Christopher Ballantine
@chrisballantine.bsky.social
Radical musicology. Books include Music and its Social Meanings | Marabi Nights: Jazz, ‘Race’ and Society in Early Apartheid South Africa | Twentieth Century Symphony | Living Together; Living Apart? Towards Social Cohesion in a Future South Africa. UKZN
Zapiro: 'Daily Maverick', 25 August 2025
August 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Zapiro: 'Daily Maverick', 25 August 2025
Many platforms have deleted or banned the pro-Hitler song, but (of course) it’s readily available on Elon Musk’s X.
May 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Many platforms have deleted or banned the pro-Hitler song, but (of course) it’s readily available on Elon Musk’s X.
We’re not hallucinating. He has posted this on his own website today.
May 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We’re not hallucinating. He has posted this on his own website today.
Just out (and likely make waves). I'm happy to be one of the contributors.
February 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just out (and likely make waves). I'm happy to be one of the contributors.
One month ago, the neo-fascist ‘cage-fighter’ Conor McGregor was convicted of rape in Ireland. Now he’s part of Donald Trump’s inner circle — hence invited to join the elite group at Trump’s inauguration today. (Together with Farage and Musk, of course.)
January 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One month ago, the neo-fascist ‘cage-fighter’ Conor McGregor was convicted of rape in Ireland. Now he’s part of Donald Trump’s inner circle — hence invited to join the elite group at Trump’s inauguration today. (Together with Farage and Musk, of course.)
Palestinians have started to go home. This is what ‘home’ looks like now.
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Palestinians have started to go home. This is what ‘home’ looks like now.
A reminder (from a political-scientist friend) of the moral depravity of our new global leaders: “These people are crass and callow and disgusting… at the very least.” At this time of genocide, they actually contemplate a Gaza waterfront for the rich. Even the thought is a pornographic obscenity.
January 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A reminder (from a political-scientist friend) of the moral depravity of our new global leaders: “These people are crass and callow and disgusting… at the very least.” At this time of genocide, they actually contemplate a Gaza waterfront for the rich. Even the thought is a pornographic obscenity.
Not to be missed: the BBC’s frank and moving interview with this extraordinarily courageous woman, now playing an important role as a pro-democracy (anti-Putin) activist, as her murdered husband Alexei Navalny had done.
December 23, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Not to be missed: the BBC’s frank and moving interview with this extraordinarily courageous woman, now playing an important role as a pro-democracy (anti-Putin) activist, as her murdered husband Alexei Navalny had done.