“one of New Zealand’s darkest days”

cartoon satire for dummies [from Charlie]

On the very day 12 persons were killed at the Charlie Hebdo offices in 2013, I found it worth reposting a cartoon (en anglais!) from Luz attempting to explain why political satire has to go “too far” to expose dysfunctions in societies, invasions of creeds and the irrational, hypocritical double-talk from governments, and whatever other ideas it aims at criticising. 

London calling

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out and draw another breath
London calling and I don’t want to shout

The Clash, 1979

Ich bin ein Berliner

in memoriam

Hundreds of Irakis have been killed in the Karrada shopping centre bombing in Baghdad. They should be remembered as individuals, with each his or her own story and interrupted life, not just as numbers.