
Simon Webster-Kogen
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Simon Webster-Kogen
@websterkogen
Sociologist and Lecturer in Cultural and Media Theory @SOAS Retweet/Follow ≠ endorsement 🇬🇧🇫🇷


Breaking: Netanyahu appointment for Israel’s Consul General in New York is his adviser Caroline Glick. For years, Glick has promoted a highly confrontational line against the Reform and Conservative movements, which make up the majority of New York’s Jewish community.




the leftist "well we redefined the term that refers to the thing youre talking about to mean something else entirely and therefore I win" style of argumentation is so so tiresome






People ask - which 20th century leader most directly inspires policy in the 21st century? Some will reply Lee Kuan Yew but they would be wrong, it is actually Juan Perón. There is apparently a constant, strong political desire for people to just run their own versions of Peronism


Jews in the diaspora who want to celebrate their heritage without tying themselves to Israel might look to the Bundist concept of “hereness”, which a new book by Molly Crabapple celebrates economist.com/culture/2026/0…




Today at noon thousands of red rose petals will flutter down through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome. This spectacular tradition is held each year on the feast of Pentecost.


🇬🇧 "The amount of hoops people need to jump through just to have that DISPOSABLE INCOME... I just want to see this country THRIVE again." VPs @WillColeshill speaks with two female Restore supporters in Makerfield









Barry Lyndon released 51 years ago, but it’s still one of the most visually stunning films I’ve ever seen. This was shot by cinematographer John Alcott, who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography - and deservedly so. The visuals in this movie were way ahead of its time.









