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WA-MUTHA-FUCKIN’-HEY!!!
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WA-MUTHA-FUCKIN’-HEY!!!
TIM KASH IS GONE!!!
Obviously the show’ll still be a fetid crock of shit and will still feature that horrific voiceover woman (and James effing Cannon), but…
WA-MUTHA-FUCKIN’-HEY!!![…]

The joys of random stupidity
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The joys of random stupidity — sure, Showgirls is coming out in an elaborate DVD edition and all, and none less than Marc Almond has proclaimed his love for the Beyond of the Valley of the Dolls of its day, to paraphrase a section of his recent[…]

Assistant to Food Critic
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Assistant to Food Critic (MediaBistro)
Interviews have begun for the incredibly sought-after job of assistant to the food editor of Vogue magazine, Jeffrey Steingarten.
Jeffrey is also author of the best-selling The Man Who Ate Everything and It Mus[…]

There’s plenty to get mildly irate about
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There’s plenty to get mildly irate about with this Guardian article by The Usual Suspect on McFly but, for our present purposes, take note of the tone of voice with which he talks about four intelligent, successful, talented – and I […]

FT Top 100 Films 55: POLICE ACADEMY
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FT Top 100 Films
55: POLICE ACADEMY
(Deep breath, here goes, even I’m having trouble here. I mean it is no Citizens On Patrol.) Is the message at the heart of Police Academy
a) That the police will become ineffective and a laughing stock if the[…]

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I Was A Goblin: Introduction
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I was 9 when I first heard of Dungeons And Dragons. I was 22 when I played my last role-playing game. When I think about or talk about being a teenager I tend to put the heaviest stress on music and how important it was to me. Then books and comics, […]

STILL NOT GETTING IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
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STILL NOT GETTING IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
“Beyond that, though,” says mr blissblog, “I’m not sure of the extent to which you…can make the charts the foundation of a pop theology. After all, they’re simply a structure […]

The
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The other copyright battle: pop’s unexpected longevity has a major commercial downside. “Once out of copyright, the BPI fears such potentially lucrative recordings could be exploited without recompense to the performers or the copyright h[…]

BACK FROM THEE DEAD SHOCKAH
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BACK FROM THEE DEAD SHOCKAH: Laurence Olivier “resurrected for film role”!!! Their words, not mine!! Sheesh, goths! 
But moving on, next up we’ll have robots replacing actors and then FILMS OF ROBOTS and then FILMS OF[…]

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THE SQUARE TABLE 6/ The Shapeshifters – “Lola’s Theme”
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THE SQUARE TABLE 6/ The Shapeshifters – “Lola’s Theme”
Pop Factor: 673 Controversy Score: 260
My appreciation for Lola’s Theme considered as the image of a dance track:
A. THE BUILD: it seems like it’s always bee[…]

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