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Julian H Cope at The Firestation – reviewed

by Richmond Harding

At last, the waiting is over, he steps on stage, ACID DRENCHED AND SILVER SKINNED, a comic book hero, biker king, a self-styled messiah, stretching, preacher thin, hidden eyes surveying the “mosh pit” below with a threatening stare, a wolf amongst the sheep….

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The Law and Lawyers – Robot Wars for pedants

by Warwick Cairns

It is my impression that making a career out of the intricacies of the law has less to do with wisdom and compassion and more to do with having a somewhat legalistic mindset. And it is my impression that to work in litigation in particular you have to be up for something of a scrap as well. Because litigation, when you look at it, is a form of Robot Wars for pedants.

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Hubble bubble toil and… Hitchin!

by Hannah Masters-Waage

With a pinch of creativity here and a dash of experimentation there Hitchin’s Lab produces a very entertaining open mic.

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True Romance – the fact and fiction of love

by Beresford LeRoy Davis

Some disturbing facts have emerged following a recent study. Research suggests that complacency within a relationship can start to set in after as little as seven months. At which time couples start revealing the bad habits that have until then remained hidden. This “seven month slouch” is the point when couples are most likely to think it acceptable to let themselves go. Men, it seems are more readily willing to relax their standards.

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The Astral Hydra

by Richmond Harding

like children on holiday they awoke….. Mukunda, swami form sniffed clean, clear air, and Humble Bumble buzzed….like excited buzy morning bees will buzz….and, after buzzing each “hello” he was off…..and ZZZZZzzzzz… a blur into the morning sun….Mukunda yawned, and began to make a breakfast, unlevened japati …bread, fruit and leftovers from the caravan…. The fire, [...]

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Kama Sutra, Tantric Sex and all that

by Ash Bhardwaj

I think neo-Tantra is an example of how the west has often misunderstood India and its traditions: we see an act that holds a certain place in our culture and infer the same must be true of its place in Indian culture. We take aspects of it to improve that act in our culture and in doing so lose many of the intentions of the act. Yoga, meditation, astrology, ayurvedic medicine and Tantra have all been imported to Britain, but often in pared-down forms, where you have the act and the body of the ritual but none of the meaning.

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