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Letters : The King James Bible and eternal copyright | Books | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/27/king-james-bible-eternal-copyright

Michael Gove and the government are making a gift of the King James Bible to every school in the UK (Report, 25 November) but continue to restrict how we use it. The crown has a perpetual #copyright on the King James Bible, through “letters patent” originally issued to stop unofficial editions and then to protect the country from ranters, shakers, Quakers, nonconformity and popery.

#religion

Alan Moore – meet the man behind the protest mask | Books | The Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/27/alan-moore-v-vendetta-mask-protest

Moore first noticed the masks being worn by members of the Anonymous group, “bothering Scientologists halfway down Tottenham Court Road” in 2008. It was a demonstration by the online collective against alleged attempts to censor a YouTube video. “I could see the sense of wearing a mask when you were going up against a notoriously litigious outfit like the Church of Scientology.”

But with the mask’s growing popularity, Moore has come to see its appeal as about something more than identity-shielding. “It turns protests into performances. The mask is very operatic; it creates a sense of romance and drama. I mean, protesting, protest marches, they can be very demanding, very gruelling. They can be quite dismal. They’re things that have to be done, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re tremendously enjoyable – whereas actually, they should be.”

The vibrant joy of Robert Crumb’s album covers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/20/robert-crumb-album-covers

The cult cartoonist’s artwork for various artists has a vividness and oomph that is almost like music in itself

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V for Vendetta: Political resonance (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/14/v-for-vendetta-politcal-resonance

The social implications of the story remain compelling – and not as unambiguous as you might assume Source: The Guardian