Dear Gary Younge,

I thoroughly enjoyed your piece today. It was incisive, studious and intellectual - as always. I especially liked the David and Goliath metaphor, and will quote it in argument as soon as I find a suitable opportunity!

My perception is that many of those you described as ‘Goliaths’, are, in the modern era of political correctness and liberal thought, better described as ‘Davids’ - if only in terms of their size, and underdog status. They do not however have the honour of David, as the mud they sling is petulant and unnecessary. These men and women who currently seek to inspire reactionary *isms, do so because their perceived birthright has (and still is) being intellectually and memetically dismantled. Their desperate radicalism - ironically similar to al Qaeda’s regressive mindset (and perhaps just as bloody) - increases as their true grip on power diminishes. I accept that their inherited power gives them the stature of Goliath wielding an impressive sword, but the liberal mindset is armed with an unconventionally mighty weapon - the pen, and shall ultimately overcome.

Orwell said in ‘1984′, “the object of power is power”. The object of *ism is *ism, regardless of how it is dressed up. Hopefully commentators like yourself will continue to strip away their facades and expose their bravado as last-ditch cowardice. You must.

Keep up the good work.

Best regards,

nosa

Dear Tony Blair,

Following your recent statements that: Any “sensible and decent person” should move on and recognise that the terrorists and insurgents were opposed to “every single one of the values we in countries like this hold dear”. I noticed that your vacuous descriptions of the UK population seem to be as arrogant and out-of-date as the post-colonial Tories you allege to be different from.

My question is this: What are our values Mr. Blair?
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I’m not sure whether this is Quentin Tarantino’s (what a cool name!) unofficial blog or not, but if it is, i’ve a few questions to ask:

Dear Quentin Tarantino,

One question that popped into my head, as soon as i had watched the fantastic Kill Bill vol 1 was: Did you create a feminist fantasy world deliberately, as a rebuttal to your critics, and/or to show that regardless of main character’s gender, Tarantino still makes kick-ass classics?

A lady friend studied film & production at University, and along with many other people who know you no better than i do, was always criticising you for being a misogynist. I figure talented male directors will always get that a la Hitchcock, Kubrick, Stone, Scorsese - as Oliver Stone said in an interview with the Guardian a couple of years ago: He’s been called everything but a film maker. As with the Passion of Christ recently, it seems if people don’t like the message they prefer to shoot the messenger rather than remember it’s poetry/art. Anyway, i digressed!

My final question is sort of related to the first one: Was ‘Kill Bill’ - from the conception of the story - about strong women, or did that come about due to a “Now THIS would be a cool idea…” moment that metamorphosed the story? If it was the latter, did it come from Uma or yourself?

Finally, just to let you know (as if you didn’t already) Kill Bill was like a glass of water to a thirsty man. It revitalised the creative, fairytale-loving kid in me and i am very grateful. Keep the drinks flowing barman…

Regards,

nosa