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Friday, 28 December 2012

in spiked December 14, 2012

Space is ours for the taking

Today is the fortieth anniversary of the last time a man walked on the moon. It is time we went back, and farther into space.

Posted by Patrick West at 14:43 No comments:

Labels: Apollo programme, Environment, History, NASA, Nature, Science

Friday, 15 June 2012

in spiked June 14, 2012

Ray Bradbury: prophet of nostalgia
Where most sci-fi writers create an alternative present or imaginary future, the great Bradbury longed for a future that would recapture the past.

Posted by Patrick West at 02:24 No comments:

Labels: Book reviews, Nature, Orwellian, science fiction

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

in spiked October 16, 2009

Giving animals human motivations: that’s Life

Like so many nature series, David Attenborough’s latest show is visually stunning but built on childish storytellinga

Posted by Patrick West at 05:04 No comments:

Labels: BBC, BBC1, Documentaries, Nature

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Patrick West: is a freelance writer and columnist for Spiked and author of 'Get Over Yourself: NIetzsche For Our Times'. Born in London in 1974, he graduated from Manchester University in 1997 with an MA in Cultural History. He has written for The Times, New Statesman, Spectator, the Times Literary Supplement, Sunday Independent (Ireland), The Irish Post, Living Marxism, Standpoint, The Catholic Herald and The Critic. He is author of the books 'Conspicuous Compassion' (Civitas, 2004), 'The Poverty of Multiculturalism' (Civitas, 2005), 'Beating Them At Their Own Game, How The Irish Conquered English Soccer' (Liberties Press, 2006), 'Get Over Yourself: Nietzsche For Our Times' (Societas, 2017) and editor of 'The Times Questions Answered' (HarperCollins, 2004). 'Les misèries del multiculturalisme' was published in Catalan in 2013 by Edicions La Mussara.

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