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Television/The Strokes

May 1, 2020Aneurysms, Coronavirus, Current Affairs, Healthcare, Politics, Pop Music, StrokeBoris Johnson, Coronavirus, Derek Raymond, Gallon Drunk, Gil Scott-Heron, Kingsley, New York, The Simpsonsricky

You know, I was just going to do one more post about COVID-19 and then move on. Something technical about its link to strokes.

Partly because, Do you want to read another hot take on the Coronavirus? Partly because I’m so angry about what’s going on, I figured if I did yet another one after a few more days had passed, I’d probably bust one of my brain aneurysms.

Then Boris Johnson did his thing on the telly.

Good of Johnson to give us a sense of normality by getting back in front of a camera and immediately lying as comfortably as he breathes. (More comfortably, in this case.) https://t.co/sZ5w7KwMjl
— Ricky Monahan Brown (@ricky_ballboy) May 1, 2020

[Usually I’d suggest that you check out the Apoplexy Tiny Letter for some light relief, but…]

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Crosstown Traffic

October 19, 2015Books, Brooklyn, Edinburgh, Rehab, TravelKermit, MTA, Muppets, New Yorkricky

People love making transatlantic comparisons. Think Sting’s Englishman in New York. Think Toby Young’s How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. Think Jeremy Clarkson’s unfortunately abortive attempt to get himself shot in The South.

Cultural DDT on wheels — Aw, c’mon Jez. It’s just a bit of fun!

[Stroke Bloke’s back from holiday. To make up for missing last week, I commend to you this post that predated Ada Lovelace Day on 13 October.]

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Tag Archives: New York

Television/The Strokes

Crosstown Traffic