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    On Art as a Weapon
    • Jul 1, 2020

    On Art as a Weapon

    As the worker in the coalmine would say: "How long can this go on?"
    “Devasabhaathalam”
    • Jun 1, 2020

    “Devasabhaathalam”

    Sometimes only music can describe music.
    The miseducation of Molesworth
    • May 20, 2020

    The miseducation of Molesworth

    “Skool acording to headmaster’s pi-jaw is like LIFE chiz if that is the case wot is the use of going on?”
    “Aserejé”
    • Apr 20, 2020

    “Aserejé”

    More songs about ketchup and evil.
    One Cat Against the World
    • Apr 15, 2020

    One Cat Against the World

    It's a comedian! It's a social critic! It's... India's Grumpy Cat.
    “Thirike Njaan Varumenna”
    • Apr 7, 2020

    “Thirike Njaan Varumenna”

    Splendid isolation, the COVID-19 way.
    “Alfie”
    • Nov 4, 2019

    “Alfie”

    What's it all about?
    “Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha”
    • Oct 7, 2019

    “Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha”

    Be still, my beating heart.
    In Defence of Philip Glass
    • Sep 23, 2019

    In Defence of Philip Glass

    A life in contrary motion.
    The Bluffer's Guide to Playwrights
    • Aug 26, 2019

    The Bluffer's Guide to Playwrights

    Why read one bad play when you can read one hundred?
    The Purloined Phallus
    • Aug 5, 2019

    The Purloined Phallus

    “Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness." #rekt
    “I’d Rather Jack"
    • Jul 29, 2019

    “I’d Rather Jack"

    The story of a song that took on the music press and probably killed its creators' careers.
    
Washington D.C. —> Miami Beach
    • Jul 15, 2019

    Washington D.C. —> Miami Beach

    “How many kilometres from Washington D.C. to Miami Beach?”
    Black Man, White Bread
    • Jul 8, 2019

    Black Man, White Bread

    Or, how racism functions without the presence of any white people. Really.
    Love Is in the Airwaves
    • Jul 1, 2019

    Love Is in the Airwaves

    Why is there so little music about topics other than love?
    • Jun 30, 2019

    Why write at all?

    Apologia? Apology? You be the judge.

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