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In September 2004 Blog Seven was a weblog about travel
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In September 2004 Blog Seven was a weblog about travel.[…]

Final scene from my First Actual Real Proper Holiday Abroad for 20 Years:
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= days six/seven just as Travel Writing draws to a close
Drive out through the Saltash side of Marseille(s) towards Arles, stopping off for final swim in rocky basin. Back in N’mes we find the hotel Terminus, staffed by a tiny quavery little ol[…]

ILC Comics Poll Nominees
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Official Nominees List (as of 21/10)
NOMINEES
100 Bullets (Azzarello/Risso)1963 (Moore/Veitch/Bissette)2001 Nights (Hoshino)A1 (anthology)ABC Warriors – First Series (Mills/McMahon)Action (anthology)Akira (Otomo)Alec (Campbell)Amazing Spider-Ma[…]

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Ladies of the Grand Tour by Brian Dolan
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Ladies of the Grand Tour by Brian Dolan
Or “Broadening Broads Abroad” as it should have been called, ha ha ha ha. This is of course about a time when travel actually still had the capacity to broaden the mind. I must admit I’ve only[…]

Dirty Lies…
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Dirty Lies…
This is not what I go to Popbitch for, but it was there in the middle of their briefing otherwise stuffed to the gills with prurient details about gay pop stars.
>> Dirty Lies[…]

BBC on fine form today.
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BBC on fine form today.. “When the beverage has boiled to a certain level, it sparkles and gives explosive-like rumbling sounds when you open the pot.”. The Brown Wedge’s Vic Fluro once invented a cocktail he called the Al-Quaeda, I[…]

Superman Lovers
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Superman Lovers: this seems like the worst reason for a baby’s name ever. Would other European countries be so draconian, however? I am sure for instance that a baby born in Germany being named “Ubermensch” because when he was born […]

Scenes from my First Actual Real Proper Holiday Abroad for 20 Years: day five
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Day spent swimming off (and reading on) a rock ledge under Les Calanques, then driving back to Marseille(s) where the Peron Hotel now has a room free! mark s wanders city alone looking for fruit and meets the most thuggish-looking cat in europe, whic[…]

9 Songs To Go…!
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9 Songs To Go…!
Until the 1000th No.1. From the record industry’s point of view it would be neat if the 1000th No.1 also coincides with this year’s Xmas No.1. Will the public be so accomodating? With another week at the top for Eri[…]

the trust issue
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the trust issue
[ps i don’t think i made a remotely clear point in three tries in the comments to barry’s post below! (memo to self: don’t post when you got up at 6am fact-checking footnotes), and i think i’ll leave it for an[…]

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