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Moral Heroism
No. 237: Saturday, June 9th, 2001
Like the celebrity, the hero exists for his public as an incarnate representation. But where the first inhabits a disordered world of gossip and anecdote, the second is the protagonist of a clearly ordered narrative. (Once his story has been told, the hero is free to degenerate into a celebrity and figure in gossip columns along with the others.) The rigor of the heroic narrative makes it relatively indifferent to the flesh-and-blood reality of its protagonist; fictional and live heroes inhabit very similar discourses.
There are several kinds of heroes. Some struggle against matter–the forces of nature and/or the limitations of the human mind; one rescues flood victims, another invents the light bulb. Such figures may encounter difficulties, even death; but their role as benefactors of humanity is unambiguous, our gratitude unproblematic. The heroism of battle is similar; the humans the combatant faces are like physical forces in the "state of nature." For that reason, his valor is independent of its broader moral context: a Nazi soldier risking his life to aid a wounded comrade is as heroic as any other.
In the problematic center of culture we find moral heroism, heroism defined entirely within the scene of human interaction. The need and opportunity of moral heroism arise from the inherent instability of this scene, where the group is always tempted to defer internal violence through the exercise of external violence. The moral hero espouses the universal value of human reciprocity against the group's short-term interest; he defends the victim against the crowd. Even if we accept Girard's claim that historical recognition of this kind of heroism is unique to the Judeo-Christian tradition, nothing in this uniqueness is inexplicable in terms of the anthropological scene itself.
In the narrative dynamic of moral heroism, real or fictional, the hero is isolated and unappreciated; except perhaps for a few intimates, no one takes his side against the crowd. In a word, he occupies the position of the Girardian scapegoat. Yet with the whole world against him, he has the support of the only people who really count: the storyteller and his faithful acolyte, the listener. In the world of the story, the hero is persecuted; in the world of its telling, he is rewarded. This dichotomy between esthetic form and content is not, as a facile sophistication suggests, an artifact independent of reality. Just as the sacrificial form of tragedy reflects the inevitability of death, which culture both reveals to us and offers us the wherewithal to make meaningful, so heroic narrative points to a historicized vision of redemption. The hero, who stands for moral values either temporarily forgotten or as yet unrealizable, is hailed by author and reader in anticipation of more universal recognition. In real biographies, we discount early failures through the redemptive lens of later successes; in fictional ones, our sympathy is itself an intimation of the protagonist's immortality.
Moral heroism is the noblest form of heroism, but it is also the most ambiguous. Since it is defined by a stand against one's own community, it cannot be recognized in the immediate by that community itself. Societies differ in the opportunities they offer for moral heroism because they differ over time and space in the forms and degrees of victimage that the hero defends against. Most notably, the postmodern era that began after WWII was the great global heyday of this kind of heroism. The war and especially the Holocaust provoked a world-wide revulsion against the sacrificial in all its guises and the near-universal adoption of what might be called victimary epistemology: any differential status that could be seen as analogous with that imposed on the Jews by the Nazis was taken as a sign of victimization; any resentment widely shared within a group was taken as proof of victimary status. The global successes of such thinking lent it an air of historical inevitability; whether or not "capitalism" was fated to give way to socialism, inequalities based on race, nationality, and soon, gender, were felt to be morally untenable anachronisms.
We have so well assimilated the lessons of this era that we tend to forget how great a transformation it wrought: the end of colonialism, apartheid, and racial segregation, the assertion of the rights of women, followed by such groups as the physically handicapped and homosexuals, and the emergence of such related phenomena as the animal rights movement, radical environmentalism, and the stigmatization of smoking. But moral heroism has lost much of its strength in recent decades.
At the high point of the victimary revolution, rebels against colonial rule, civil rights workers in the South, and protesters against apartheid took great risks and sometimes sacrificed their lives. But the confidence in history that allows us to venerate heroic liberators is not itself independent of history. I challenge the reader to come up with a single well-publicized example of moral heroism today. (Aung San Suu Kyi, perhaps; Myanmar is just about the only tyranny no one seeks to defend against the United States.) Slavery in the Sudan–which, unlike the US, has a seat on the UN Commission on Human Rights–is surely as oppressive as apartheid was in South Africa, yet a combatant against Sudanese slavery–how many of us could name one?–would be perceived at best as merely one party in a conflict, at worst as a Christian defending Western hegemony against third-world Muslims. Unless a tyranny can be identified as an agent of the West's "hegemonic" power, we suspect its opponents, however honorable, of being lackeys or pawns of the forces of Late Capitalism. Which is to say that the victimary epistemology that worked so well not long ago has ceased to provide us with useful bearings on political action.
If victim-driven moral heroism is unsustainable in a human world increasingly less clearly separable into victims and persecutors, what form of moral exemplarity can take its place? Although the postmodern era spelt the end of unchallenged hierarchies and "master narratives," it retained the title of hero for those who dared to challenge them. The post-millennial age would do away with even this negative form of sacralization. But with the disappearance of public heroism, the affirmation of our moral intuition is no longer contaminated by the hope of reward. The transition from one era to the next, which is really that from one mind-set to another that is by no means assured of prevailing, implies a new kind of non-heroic moral action that I shall attempt briefly to describe.
Postmodern moral heroism requires the following elements: (1) a "victimary" social structure S1 within which group A has a hierarchical advantage over group B; (2) an individual H, inside or outside S1, who defends the victim B's right to equality with A; (3) a "post-victimary" social structure S2 that proclaims H a hero. (H cannot be so proclaimed by the community his heroism condemns; the Abolitionists and the civil rights marchers were heroes in the North, not in the South.)
Now let us suppose that the hierarchical, victimary relation between A and B grows more ambiguous, while S2 continues to reward those–call them group C–who still view B as A's victim, in contrast to those–group D–who no longer do so.
Let us now consider the situation of an individual J who defends the rights of D within S2. There is no new social order S3 to proclaim J a hero. The majority within S2 who continue to define moral heroism as the defense of victims will align themselves with C rather than D and, far from admiring J's courage in defending the minority within his own society, will condemn him for lending tacit support to A's hegemony in S1. But the very hostility that J encounters within S2 is a guarantee of moral integrity, if integrity be defined as the courage to stand alone against the crowd, to act sub specie aeternitatis.
J rejects the victimary description of S1 because this description is itself a form of persecution that reproduces itself within S2 in the victimization of D by C. He reminds us that if the original impetus of victimary epistemology was revulsion at antisemitism, the antisemite too presents himself not as persecutor but as victim–of the Jews. Once the victimary system has been unmasked, the unmasking itself becomes a mask. The only solution is the democratic, unromantic one of negotiating mutual grievances.
J may console himself with the thought that we are now entering a post-millennial, post-victimary era. But, unlike H, he cannot point to a trend of obvious moral improvement comparable to that toward racial and gender equality. To affirm that what was once the Jews' moral advantage over the Nazis now belongs neither to Israelis nor Palestinians, neither to Blacks nor Whites, neither to women nor men, is to make a transcendental leap of anthropological faith analogous to that required by messianic religion.
Society needs both public figures and moral exemplars, but, outside of exceptional circumstances, it no longer needs anyone to be both. The modern solution to the danger of the sacred center is preemptively to desacralize its inhabitants, to "prehumiliate" them, as Doug Collins puts it. The term "celebrity" by which we designate our unheroic public figures reflects an increased proportion of resentment to adoration in our ever-ambivalent attitude toward the center. As a complement to this humiliated center, those outside the public eye can defend their post-victimary moral intuition against the victimary crowd in the confidence that they should expect no reward.
For Kierkegaard, moral perfection consists in appearing as much as possible like a bourgeois; Pascal's honnête homme (see Chronicle 26) deployed his greatest skill in not calling attention to himself. To find in today's visibility-mad and victim-obsessed academy a possibility of emulating these exemplary models has helped me lay to rest the sense of institutional outrage I have felt for the past three years (see Chronicle 140). The often misplaced rationalization of the marketplace of ideas is a powerful force for conformity. In such circumstances, be an honor deserved or not, we are better off without it.
We may associate the moral integrity of the post-millennial era with a categorical imperative derived (as Kant's was not) from the scenic configuration of the originary hypothesis: act in such a way as to diminish–first locally, then, as far as possible, universally–the amount of resentment in the world. We would do best to devote ourselves to persons rather than victims, and lend our support to others who try to do likewise.


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The Popguns - Love Junky
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Love Junky was originally released in 1995 and was the Popguns' third studio album, marking a departure in style away from the more frantic "c86" style featured on their previous albums and John Peel sessions. This sound certainly edged toward the "commercial" and even resulted in some radio 1 daytime airplay for the lead single Star which featured as record of the week on the station's lunchtime slot. The subject matter of the songs had developed too, with more imagined characters appearing alongside the very personal torch songs like Someone to Dream Of and So Cold. Fans of the Popguns have always loved them for their strong song writing, energetic guitar power-pop and the rich, emotive vocals of lead singer wendy morgan. comparisons to 10,000 Maniacs and Blondie are most common but the songs always shine with a very british sense of the every day. The album is now being re-issued as an extended and re-mastered STONE052CD now featuring 9 extra bonus tracks from the singles that completed their 90's output for 3rd Stone Records.
STONE052LP - Re-mastered by John Rivers at Woodbine Street Studio especially for vinyl release for RSD 2019. First issue on vinyl. Pink coloured heavyweight 180 gram audiophile vinyl LP includes 2 bonus tracks not on the CD plus a full colour printed lyric insert sheet.

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Valentine's Day really does work. Anyways, fellas make your ladies feel appreciated, be the leader and provider that you need to be, and ladies support your husbands and boyfriends in any way you can. Relationships take commitment, hard work, and understanding in order to maintain that fire that keeps things going. We're all capable of finding the right one, let's just not be like John and Kimberly Hammond.


Tomorrow – Tuesday the 24th May at 9 a.m., MEP Win van de Camp presents to the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) in Europe his daft legislative report concerning the European Commission's (EC) proposals for the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.
Is this the biggest Freudian slip of all time?
Could be, even so, it had us rolling around the floor laughing!
We have prepared our own draft report in response to Wim van de Camp's daft report and we will publish a final version after the IMCO meeting.


What goes on in the minds of bees? Well, we might very well be able to find out with this new method that researchers from the Free University of Berlin have devised. They used electrode implants on the bees' mushroom body, a region of the brain in the front antennal lobe, in order to record neurological changes as they go through a virtual reality environment.
The development of an effective VR setup for honeybees "was a big achievement," says Giurfa. He says that the new study, which he did not participate in, shows how this technology can be paired with neural recording equipment, as has been done for fruit flies and mice, to gain more insight into mechanisms for learning and memory.


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A big-budget period-piece adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard's 1987 stage play Les feluettes ou La repetition d'un drame romantique. Recast for cinema, the play-within-a-play with an all-male cast is about a queer adolescent triangle, two teenagers in love in the turn-of-the-century Lac St-Jean region, Simon and Vallier, plus a jealous third boy, Bilodeau, who destroys them. The action moves seamlessly through time between 1912 and the 1950s when a prison-centred re-enactment outs the guilt of now Bishop Bilodeau.
Longfellow, Brenda, MacKenzie, S. and Waugh, T. The Perils of Pedagogy: The Works of John Greyson. Montreal: McGill-Queen's UP, 2013. Print.
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
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[Letter] 1797 July 17, Philadelphia [to] Fred. A Muhlenberg & James Monroe / Alexander Hamilton.
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Title [Letter] 1797 July 17, Philadelphia [to] Fred. A Muhlenberg & James Monroe / Alexander Hamilton.
Personal Author Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Date 1797 July 17.
Extent [2] leaves.
Accompanying Material The letter is accompanied by a communication from Harold Syrett, compiler of the papers of Alexander Hamilton at Columbia University Press; Syrett requests photostats of the Hamilton letters for the collection, but not all of the letters appear in the published volumes.
General Note There are additional letters in the collection from Hamilton and Monroe referencing the Reynolds affair. See also Hamilton's biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000101), as well as Monroe's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm5.html) and a guide to researching his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000858), and Muhlenberg's biography and papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001063).
Abstract Hamilton is glad that his explanation proved satisfactory and goes on to explain the remarks which appeared in the Gazette. He clarifies that the hostile "party spirit" he refers to was shown not by Monroe, but by Reynolds and Clingman, who took advantage of this spirit to make insinuations against Hamilton while they were being prosecuted for other offenses. Hamilton declares himself "satisfied with and sensible to the candour with which I had been treated" by Monroe and Muhlenberg. This is one of a series of letters in the collection referring to Hamilton's involvement in the "Reynolds scandal." In 1797 accusations were brought against Hamilton by James Monroe and others, alleging that Hamilton had bribed James Reynolds to cover up financial misconduct during his tenure as Secretary of the Treasury; to preserve the honor of the financial system, Hamilton confessed that the blackmail payments resulted from an affair with Reynolds' wife, Maria. Born in the British West Indies, Hamilton was effectively orphaned at age 11, and emigrated to America where he served with Washington during the Revolution. After the war he attended the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, publishing the Federalist papers in installments in 1787, and becoming Washington's Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795). Hamilton's public opposition to Aaron Burr's gubernatorial candidacy in New York resulted in a challenge from Burr, and in the ensuing duel Hamilton was fatally wounded. The recipient of the letter, James Monroe would become the fifth President of the United States; he also served in the Revolution, as a Senator from Virginia (1790-94), as a member of the Continental Congress (1783-86), as Minister to France under Washington (1894-96) and Jefferson (1803, also England 1803-07), as Madison's Secretary of State (1811-17), and as Secretary of War (1814-15). Frederick Muhlenberg was a preacher and politician, member of the Continental Congress (1779-80) and the House of Representatives (1789-1797) where he was the Speaker of the House for the first and third Congresses.
Personal Subject Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804--Correspondence; Monroe, James, 1758-1831--Correspondence; Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801--Correspondence.
Corporate Subject Presidents--United States--Correspondence.
Subject United States--Intellectual life--18th century; United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
Language English.
Recipient Monroe, James, 1758-1831; Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801.
Rights This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, contact: Special Collections, Lehigh University Libraries, inspc@lehigh.edu, 610-758-4506.
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Nick Cave: Idiot Prayer
Nick Cave will broadcast a unique solo performance this week as part of a global streaming event titled 'Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace'. The Australian artist, who was due to perform across Europe this year in support of 2019 album 'Ghosteen', filmed the intimate set with award-winning cinematographer Robbie Ryan (The Favourite, American Honey) in June while the UK was under strict lockdown.
The event has been interpreted as the third part of a trilogy of event films released by Nick Cave over the past decade. In 2014, '20,000 Days on Earth' documented a fictional day in the life of the cult songwriter during the recording of fifteenth studio album 'Push The Sky Away'. Two years later, performance film 'One More Time With Feeling' received a limited cinematic release to launch follow-up album' Skeleton Tree', in the aftermath of the much-publicised death of Cave's son Arthur.
'Idiot Prayer' takes its name from a track on Cave's 1997 album 'The Boatman's Call', which was recorded in the wake of a difficult break-up with fellow musician PJ Harvey. The film's format lends itself well to the largely piano-based record, which features some of the musician's most intimate and critically-acclaimed works, including 'Into My Arms' and 'People Ain't No Good'. Cave has confirmed that 'Idiot Prayer' will also feature rarely-performed Bad Seeds material, as well as cuts from guitar-heavy side project Grinderman.
'Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace' will be streamed live across three different timezones at 20:00 BST on July 23.
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For Small Businesses, Recovery from COVID Could Take Years
Latresa McLawhorn Ryan knows well the havoc that COVID has reaped upon small businesses of color in the Atlanta area and believes the effects of COVID are likely to hang over these businesses for some time.
She also knows that small businesses of color can bounce back if they get the right kind of assistance.
"We've lost a lot of businesses, some that were really anchors in their community," said McLawhorn Ryan, executive director of the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative, a nonprofit organization of community investors, advocates, and activists that supports Black-owned firms. She added that the casualties have included yoga studios, restaurants, and other businesses that rely on high traffic and face-to-face interaction. "It will take three to five years, depending on the sector, for businesses to recover from the impact of COVID."
Latresa McLawhorn Ryan. Photo courtesy of the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative
Because small businesses of color are an important driver of employment and asset building in their communities, the COVID-related business failures send a message throughout the community that perhaps it is more vulnerable to market forces, McLawhorn Ryan added.
The Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Kansas City published a recovery guide in late 2020 to offer strategies that can help small businesses of color bounce back from the COVID crisis. The guide begins by discussing the state of small businesses of color before the COVID-19 pandemic, placing these firms' challenges into historical context. A second section provides recommendations for communities looking to assist small businesses of color in the areas of credit and capital, education and training, policy, and community support. The final section shares tools for communities to develop an entrepreneurship network focused on small businesses of color.
Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic led a January 14 panel discussion with Southeast community leaders discussing ways to support small businesses. The webinar focused on the need to establish networks that can deliver resources and coaching.
Issue number 1 is funding
Janelle Williams, a senior adviser in the Atlanta Fed's Community and Economic Development group who wrote the recovery guide with two Kansas City Fed advisers, said businesses owned by nonwhites face especially daunting challenges to regain their footing, with access to funding and credit topping the list.
The Atlanta Fed's Janelle Williams. Photo by David Fine
"There are still structural barriers that limit small businesses of color from securing the capitalization needed to sustain and scale their businesses in a valuable way," she said.
Much of the funds approved by U.S. lawmakers last year under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help businesses preserve employment did not reach the smallest companies and many firms owned by people of color. For example, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York analysis found that PPP loans were given to just 20 percent of eligible companies in states with the highest densities of Black-owned firms. In Fulton County, Georgia—which includes the city of Atlanta—a total of 20.8 percent of businesses received loans from the program. In Florida's Miami-Dade County, just 15 percent of eligible firms obtained PPP funds.
In mid-January, a third round of PPP loans opened. Small business owners of color are hopeful that more funds will reach them this time. A portion of the $284 billion approved for small businesses in the December 2020 COVID relief legislation was set aside for firms with 10 or fewer employees and lenders that cater to underserved communities, including minority-owned banks and community development financial institutions.
Small businesses of color face barriers that make it harder to gain access to capital. They often lack relationships with traditional banks and access to social networks that could help them learn about and apply for available loans. Most entrepreneurs of color don't have family wealth that could be used to start a business.
Other factors hinder the success of nonwhite small businesses. Williams noted research showing that in the six southeastern states that are part of the Atlanta Fed's coverage area, small businesses of color are overrepresented in sectors such as food services and retail that have been particularly vulnerable during the pandemic because of required lockdowns, social distancing guidelines, and lower demand for goods and services.
"There is a need for a broader conversation around addressing barriers to entry for small businesses of color that seek to access higher-growth industries that are moderately insulated from market pressures," Williams said.
Different approaches to financing
The tougher path to viability that small businesses of color face has been well documented. A 2017 report from Prosperity Now, a public policy nonprofit group, notes that deep and persistent patterns of racial discrimination against business owners of color have resulted in greater loan denials and higher interest rates for loans they do obtain. Those financing outcomes result in lower profit margins and limit the opportunities for businesses of color to build thriving enterprises.
The Reserve Banks' recovery guide notes that the needs of small businesses of color call for financing methods that are nimbler and more accessible to help level the playing field. Those could include interest-free loans, loans with rates that start low and gradually rise, deferred payments and longer repayment time frames, and flexible underwriting terms. Many community organizations consulted in developing the recovery guide "shared that grants, forgivable loans, and patient equity capital will be needed" to help these businesses spring back, the report states.
Williams said the pandemic has challenged the funders that support small businesses of color to think about the kinds of financial assistance that would be meaningful and to understand that some types of aid may not help. "Small businesses of color already are debt averse, so asking them to incur additional debt is a challenge, especially when many rely on their personal income to stay afloat," she said.
To address these issues, community stakeholders have begun to embrace alternate financing solutions, Williams said. She noted that philanthropic groups were offering program-related investments that provide capital at lower interest rates, while community development financial institutions were introducing funding products that include opportunities for credit enhancement.
The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative launched a COVID relief fund last year that has provided money to at least 65 small businesses and 18 nonprofits, mainly located in the northwest, southwest, and southeast parts of metro Atlanta where residents' health and personal income both suffered acutely. The program offers loans that include flexible terms, a six-month grace period, and 30 months of repayment. Through three rounds of grants and two rounds of loans to date, the nonprofit group has dispersed about $800,000 to Black-owned businesses, McLawhorn Ryan said.
The grants and loans have helped in many ways. One restaurant, for example, used a loan from the nonprofit to acquire a food truck that enabled it to sell in different communities and expand its customer base, she said.
"All of our loans were accompanied by specific technical assistance—it helps to have capital, but it also helps to have access to expertise to help think through how to get to the next stage or how to manage cash flow," McLawhorn Ryan noted.
McLawhorn Ryan said it's important for funding partners to keep offering funding and general support that will enable small businesses of color to recover and advance to the next phases of development, and she cautioned against a return to business as usual over the next few years.
"This is a new economy, and therefore it requires a new perspective," McLawhorn Ryan said. "If we are intentional about creating inclusive products, inclusive opportunities for businesses to thrive and survive during this time, we have to be dedicated to the tools that are needed to create a truly equitable environment."


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Dawn Wilkinson's first feature film wins Audience Award at the 2005 Reel World Film Festival
December 18, 2005 | By Julia Armstrong
During her final year of a BA in Women's Studies and African Studies at U of T in 1996, Dawn Wilkinson took a one-week filmmaking workshop in Mount Forest, Ontario, that persuaded her to pursue a life behind the camera. The young writer had been crafting plenty of fiction and literary criticism in her classes, but, at the screening of her five-minute film, she was floored by the "immediacy" of the response. "Seeing people connect to my story was something I'd never fully experienced with my writing."
In 1999, Wilkinson studied at the Canadian Film Centre Directors' Lab in Toronto. She also served as a director observer (in which a young filmmaker-hopeful watches an established pro at work) during the shooting of the movie Hurricane, with director Norman Jewison (BA 1949 VIC). Wilkinson had established the production company, Afterlife, in 1998, and has since made four short films, as well as several documentaries.
Her first feature, Devotion, recently won the Audience Award at the 2005 Reel World Film Festival in Toronto. The movie explores the concerns of belonging and alienation facing an 11-year-old biracial girl. Alice, the main character, also struggles with her mother's death, caused by her father's drunk driving. "The plot is not about being biracial; it's about her not fitting in at school, about not getting along with her dad. Being biracial is the lens she's looking through," says Wilkinson. "I wanted to show that complexity: how she saw herself wasn't how she was seen by others."
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It is often said that the best way to deal with an emotional setback is to talk or write about it. Talking or writing is meant to be therapeutic, and if so, it is a measure of the pain caused by Arsenal's defeat that I immediately felt the urge to write about it in its aftermath. By delaying that process for a while longer, I only found my repressed emotions about the match had a knock-on effect on other little things that impact one's mood throughout the day.
Nor is there any cause on this occasion for non-football fans to scorn at the oft-justified lack of perspective that us fans can display about a win or a loss. This loss was about more than a simple match; it was about one man's legacy, the shame in seeing a fine oeuvre unjustifiably sacrificed by the brittleness of his players, and the pain of knowing it all seems to be heading towards a very unhappy end. Arsene Wenger is no ordinary manager, and just as he is held to a seemingly impossible standard in comparison with managers who have trodden a more familiar career path, so the pain caused by seeing his career come to the type of end suffered by so many in this profession is also unique.
The performance encapsulated the promise and bitter failure of so many post-2006 performances: a rousing first 48 minutes in which Arsenal looked every inch a team with the right balance between flair, steel and cunning, followed by the rest of the second half in which they characteristically threw away all their good work in stunningly naïve fashion. Not even on a school pitch would you see players perform as abjectly as Wenger's did for him in the moments after Bayern went 2-1 up.
The sense of Wenger as martyr is increased by signs all around him of the necessary, functional ingredients other teams enjoying success have which, for practical or principled reasons, he has been unable or unwilling to acquire. For all their class, Bayern Munich are essentially an unimaginative football team who owe their success to the sense of entitlement that money can buy. While Wenger was being assailed by his fans yet again for lacking tactical nous, Carlo Ancelotti could get away with the respect of football fans the world over despite fielding the same 4-2-3-1 formation Wenger is derided for and owing his champions league trophies (another thing Wenger is derided for) to working with the most brilliant players of their respective periods. Bayern's arrogance in victory yesterday underlined a sense of entitlement born of riches and access to the best players, which merely heightens the frustration that Arsenal – a team that, despite all their problems, still carried the unique Wenger stamp of free flowing football in patches yesterday – could not be a more consistent match for them and thereby stand in stark contrast as a standard-bearer for the best qualities in football. If Bayern represent the mechanised evolution of football in the era of pressing and mammoth clubs, Wenger's failure to adapt has at least preserved Arsenal's status as a club trying to do things the right way on the pitch, committed to a strategy that others would deem foolhardy. For Wenger undoubtedly manages players with lesser talent than many of his opponents; for all the claims that Arsenal match up on paper to the best in the Premier League, they are far below what Chelsea or Bayern can boast.
In this age of mechanised football, it is impossible to totally rule out the suspicion that Wenger is missing one more ingredient which has distanced the gap between Arsenal and the rest: drugs. The stats will show Bayern ran as much as Arsenal yesterday, but Arsenal consistently look outpaced and slower in 50-50 challenges compared to their immediate rivals (not to mention suffering injuries on a far more believably human level than the Clark Kents at other clubs). While giving football the benefit of the doubt, the history in German football of doping, the lack of thorough testing in football, and the history of other sports means it would be foolish to take everything we see at face value.
For all these reasons – finances, the players at his disposal, the injuries he has suffered and, above all, the manager he has been and the man he is – there is no way this blog will come even close to adding to the vitriol now being poured on his head.
Instead, the fans should turn their attention to the players towards whom he has only been guilty of one fault: affording them his trust and patience for too long. The manner in which they collapsed yesterday made it clear that it did not directly emanate from the dressing room, in the sense of tactical misdirection, but rather from a childlike inability to deal with the disappointment of going a goal down in the second half. From that moment on, Arsenal played with a callowness that is unbecoming of professional players and indicative of a subconscious complacency which has taken advantage of the loyalty of their manager. From the time that Flamini left for AC Milan, Arsenal players have shown a selfish disregard for the idealism and vision of their manager to create a unique project at Arsenal. This applies to the dumpers like Fabregas, Nasri and Van Persie and, perhaps on a lesser scale, to those who have not developed to the level which would have been expected of them by now, and even to those such as Sanchez who have sometimes shown a tendency to hog the ball on the pitch in a manner antithetical to Wenger's vision of dazzling, collective attacks. The sense now that he is approaching the end on his own, with a storm raging all around him, is galling to those to whom he has meant so much over the years.
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What I've Been Watching: Medieval Jousting Comedy, a Scene-Stealing Cat, and Grand Slam Champions.
I seem to have hit a slump with my to-watch list. There are so many TV shows and films to watch, but knowing what you're in the mood to watch is the biggest challenge. This summary demonstrates just how random my selection of TV and films have been lately.
A Knight's Tale
There's no denying how charming this film is. This medieval-adventure comedy is your stereotypical peasant rising to nobility coupled with a killer anachronistic soundtrack and Paul Bettany's brilliant over the top portrayal of Geoffrey Chaucer. It's a film that doesn't take itself too seriously and has fun with the dynamic between Ledger's William Thatcher and his companions when trying to keep up his facade amongst the nobility. Will it blow you away? No, but it's a fun film that will make you laugh at the absurdity of the entire situation.
It's been years since I first watched this film, but there's no denying that John Wick relishes it's action hero trope as this film literally hits the ground running with its gun-fights and stylish action sequences. It embraces the action film trope and turns it into a stellar, fast-paced thriller. Keanu Reeves thrives in this role and his steely determination to get justice for the murder of his dog – a final gift from his deceased wife – makes for a compelling character to back. The biggest criticism of this film would be the lack of substance to the overall plot, but for fans looking to indulge a classic action flick, this one is for you.
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Another nostalgic throwback. Batman Beyond was an animated series that was set to continue the legend of the Batman. With Bruce Wayne retiring the Batman mantle troubled teen, Terry McGinnis takes on the Batman persona after discovering Bruce Wayne's secret. The animated series was a surprise hit and offered a dark and mature insight into the legacy of the Batman. The Return of the Joker serves as a swan song to many of the original Batman Animated Series cast as it has Terry comes face to face with Batman's most formidable foe, the Joker. This film wastes no time delving into the twisted relationship between Bruce and the Joker, with the final showdown between them being the spark that drives the confrontation with Terry. There is a lot to love about this film, but this film is a true testament to Mark Hamill's brilliant portrayal of this classic Batman villain.
Endgame is undoubtedly the most anticipated MCU film this year, but Captain Marvel comes in at a very close second. As the first Marvel film to feature a female lead, expectations were undoubtedly high. As it goes, Captain Marvel is a brilliant installment in this franchise and establishes Carol Danvers as a key character in the next phase of Marvel films. The MCU clearly have a well-established formula by now as this film brings a combination of heart, determination, and humor to its story. With Carol's journey to unlocking her memories and unleashing her full potential, we are treated to a multitude of different and entertaining dynamics. The film also allows Samuel L. Jackson to explore a more playful side to Nick Fury, who is just at the starting point of his career in Shield. The dynamic between Fury and Carol proved to be highly entertaining, especially when introduced to the surprise MVP of the film, Goose, Carol's faithful companion. While we explore the war between the Kree and Skrulls, the heart of this film and its overall message is seen in the embodiment of our female character to not let others dictate your role in this world and the strength that comes from freeing yourself from the cages society will try and lock you in.
Westworld (Season 1)
After two years, I can finally say I've watched the first series of Westworld. It's an imaginative and complex world that sees humans taken into a fantasy world where they can indulge in violent debauchery. Following a specific narrative, humans are introduced to this world by the park's hosts. However, when a string of glitches start appearing in the host's programming, you get this foreboding sense that someone is trying to sabotage the park for their own agenda and in this, you start to doubt the credibility of the parks management team. The story will make you question the very nature of reality as the host's start to demonstrate an awareness of their own surroundings and stray from their default programming. Some of the twists revealed along the way came as a massive surprise and the subtlety of these revelations was brilliantly executed. The finale left the park in a state of upheaval, and it'll be interesting to see where the story goes from here.
The Great Celebrity Bake-off for SU2C
GBBO has stolen the heart of the world with its charming setting and intricate baking designs. The celebrity bake-off brings in four celebrities every week to take part in the competition in support of Stand Up To Cancer. With a show that has quickly become a staple in British Television, it's lovely to see them use their platform as a way of raising awareness of an important cause. There are plenty of laughs out loud moments to be had, and fans of the original Bake-Off show would definitely love this spin-off.
This year, the Six Nations provided a clear example of how unpredictable a sport Rugby can be. From insane comebacks and a Grand Slam victory, the Six Nations will grab even the most casual viewer of the sport. It's undoubtedly one of Britain's biggest sporting event of the year. The results of this years Six Nations was ever so sweet for me because it saw Wales not only raise the championship but also get that elusive Grand Slam victory. The now 2nd best team in the world will definitely be ones to watch for this year's World Cup.
Have you seen any of these?
Do you have any TV and film recommendations?
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8 thoughts on "What I've Been Watching: Medieval Jousting Comedy, a Scene-Stealing Cat, and Grand Slam Champions."
Jenna @ Bookmark Your Thoughts
I've currently been obsessed with Queer Eye … which is hilarious since I NEVER watch reality TV. But I actually have become scary obsessed lol!
I have seen so much talk about Queer Eye recently and I'm so curious about the show. Everyone seems hooked by it.
It's pretty good and can be pretty powerful. I thought it was just going to be a dress up person and home show, but it's a lot more.
Knight's tale is so much fun 😀 I'm so so glad Captain marvel was a great instalment- I'm looking forward to it!
I always forget how much fun a Knight's Tale is. I hope you enjoy Captain Marvel as much as I did.
yeah me too!! Thanks!
Lashaan Balasingam @ Bookidote
Wahhh! So many great shows and movies! I absolutely adore Westworld and I'm so glad to hear you saw that Batman Beyond movie! Definitely a classic of my childhood too. I wasn't particularly a fan of Captain Marvel however because of its flagrant political agenda within the movie. 😮 And John Wick's choreography is just soooo beautiful!!! 😀
I can now understand the hype about Westworld but I have no idea where the second season will go. I forgot how creepy the Batman Beyond movie was, it was like Mark Hamill took the Joker's creepiness into overdrive.
I can understand why not everyone was a fan of Captain Marvel because they did not hide their agenda at all. Nick Fury and Goose were my highlights though. Never underestimate cats haha.
I feel like this year is just going to be Keanu's year what with John Wick 3, Toy Story 4, and Bill and Ted 3 officially confirmed.
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Processing the application
Processing times should take no more than 10 business days, if the applicant has provided ALL the supporting documentation at the time of submitting the application to the department.
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Providing certified copies of qualifications that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry accepts for the appointment to the position of an AAO.
providing a certified copy of a recently attained (within 30 days of date of signing the application) national police check from the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
providing evidence of Q fever immunity status.
100 points of ID.
digital passport photo (refer to Digital Passport Photos requirements for authorised officer applications information sheet PDF [233 KB, 1 page]).
Undergoing and successfully completing species capability assessments by a departmental veterinarian. The AAO must be capable of performing inspection in an operational environment to the required level on the species at which the applicant has identified in their application.
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personal and contact details
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100 point identification check and passport photos
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Q fever immunity (for applicants working with animals other than pigs)
previous appointments and work experience
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AFP national police check
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will consider applications from people interested in becoming appointed as an AAO and who are non-citizens or temporary residents of Australia provided the applicant:
can demonstrate that they meet all immigration requirements to date and attach documentary evidence from the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs to support their application as an authorised officer.
provides a certified copy of their eligible temporary stay visa and foreign passport details. The applicant and their employer acknowledge that the applicant CANNOT perform AAO duties for more than 10 per cent of their time as a skilled meat worker.
provides evidence to the department at the time of applying as an AAO, to support the fact they have demonstrated they have English language proficiency that is equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test score of at least 5 in EACH of the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening within the past 36 months of applying to become an AAO. Test score equivalencies can be found on the Department of Home Affairs website.
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Applicants who are temporary residents have been assessed by a Meat Industry National Training Advisory Council (MINTRAC) assessor, or another assessor approved by the Commonwealth, as being appropriately skilled for the purposes of being appointed as an AAO (i.e. have a qualification that is nationally recognised that a Recognition of Prior Learning exercise that meets the minimum requirements of a Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Meat Safety).
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Meat Inspector The National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council (MINTRAC) who can provide contact details for a number of Registered Training Organisations who can undertake a Recognition of Prior Learning exercise.
Veterinarian The Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) Inc who can provide details on ways to enter the profession in Australia, including skills assessment and the national veterinary examination
Where a positive outcome is received through the process, a certificate will be awarded to the applicant. This can be included in future applications to support suitability for employment as an Authorised Officer.
You do not need to provide documents to show your English language proficiency if you are a citizen of the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, the United States or the Republic of Ireland and you have a valid passport from one of those countries.
There may be occupational training opportunities for highly skilled overseas meat inspectors interested in applying through other temporary subclass visas. Applicants should use due diligence and understand any risks associated with the visa application process.
You might have to pay other costs, such as the costs of health assessments, overseas police certificates, or any other certificates or tests. You are responsible for making the necessary arrangements.
3. Evidence of the required qualification
Provision of training and other information to an applicant intending to become an AAO is the responsibility of establishment management or service providers (e.g. independent AAO employers), where applicable.
Applicants must attach certified copies of their qualification to the application form (See section 20 of the application form for how to certify documents).
The department prescribes qualifications in its policy on the appointment and use of non-departmental authorised officers to undertake prescribed functions under the Export Control Act 2020 and its sub-orders, irrespective of whether the applicant is an ex-departmental employee or not.
The qualification can be achieved either through training and assessment or a skills recognition process.
Skills recognition is where prior qualifications, skills, capabilities, knowledge and other evidence of experience is recognised formally through assessment. A certificate or letter of equivalence issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) must be provided to the department if an applicant is seeking recognition of equivalence through this process. The applicant is advised that all costs incurred through this process will not be reimbursed or covered by the department.
4. Disclosure of conflicts of interest
Applicants must disclose all conflicts of interests or potential conflicts of interests – whether real or perceived – in the application form.
Examples of conflicts of interest include (but are not limited to):
Performing inspection on animals either owned by you or members of your family.
Provision of goods and services by the establishment either for free or at discounted rates e.g. meat, pet food, housing, use of equipment or entertainment such as free meals.
Being in a position of management and control at the establishment(s) where inspection will be performed.
The declaration of conflicts of interests does not necessarily preclude individuals from appointment as an AAO.
However, depending on the nature or seriousness of the conflict the department may require the AAO to take certain actions – for example, not inspecting your own or a family member's livestock, or seeking the department's permission to access specific goods or services from the company. In these examples, the required action is intended to remove any real or perceived impropriety.
5. Capability assessment
A capability assessment must be performed on all species the AAO is identified as being eligible to work on. The assessment(s) must be submitted within 10 business days of submitting the application otherwise the application will be rejected.
The OPV (or ATM) must assess the capabilities of the applicant nominees using prescribed instructional material and forms issued by the Export Meat Program for each species at which the applicant has nominated.
The criteria to assess ongoing capability are current departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions on conducting inspection for that particular species.
6. Third Party Authorised Officers Obligations Training
AAOs must comply with the Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct.
After receiving a formal information session provided by a Registered Training Organisation, applicants must complete the assessment and provide the certificate of completion to the department with their application.
7. Induction training
Applicants must attend and pass the AAO induction training course run by a Registered Training Organisation recognised by the department and provide evidence of this with their application.
Departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions for the conduct of inspection will be provided during this induction training and must be followed. Updated instructional material is provided to the inductee by the establishment OPV or service provider.
Further information on the induction training course can be sourced by contacting the AAO Coordinator via email or through MINTRAC.
8. Renewal process
Approximately twelve weeks before expiry, the AAO Coordinator will contact the AAO's employer in writing to inform them of the appointment/s that are due to expire. A renewal form and an information sheet will be provided with this correspondence.
The key features of the AAO renewal process are as follows:
There is a section on the renewal form to update personal details.
The applicant must provide a new National Police Check (NPC).
The applicant must provide new passport photos.
Completed renewal forms and all necessary supporting documents should be emailed to the AAO Coordinator at aao@awe.gov.au.
If the person is no longer employed as an AAO their employer should inform the AAO Coordinator in writing and return the AAO ID card to the department.
Further queries on the AAO renewal process should be directed to the AAO Coordinator at aao@awe.gov.au.