We are Charlie | Guardian Live (Replay)

Speakers include Natalie Nougayrede, former editor of Le Monde, now a columnist with the Guardian; our two main cartoonists Steve Bell and Martin Rowson; Observer columnists Nick Cohen and Henry Porter; writers Sunny Hundal and Shahida Bari

The pen is...

John Waters on Facelifts, 'Kiddie Flamingos,' and His New Art Show

Beverley Hills John

Punking Out (1977)

Punking Out was filmed in 1977 in & around CBGB and features footage of Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Ramones & The Dead Boys performing, as well as interviews with club employees and fans, including a VERY young couple of kids by the names of Lydia Lunch and James Chance. Visit the film's official website. A DVD of the movie is available for only $14.95. That's a steal! Plus, you're buying it directly from the filmmaker himself

Watch the entire film HERE
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(Thanx Martin!)

Netanyahu

On Blasphemy

The Blasphemy We Need

Two - but only two - cheers for blasphemy

Aéroport d'Orly

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Bill Hicks on 'Freedom of Speech'

...'Freedom of speech' means you support the right of people to say exactly those ideas which you do not agree with. (Otherwise, you don't believe in 'freedom of speech', but rather only those ideas which you believe to be acceptably stated.).Seeing as how there are so many different beliefs in the world, and as it would be virtually impossible for all of us to agree on any one belief, you may begin to realize just how important an idea like 'freedom of speech' really is. The idea basically states 'while I don't agree or care for what you are saying, I do support your right to say it, for herein lies true freedom'.

Cathy Wilcox

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Martin Rowson

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Charlie Hebdo: We must not stop laughing at these murderous clowns

Chérif Kouachi (France 3 2005)

Dylan Nyoukis - The Acrylic Widow (Side A)

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Springer (Berlin)

Freedom of expression is non-negotiable

Tariq Ramadan: Attack on Paris Magazine 'a Pure Betrayal of Our Religion'

King Crimson - Cat Food (Top Of The Pops 1970)

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Inserted into the German show Hits A Go Go hosted by Joe Berger 

Paul Kelly with Vika & Linda Bull - What You Want/Thank You

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Free speech (Australia)

Queensland man arrested after waving next to LNP campaigners in 'I’m with stupid' T-shirt

'Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of a free society…if you don’t like something, you don’t read it' - Tony Abbott (8/1/15)

Xylouris White - Redfern

Looking forward to catching them BUT...ticket plus booking fee PLUS processing fee??? 14.8% in extra charges above ticket price NOT GST ffs!

Steve Bell

Racist cartoons are now a beacon of free speech and we are in a strange terrible place. No one should die for such things

NYC

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The Charlie Hebdo killers must not silence us. We should ridicule them

Meanwhile...

"Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion" -Voltaire

Freedom of Speech

Interesting that a number of people on my Facebook timeline who are posting representations of the Prophet Muhammad in relation to the Paris tragedy are the same people saying we shouldn't allow the anti vax campaigner Tenpenny into Australia or cheered the deportation of the pick up 'artist' Julien Blanc.
Freedom of speech can be a bitch eh?

Charlie Hebdo offends - and we must defend its right to do so

Lucille Clerc

God says:

Reims

Daddy is not gone

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Charlie Hebdo: the truths that ought to be self-evident but still aren’t

Francisco J. Olea: Grab your weapons mates!

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Let’s not sacralize Charlie Hebdo

Vive la liberté