Work
Love is The Work
This week’s newsletter is the first in a two-part series about birth and death, the people who care for us as we enter and leave this world, and why we should all be a bit more doula.
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Democracy
Why a new age of ‘no-bullshit’ communication is shifting the political landscape
Step aside Donny and Nigel. It's time for the Zohran and Zack show.
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Links for Subscribers: October and November
We've spent the whole time with the theme tune to Good Neighbours going around in our heads...
Belonging
What could be more British...?
Loud voices are calling for 'cultural coherence' and yet they seem to have short memories...
Culture
Being A Good Neighbour: Putting on a Show (or three)
THE FETE OF BRITAIN | GOOD NEIGHBOURS | HEY! FESTIVAL over the space of 14 days in October. Phew!
Culture
We Are Free To Change The World
A guest post from our great friend and collaborator Josephine Burton, artistic director and chief executive at Dash Arts.
Why I’m not pinning my hopes on Your Party, or any other
A guest post from Cooperation Hull organiser Gully Bujak on why we need a people-led approach to our political problems.
Gaza
Upport
A guest post by Nicholas Royle, author of 'David Bowie, Enid Blyton and the Sun Machine'.
Activism
"You do realise this is a military zone?"
Why we need to bring the Ocean out from behind the closed doors of Brussels.
Belonging
Are we flagging yet?
There’s still much to learn from our relationship with national symbols.
The Revolution will not be wrapped in cotton wool
Trigger warning: this post contains flags. This article answers three questions about the Fête of Britain graphic identity we believe are fundamental to the work of Absurd Intelligence: 1. What the fuck do you mean, “Britain”? 2. And what’s with the Union Jack? or, rather 3. How will we
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Links for subscribers (belated!) - July and August
The stories we've been sharing in our Signal group helping shape our thinking: now for you!