Category Archives: Politics

The Olympic Opening Ceremony: the best, most expensive in-joke in history

Posted on July 28, 2012 by PopLifer

Poplifer is not a fan of most Olympic  opening ceremonies. Think of the trashiest tourist shop at an airport, give it a fascist twist and stadium scale, and away you go – fireworks, flags and kids in militarised lines, a celebration … Continue reading →

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What you looking at, you little rich boy?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by PopLifer

Above are two men, standing in front of black doors. One of them is George Osborne – who is famous for only having a Plan A. The other is Ben Drew – who is famous for being Plan B. But which plan … Continue reading →

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Perfect Timing

Posted on July 23, 2012 by PopLifer

London 2012 is about to begin amid guffaws about bus drivers getting lost and indignation over security cock-ups. You couldn’t have made it up. Well, they did actually*. The almost perfect Twenty Twelve is about to conclude on Tuesday. This is … Continue reading →

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“I wished at 13 there was somebody I looked up to who would have said something like that” – Frank Ocean part 2

Posted on July 21, 2012 by PopLifer

There are some people, gay and straight, who argue that a person’s sexuality should be a private matter. There are also some who would argue that it doesn’t matter how a celebrity happens to “come out”, as long as it happens. I’m … Continue reading →

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Picture this #3

Posted on July 21, 2012 by PopLifer

An 18 year old Cassius Clay receives his gold medal in Rome 1960 – an image overloaded with magnificently sinister backlighting and potent foreshadowing (see below). Clay, wide eyed, smiling – a boy standing tall above men. And what men … Continue reading →

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Pop’s gentle revolutionary – Frank Ocean, part 1

Posted on July 20, 2012 by PopLifer

“Anyone that has an issue with Frank Ocean is an idiot.” 50 Cent, 3 days ago. And anyone who doubts that pop music has lost its potential to change the world, or that Frank Ocean is a revolutionary, should read … Continue reading →

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