from the archives

de Saussure

stands up in the 
audience to point out
that the fact that
Britney Spears was
cleared in the dog 
abuse scandal
negates its nomination
for the MTV award
of arbitrary linguistic
sign. Derrida, who's
presenting the award,
agrees, since it's
become apparent that
the limit of representation 
based on signified-
signifier dichotomy 
has been reached. But, he
continues, an arbitrary 
sign can make playing
with substitutes
possible. He tells Britney
to continue towards
the stage & calls
upon Fed-Ex to
join her, saying that the
second nomination, a 
complaint lodged with DCFS 
involving allegations of 
poor dental hygiene, as 
well as poor eating & 
sleeping habits for their 
kids, still qualifies, if only
to remind the viewing
audience of the lack 
of access of many of the 
world's poor to clean water.

11.24.2008

wednesday newstrip

T.®ump wants federal agencies to release files on UFOs & extraterrestrials. Other people remain content with ancestry.com · then Prince Andrew’s Met protection officers ‘told to guard party hosted by Epstein’ · Arab & Islamic countries jointly condemned remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East · UK government considering removing former prince from the line of succession · Australians have vowed to boycott The Coffee Club after its director called for tougher immigration policies, despite being the son of Greek migrants · British nuclear-powered attack sub HMS Anson arrives in Perth for training exercises · urgent health warning after 1700 toxic alkaloid poppy plants stolen from secret farm in Australia. Unlike regular opioid poppies, which contain sedative opiates like morphine & codeine, the alkaloid variety contains life-threatening thebaine & oripavine at dangerously high concentrations · T.®ump said on Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15 per cent, up from 10 per cent he had announced a day earlier after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reaching taxes on imports that he had imposed over the last year.

wednesday newstrip

"Cartel drone" incursion sparks El Paso shutdown. Turned out to be four mylar party balloons · White House fires federal prosecutor just five hours after his swearing in because the President had not appointed him. "Judges don’t pick U.S. Attorneys, @POTUS does" · Australian Liberal Party ousts its first woman leader, replaces her with a man described as the "best-qualified idiot they’ve ever met" · Kristi NoeminKnucklehead had Coast Guard pilot fired for leaving her blanket on a plane · Olympic Village in crisis as condoms run out · the freshly minted Liberal leader has doubled down on plans for a hardline immigration policy, pledging to cut migrant numbers & focus on those who reject Australian values · new poll says Bad Bunny represents America better than DoNuts T.®ump · Palestinians say Israel's new plans for the West Bank kill statehood hopes.

À / la recherche / du temps perdu

A couple of tracks I heard the other day in the background on YouTube, which came up quite close together, were a poignant reminder of how different things were before the reign of the gilded sTrumpet.

evergreen ephemera

 

wednesday newstrip

Man, 24, sparks evacuation at French hospital after doctors find 8ins-long live WW1 artillery shell in his rectum · more than 50 reptiles, including a cobra & a 1.3-meter crocodile, were seized when police discovered a makeshift zoo during an alleged drug bust near Kempsey on the NSW Mid North Coast · be 'prudent' about supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells T.®ump in call · shadow Arts Minister Chris Rath called for the funding of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras to be reviewed, accusing it of being "hijacked by left-wing extremists" · Democrat victory in Republican stronghold in Texas could spell trouble for T.®ump · one of the world's largest scam compounds, complete with fake Australian Federal Police offices & workers wearing counterfeit uniforms to rip off Aussies out of millions, has been uncovered in Cambodia · 'farmers have not received a dime' of aid from T.®ump: rancher · World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) flags possible investigation of 'penis injecting' in men’s ski jumping event at Winter Olympics.

wednesday newstrip

Melania T.®ump has been mocked for selling popcorn buckets alongside the release of her controversial biopic. The Melania popcorn bucket is available to purchase for $12.99 at select theaters showing the documentary · a huge bush rave held in a state forest in Victoria has been shut down by authorities amid a crackdown on illegal parties & events · DoNuts T.®ump won't turn up to Super Bowl: anything to do with Green Day & Bad Bunny? · Pam Bondi Beach sparks fury from onlookers with Don Lemon arrest comment · gold & silver prices plunged overnight after US President DoNuts T.®ump announced his nomination for the US Federal Reserve. In the latest market rout, more than $US15 trillion was wiped from the gold & silver price over 24 hours · relief on the horizon for south-east Australia after record heatwave delivers 50C · nurse loses license after refusing to anesthetize MAGA patients · of the five evening screenings of Melania taking place on its opening day at cinemas across Sydney, none have sold more than 16 tickets. One has sold just six.