Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: LATE: From #Slacktivism to Activism, in reply to
I am surprised you take such a stance on the TTPA protests and didn’t recognise a media beat-up job when you see one.
Jose’s piece was on-point. But that doesn’t make it untrue that people had some very odd ideas about the TPP. My Facebook feed told me that, as did the good-faith vox pops that John Campbell did. That bung information allowed their cause to be mocked and undermined.
And I would point out that I was actually part of a TPP video campaign organised by Jane Kelsey, in which I explained what I thought some of the problems were.
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Hard News: Medical cannabis: a polling experiment, in reply to
Yup, and it’s also rather hard to take dope in a private venue.
That's starting to change with pocket vaporisers ...
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Hard News: Medical cannabis: a polling experiment, in reply to
Wellington anecdata: 300 people would be a big turnout for a dance party and a lot of the people won’t be all that young – say half under 25?
Yeah, I can think of one or two clubs in AK that just about qualify as senior hangouts.
A lot more if it’s some (overseas) commercial performer they’ve heard of on ZM, but I wouldn’t say those people are into dance music.
Yeah, different thing.
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Speaker: After the Apocalypse, in reply to
I hope you checked that medal for radiation!! :-)
Oops.
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Giovanni Tiso has posted the text of his very good speech at the book launch.
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Hard News: Medical cannabis: a polling experiment, in reply to
Thanks Russell I will get on the Google and check with my GP.
Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ are level-headed and helpful on these matters. (I can make an introduction if you want to email me via the button at the bottom of the post.)
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Speaker: After the Apocalypse, in reply to
Great story, Clinton. IIRC Chernobyl is the setting for a post apocalyptic PC game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. It struck me as bad taste at the time, but I guess bad taste is a hallmark of horror oriented post-apocalyptic works.
Was it my son who introduced you to that game?
He developed a strong interest in Chernobyl via the game. The Chernobyl clean-up team medal I found for him at an army surplus store was possibly the most successful birthday present we've ever given him.
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Thanks so much for permission to republish your work, Clinton.
I landed in London, at the other end of Europe, two or three weeks after the meltdown. It was on everyone's mind, even far to the west.
In the years that followed, we drank a lot of "Chernobyl wine" – Hungarian reds that sold for a quid or two a bottle, their market price shaded by the cloud that drifted over Hungary in that strange, dark week. They really weren't a bad drop.
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Hard News: Reimagining Journalism, in reply to
Wonderful to see Kirsty talking about her research and writing about Ashley Peacock.
Her passion for his story is a testament to her as a journalist.
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Hard News: Friday Music: The Gaffer Departs, in reply to
I know at least one person got video of some of the talk and the performances and I'll include them in this week's blog.
I really enjoyed being witness to the musicians interacting with each other, tbh. It was a good night.
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