile in Osaka, Japan.
£13tn: hoard hidden from taxman by global elite
It isn’t just the pepper spray that makes you cry
Wonderful Harper's Review this week. This short excerpt gives a snapshot of the contradictions and folly our species. Vis: Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement ate donated Thanksgiving dinners in encampments across the country, while occupations in Philadelphia and Los Angeles faced eviction deadlines. "We've been sitting around, drinking coffee," said a Philadelphia occupier. "This is bringing us back … Continue reading It isn’t just the pepper spray that makes you cry
#OccupyOnion
New Onion scoop: Bank Executives On 15th Floor Gambling On Which Occupy Wall Street Protester Will Be Arrested Next
Gaddafi dead duck
I don't think there are too many tears for Muammar Gaddafi or his reign. I am pretty sure that the people of Libya are going to be better off without him. Without wanting to sound like a popper, his departure does raise a question or two. One is this: are we happy that a military … Continue reading Gaddafi dead duck
Next
Well, that's Libya sorted. What's next? To make sense of the action in Libya, Syria ought to be next, but they do seem to be getting pretty psyched over Iran. More oil than Syria, but that could just be a coincidence.
Not a joke
Question: you're in a room with Hitler, Stalin and Simon Cowell; you have a gun loaded with only two bullets – what do you do? Answer: shoot Simon Cowell twice. — From the Grauniad
Santa, Jesus, and 9/11
The real meaning of the 9/11 tragedy: Santa, Jesus and 9/11
Memorial
On September 11 this year the world was moved my the memorials for the victims of the 2001 attacks on the US. It is always tragic when innocent people die because of larger political conflicts over which they have no control. Having remembered the 3,000 killed in the US, it is time we remembered the … Continue reading Memorial
The plight of the abandoned animals of Fukushima
After the disaster of the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami on March 11, 2011, many animals were abandoned or separated from their owners. Following the humanitarian aid, workers have been busy caring for the lost animals of the region. However, in the evacuated area around the crippled Fukushima power station, animals abandoned in the evacuation have starved and … Continue reading The plight of the abandoned animals of Fukushima
The Cannibal's Gazette 