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I believe 1984 was ahead of Hitchhiker's, placing at #7. Twas a tad disappointed in the list. Some good texts in there, (To Kill A Mockingbird, for instance) but still, The Da Vinci Code? That's besides Lord of the Rings getting #1, again. (It received that position in the BBC 'Big Read'...

How sad that this topic has to descend into racial stereotypes.. :(

Hey, a note that even if you think that you've bombed exams, not all is lost. You see, due to some nerves induced by train delays, I thought that I had stuffed up my History 1043 exam, my answers feeling a bit 'off' and just a tad stilted. As such, wasn't anticipating results. These results...

Hmm.. Using that same logic, you could argue that more science based students have conservative views due to the less flexible methodology and concrete answers (Which are easier to learn by rote) in those subjects...

To be fair though, last year's WWI section was largely about the 1914 Christmas truce, so Paris couldn't have been too bad, right? Most of the essay questions sound decent enough, although that may differ in the perspective of those actually doing Modern History this year. (I'm another '03...

Ed. Gamini Salgado-Three Jacobean Tragedies. Good ol' revenge tragedy.

Have read in the last ten days; Ed.Omer Bartov-The Holocaust: Origins, Implementation, Aftermath (Primo Levi's 'The Grey Zone' is recommended reading for all. :() Susan Sheridan-Along the Faultlines: Sex, Race and Nation in Australian Women's Writing 1880's-1930's. Isaiah Berlin-Karl Marx...

Nice. Crime & Punishment and Mrs Dalloway are truly excellent. (Although The Brothers Karamazov is even better than C & P) My latest acquisitions; Terry Eagleton-Literary Theory: An Introduction Ed. Mary Eagleton-Feminist Literary Theory. Saved $65 in the process too. :)

Not always. Livid 2002 had Mogwai, The Dirty Three, Morrissey and Trail of Dead, and BDO' 1993 had Sonic Youth and Bjork. :) Generally though, I would agree.

:( Heart of Darkness is an excellent, clever novella, popularising literary innovations (for instance, the use of impressionism in Marlow's narration) and making a pointed social comment concerning imperialism that remains relevant, even despite Conrad's occasional racism. I've read it...

I've heard rumours regarding Television possibly coming out, which could be interesting..

My acquisitions in the last couple of months are definitely a case of quality over quantity; Augie March-Thanks For The Memes R.E.M-Green Go-Betweens-Before Hollywood (Remastered edition.) Wilco-Summerteeth Sonic Youth-Sister Talking Heads-More Songs About Buildings and Food...

Have recently read; Shaun Micallef-Smithereens. (Hillarious. The only thing to ease my depression on election night.) Andrew Milner-Cultural Materialism John Cornwell-Hitler's Scientists Now reading; Sigmund Freud-Beyond the Pleasure Principle and Other Writings

Have obtained over the last week; Franz Fanon-The Wretched Of The Earth (Had been searching for this text for quite some time.) Sigmund Freud-Beyond The Pleasure Principle And Other Writings. Nick Mansfield-Subjectivity: Theories of the Self from Freud to Haraway E.A.J...

Yes, the theory of 'Universal Grammar'. Interesting stuff. As for his political works, I've read a few including Deterring Democracy, Hegemony or Survival, and Year 501. Am interested in Manufacturing Consent, but haven't found it anywhere. Damn capitalistic libraries and bookstores limiting...

Admittedly, I'm relying upon highlights here, but didn't Bush make a verbal gaffe along the lines of mixing up Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden? Something like 'We're still looking for Saddam Hussein..I mean, Osama Bin Laden'. Not a good sign, if so.

Have read in the past few days; Virginia Woolf-Orlando (Marvellous. :D) Ed.Marilyn Lake & Katie Holmes-Freedom Bound II: Documents on Women in Modern Australia Frank Ryan-Darwin's Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection Ed.Jeanette Horne-Strange Women: Essays in Art and Gender...

I generally use the combination of online reviews and MP3 downloads in order to discover 'new' music. The problem with radio is that in many cases, even if you like the song, it soon becomes horribly overplayed. 'Take Me Out', by Franz Ferdinand is a prime example of this problem, which most...

Hmmm.. Haven't posted in here for some time. Of course, that doesn't mean my literary acquisition has slowed down.. Some 'highlights' of the last six weeks; Charles Baudelaire-The Flowers of Evil (Bi-lingual edition) Ed.Jessica Wordsworth-The New Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry Ed.Helen...

Re-reading; Arundhati Roy-The God of Small Things. :)