Wearing the inside out

21Oct07

The common stereotype of a racist is a sweaty, fat white man hurling abuse at ‘niggers’, ‘Pakis’ Jews and gay people. This still stands true in many parts of the US and Europe, for instance, but with a new addition.
Whereas once communists too figured prominently on the hate list of white supramacists, they have now [...]

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God, cricket and pulled hamstrings

07Oct07

So far Shaoib Malik’s captaincy of the Pakistan cricket team has whiffed in like a breath of fresh air. Especially when compared with the ironically cramped and conservative style of his predecessor, Inzimamul Haq. I say ironic because as a batsman Inzi was fluent and liberally bordering on the flamboyant. So, was it the fear [...]

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