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The Secret Thoughts of Politicians: A Selection from Pundit Kitchen

Posted on October 16th, 2008 in Spare Bits

More picture spam below the cut. These aren’t yet available on the Pundit Kitchen main page, but I regularly dig through the “Upcoming” queue.

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A Very Curt Note on Humor

Posted on October 16th, 2008 in Spare Bits

This might as well be summed up as “a rant on why I think Terry Pratchett is serious.” I’m writing this, and I’m writing this publicly, because it’s sticking in my craw and seriously getting in the way of me writing a legitimate review for Nation.

I’m going to put it beneath a cut now.

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