Yes folks, a Chinese stage producer has decided to use the recent resurgence of interest in things economic to stage a musical on the writings of the world's most famous lefty economist.
I wonder what's next, a TV mini-series on the life and times of Henry George, an ironic art exhibition about John Maynard Keynes and the Bloomsbury set, or how about Jethro Tull coming out of retirement and doing a tongue-in-cheque concept album on the co-operative movement.
And speaking of Jethro Tull.
Showing posts with label Humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humour. Show all posts
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sunday, March 02, 2008
The rise and rise of Stuff White People Like
One of the most extraordinarily popular blog sites over the last month or so has been the US satirical site Stuff White People Like, which takes a humorous look at trendy white liberal Americans.
It's comments threads are now so long that I won't dare opening them for fear of my computer (or my brain) ceasing up, and the hit counter has now reached over 6 million. Last time I looked, about two weeks or so ago, it stood at about 2 million - an amazing increase by anyone's standard.
One of the surprising things about the blog is the amount of hostility it has generated, with a large number of critical commentators arguing, possibly from a white nationalist or perhaps homour-deprived white-liberal perspective, that the blog constitutes an unjust, jealousy driven attack on successful middle-class whites. According to Steve Sailer this particular controversy has now been silenced since the author has turned out to be a middle class white himself.
Personally, I wouldn't have minded if the author had turned out to be a non-white. I'm all for people breaching the modern liberal taboo that people shouldn't be allowed to make fun of other races and cultures.
For racialist whites to argue that non-whites shouldn't make fun of whites is just as hypocritical as liberal whites who support "free expression" complaining about aging conservative comics making racist jokes about minorities.
Anyway, while it's a pretty entertaining read, I don't think it's quite as good as its massive popularity suggests. For example, does an elegantly amusing, but hardly side-splitting post about the white liberal penchant for bottled water really justify 400 plus comments?
If you're that excited by clever satire, then try checking out some of the great post by the relative blogging minnow Dennis Dale, who in all fairness is a step up in quality from the less cerebral offerings of Stuff White People Like, and throws in some pretty thoughtful political musings as well.
It's comments threads are now so long that I won't dare opening them for fear of my computer (or my brain) ceasing up, and the hit counter has now reached over 6 million. Last time I looked, about two weeks or so ago, it stood at about 2 million - an amazing increase by anyone's standard.
One of the surprising things about the blog is the amount of hostility it has generated, with a large number of critical commentators arguing, possibly from a white nationalist or perhaps homour-deprived white-liberal perspective, that the blog constitutes an unjust, jealousy driven attack on successful middle-class whites. According to Steve Sailer this particular controversy has now been silenced since the author has turned out to be a middle class white himself.
Personally, I wouldn't have minded if the author had turned out to be a non-white. I'm all for people breaching the modern liberal taboo that people shouldn't be allowed to make fun of other races and cultures.
For racialist whites to argue that non-whites shouldn't make fun of whites is just as hypocritical as liberal whites who support "free expression" complaining about aging conservative comics making racist jokes about minorities.
Anyway, while it's a pretty entertaining read, I don't think it's quite as good as its massive popularity suggests. For example, does an elegantly amusing, but hardly side-splitting post about the white liberal penchant for bottled water really justify 400 plus comments?
If you're that excited by clever satire, then try checking out some of the great post by the relative blogging minnow Dennis Dale, who in all fairness is a step up in quality from the less cerebral offerings of Stuff White People Like, and throws in some pretty thoughtful political musings as well.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Go the Chaps
As Britain descends into a egalitarian globalist hellhole, dominated by lucid chain stores selling underwear at train stations and surly hooded yufs' sifting about the place like demented Yawas off Star Wars, it is nice to see that somebody is standing up for common decency and traditional values.
Enter the "new chaps," with their suitably titled website The Chap.
"The Chap takes a wry look at the modern world through the steamed-up monocle of a more refined age, occasionally getting its sock suspenders into a twist at the unspeakable vulgarity of the twenty-first century."
Look out Chronicles, there's a new kid on the block.
Enter the "new chaps," with their suitably titled website The Chap.
"The Chap takes a wry look at the modern world through the steamed-up monocle of a more refined age, occasionally getting its sock suspenders into a twist at the unspeakable vulgarity of the twenty-first century."
Look out Chronicles, there's a new kid on the block.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
NZ Conservative - Rugby World Cup silliness
As a bit of light relief, here's an idea for a BCC TV show:
Robin Hood: Prince of Chauvinists
Revisionist historical drama featuring various members of the England rugby team in some of the key roles.
Episode One: Robin tries to win back the favour of angry villagers after saving a group of gipsies from Sir Guy’s henchmen, meanwhile, his aunt Agnes falls foul of the Sheriff for trying to form a union among a group of Nottingham faggot carriers.
Robin Hood: Johnny Wilkinson
Robin’s Aunt: Germaine Greer
Will Scarlet: Ray Winstone
The Sheriff of Nottingham: Lawrence Dallaglio
Maid Marion: Justine Waddell (reliable period drama standby called in following unresolvable pay dispute with Kate Beckinsale)
Sir Guy of Gisbourne: Josh Lewsey
King John: Mike Catt
Vaguely middle eastern looking Saracen: Jason Robinson
Director: Lucy Upper
Producer: Quentin Redbrick
Music by Enya and Massive Attack
Warning: contains anachronistic language (such as excessive use of the phrase “innit” by Winstone) and historically improbable themes of a multi-cultural nature.
Robin Hood: Prince of Chauvinists
Revisionist historical drama featuring various members of the England rugby team in some of the key roles.
Episode One: Robin tries to win back the favour of angry villagers after saving a group of gipsies from Sir Guy’s henchmen, meanwhile, his aunt Agnes falls foul of the Sheriff for trying to form a union among a group of Nottingham faggot carriers.
Robin Hood: Johnny Wilkinson
Robin’s Aunt: Germaine Greer
Will Scarlet: Ray Winstone
The Sheriff of Nottingham: Lawrence Dallaglio
Maid Marion: Justine Waddell (reliable period drama standby called in following unresolvable pay dispute with Kate Beckinsale)
Sir Guy of Gisbourne: Josh Lewsey
King John: Mike Catt
Vaguely middle eastern looking Saracen: Jason Robinson
Director: Lucy Upper
Producer: Quentin Redbrick
Music by Enya and Massive Attack
Warning: contains anachronistic language (such as excessive use of the phrase “innit” by Winstone) and historically improbable themes of a multi-cultural nature.
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