Holiday Reads (and watches)

Written By: - Date published: 6:11 am, December 25th, 2017 - 13 comments
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The Standard authors are off playing with the elves for a few weeks. Posts will be fewer for a time. There may be a series of Holiday Reads (and watches), a mix of random material and selected reposts from the past year. Have fun and take care out there. 

A few short goodies to go on with.

Te Kahu Rolleston’s performance of From Patu to Pen,

Ursula Le Guin on visioning anarchist society,

The Greens rip Love Actually (it was a thing),

 

And some Twitter holiday fun,

https://twitter.com/Knhannah/status/944669899179180032

13 comments on “Holiday Reads (and watches) ”

  1. Ross 1

    Here was I thinking that James Shaw was going to declare his undying love for Julie Anne Genter…oddly she didn’t seem too interested in the message. I thought she would’ve been swooning. 🙂

    • weka 1.1

      I think that’s part of the point (Shaw is undying in his commitment to CC action no matter how it is received).

      I also think there is a joke there about JAG not swooning at Shaw at her door (which is quite funny given how much the mainstream has been lauding Shaw in the past few months e.g. he’s the saviour of the party).

      Plus, being somewhat faithful to the originals.

    • timeforacupoftea 1.2

      I was thinking Shaw was doing a Muldoon skit.
      The Greens have not reached the bottom yet, perhaps it will be 2018.

      • Bearded Git 1.2.1

        @timefor
        i thought it was going to be cringeworthy and it was actually rather good….Shaw and the Green brand will go from strength to strength having showed theyn can survive a disastrous campaign…with the demise of TOP i see them on 10 or 11% next election and with Labour on 40%

        • WILD KATIPO 1.2.1.1

          Lovely !

          The Left will go from strength to strength … with the demise of National and the coming dissensions, divisions , the resignation of the Double Dipper ( hes looking aged now ! ) the scrambling for power that will be taking place…

          And this,… is all going to set the stage for when Jeremy Corbyn wins the next election.

          The neo liberal narrative is set to suffer some decisive knock out blows in the next few years.

  2. Nollaig Shona dhuit !

    Enya – Silent Night (in Irish) Christmas – YouTube
    Enya – Silent Night (in Irish) Christmas▶ 3:43

  3. Macro 3

    Ok! It’s the season to be jolly so I’m reading:
    “Never out of Season”
    How having the food we want when we want it threatens our food supply and our Future.
    By Rob Dunn a professor of applied ecology at North Carolina State Uni.
    Fascinating read.

    • weka 3.1

      Sounds interesting! Care to share more?

      • Macro 3.1.1

        Yes will do – when I’ve finished. Fascinating look at the dangers of mono culture – seems that the old adage of if we forget our history, we are doomed to repeat, it is so very true.

  4. eco maori 4

    Jimmy Barns new book Working Class Man it a great read Ka pai

  5. gsays 5

    Certainly not politics:
    The katering show, the journey of a food intolerant and an intolerant foodie.
    By the same funny pair (Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney),
    Get Krack!n, a take on early morning television.
    Both on you tube or ABC tv.

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