"As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for force-feeding detainees. In this four-minute film made by Human Rights organisation Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia, US actor and rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), experiences the procedure."
Not nice.
Via Bandit.
I've only been to Glastonbury twice. I was supposed to go again this year but already had a two week holiday planned so there wasn't anyway I could get more holiday from work. It actually worked out OK (sort of) in the end as I fractured a rib a week before it all kicked off. Would have been a bloody nightmare to go with that. Anyway, I was, as photos bombarded my streams, green with envy and incredibly nostalgic for some of the most surreal and mind-blowing days I've ever had. But I know I'm only just scratching the surface. There's no other festival like it - not that I've tried them all, but I'm willing to bet good money on it. I'm determined to go next year. Well, the reason for all this is that Glastonbury Festival posted this video, by videographer Callum Whiteley, on their Facebook page last night and I thought it's very good. It only covers a corner of the festival (not even the Pyramid Stage is in there), but it's a good idea of just how nuts the whole thing is, and just what a range of experiences go down over that week on Worthy Farm. If you've not been, try it. Just once.
I'm here for the next 7 days. It'll be quiet on the blog but come back next week.
