There must be a way to hasten the fall of capitalism that doesn't involve jeopardising the actual safety of migrants and minorities, and if there isn't, I'd rather keep capitalism for now.

The beauty of Trump that he isn't a trick. He's a symbol of the failings of the Republican Party to provide anything other than ideological pandering to a comparatively small, extremist base, alienating the rest of the country and showing just how unelectable the party is becoming. (Jeremy Corbyn? Never heard of him.)

I really hope that they can Chanel their creative energies into something good

Well, they'd mostly come to the UK for work or study after having been activists over there, too, and were discussing what they'd been up to on the other side. But yeah, boo, down with America, we ain't no 51st state, Blair is Bush's poodle, etc.

Daniel Radcliffe is Catherine The Great and Powerful

I attended a friend of mine's "expatriate Thanksgiving" for Americans here in London. I met some amazing activists from the US who were really eye-opening with regards to the amount of fights still left to win over in the States which I've always taken for granted (minimum wage, especially). I had a full Thanksgiving…

I really hope CK's reputation can take the damage which comes from a kid making a joke about him in an article on the AVClub, Jesus

In what form?

Writing that comment, I'd only heard of it through AVClub, as well as the response of some friends to recent stuff of his, and wasn't sure how widespread, extensive or corroborated the allegations were. Googling now, it seems that there was one article from a muck-raking website followed by a podcast discussion of…

Hey look, it's Louis CK before he was famous enough to get away with masturbating in front of women despite them asking him to stop!

And all this time I've been buying books just to throw them at passing stray dogs! Jesus, I've been such a fool.

I've always thought of him as the new Mark Twain, an author whose wit, wisdom and stylistic flair make more of an impact than any of their individual texts as works of canonical literature.

After the death of Joan Rivers, it had to go somewhere

Toddler North is the daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. She is "The Queen of Shade" because she has been possessed by an ancient, ghastly wight known by that name, also called "Lady of the Endless Midnight" or "She Who Watches From Beyond".

And my obesity raises my chance of death 15%. They cancel each other out!

Are you saying I can masturbate on street corners for change? Because I'll take that job.

The Road to Wigan Pier is great. If you're interested in English socialist literature, I suggest The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, the book which got me into this whole politics thing in the first place. While Wigan Pier is written from a position of privilege, Philanthropists is much more a working class…

Django Django- Storm
Smashing Pumpkins- 1979
Nouvelle Vague- In a Manner of Speaking
White Stripes- Hotel Yorba
Action Bronson- Actin' Crazy
Junip- Sweet and Bitter
PJ Harvey- Good Fortune
Keith Richards- Cocaine Blues
Babyshambles- Fuck Forever

On Sunday, I made stuffed, slow roast lamb heart, served with mashed potato and a red wine gravy. Heart is becoming more expensive as people realise how good the meat is, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who has a good butcher nearby.

I have several friends in Paris, all of whom are okay, for which I'm enormously thankful. I attended the vigil in Trafalgar Square on Friday. It's not exactly good news, but seeing thousands of people stood in such solidarity was powerful.