Because Lederhosen are just too uncomfortable for Oktoberfest, we introduce The Oktoberfest Frock. Now I cannot help but think that there is a clothing evolutionary midground that has been skipped to go from the ‘hosen to the skirt, but if its […]

Culture Beat – “Mr Vain”
There is an argument, one I hope to elucidate in the following, that Culture Beat are exactly that. The rhythm of our Western Culture in 1993: the thud of the backing of this song is merely the underpinning […]

After a terrific performance from Northern Ireland and a lousy one from England, there were difficult decisions for national newspapers today on how jingoistic and England orientated they should be.
Daily Mail: Sack the Swede
Daily Star: Sack the Sw[…]

As befits as US sitcom showed by the BBC, it is almost impossible to see Arrested Development properly in the UK. (BBC4 handles it a bit better, but my TV does not handle BBC4 very well). All I knew about it was that I was startled by its speed, its […]