Andria de Cossy

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Remembering Chris Bailey on his birthday
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"America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves." —Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (Book: https://amzn.to/4ifFisN)

"Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves."
— Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

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“It’s too fcking cold & I can’t get out of bed” day for those who celebrate

Reminded of the time I visited Spitalfields Market last year and nearly purchased the height of fashion.

What a horrible day to have eyes and the ability to read.

Shot of the grid from The Adventure Game.

Tron (1982, Dir: Steven Lisberger)

50lbs of shite in a 5lb bag.

Exorcist 2 - The Hairy Tick.

can you imagine half-assing a last-minute ceasefire that won't last a week and still not getting the Nobel Peace Prize

A stuffed toy dog masquerading as Paddington Bear

This is not Paddington Bear. It's a dog wearing a costume. The dirty, scamming pig.

Checking tasty carbs and defending a pups right to woof. Where do I sign up?

Known for her thriftiness, love of shoes and nibbling ears.

The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town is cornered... at Rillington Place!

YouTube video by RENOU49100 FELT 'Primitive Painters 4:51

Happy 40th birthday to the glorious Primitive Painters by Felt featuring Elizabeth Fraser, which was released on this day in 1985. Here's the original video from back then (THREAD)
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Happy birthday to Ralf Hütter. Here are Kraftwerk performing Robots in Venice in 1978

Congratulations to John McClane, seen here celebrating getting his A-level results this morning.

Bogart to Bacall. Jesus. Almost makes you believe in love again.

Hello there Maureen. How's the new house?

Then there was that time someone remixed the song he sung to try and break Daisy May Cooper in “Last One Laughing”…

Artworks - What Happened to Counter-Culture? - 1. Absolute Beginners - BBC Sounds Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.

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If we liked wasps more, we could learn from them Will Wiles 30 JULY 2025|

COUNTERPOINT: Fuck the wasps.

footballer with Poundland James-Taylor on his shirt

me when you get your acoustic guitar out at a party I was up to that point enjoying

UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire and other conditions - live updates Starmer says the UK will take the step at a UN meeting unless Israel makes

The 147 other nations that already recognise Palestinian statehood do so because it is the right thing to do, not as a threat or a bargaining chip. God, what a grubby, venal, craven embarrassment of a country this makes us look.

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#Photography Bernard Plossu

It’s a golden age for Cassandras.