Indigo Jo on March 4th, 2010

Yesterday I had a brief exchange of tweets with Organica, who told me of her enthusiasm for the British comedian, Ricky Gervais, best known for writing and starring in The Office, his stand-up shows, and most recently the critically very unacclaimed film titled The Invention of Lying. She was enjoying learning British English from […]

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Indigo Jo on October 3rd, 2009

Yakoub Islam (on Facebook) linked this video, in which Chris Rock compares Roman Polanski to OJ Simpson:

People are defending Roman Polanski because he made some good movies? Are you kidding me? He made some good movies thirty years ago, Jay! Even Johnny Cochrane don’t have the nerve to go, “well, did you […]

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Indigo Jo on June 24th, 2009

There is a letter in today’s Guardian in response to the long saga of the intervention by the Prince of Wales in the planning dispute in Chelsea. The letter is from Georgine Thorburn of the “Chelsea Barracks Acton Group”, and asserts that her organisation had opposed the development proposed by Richard Rogers’ practice on […]

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Indigo Jo on March 5th, 2009

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Indigo Jo on October 28th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on October 21st, 2008

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Indigo Jo on April 14th, 2008

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Indigo Jo on August 30th, 2007

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Indigo Jo on June 22nd, 2007

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Indigo Jo on June 20th, 2007

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Indigo Jo on February 10th, 2007

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Indigo Jo on January 7th, 2007

Continue reading about Joe Queenan: the recurring white hope

Indigo Jo on December 21st, 2006

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Indigo Jo on December 15th, 2006

Continue reading about Alice Walker and her views on Muslim women

Indigo Jo on August 9th, 2006

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Indigo Jo on May 17th, 2006

Continue reading about British Museum hosts Islamic art exhibition

Indigo Jo on May 3rd, 2006

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Indigo Jo on May 3rd, 2006

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Continue reading about Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs (or: Don’t Give That Girl a Pen)

Indigo Jo on January 4th, 2006

Continue reading about Saudis offer funds to repair Delhi Jami’a mosque