Just watched the very enjoyable, if thought-provoking 2006 documentary on the Dixie Chicks controversy, aired on Swedish TV in the runup to the US elections. While it's impossible not to admire the audacity of Natalie Maines and her bravery in taking what was a very unpopular stance at the time (even if history has proven her right), it was the
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Okay, the last time I checked it was still August. So why in the world is there a forecast overnight low tonight of 4C/39F? Global warming, my left foot.
Unless I buy a new copy (which I might just do), I won't get my copy of Harry Potter and the Designated Hitter Deathly Hallows until the middle of next week at the earliest, so I kindly ask anyone that's gonna post about it throughout the next week, to do so under a cut. Thanks! :)
I thought this was nicely written - I can't take the credit for it, as it was written as a letter to the editor in last week's Guardian Weekly, but it's still a thought-provoking read
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