Archives – 2006 – February – 08  

Tinned Chicken Story Spun Positively
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This appears to be a heartwarming story about a couples enduring love and the belief in the efficacy of the canned food process.
However, looking at the story from a different angle the headline clearly should have been:
OLD COUPLE SICK OF FIFTY YEAR[…]

Brokedown Music
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Brokeback Mountain, as illustrated by the Brokeback to The Future parody, has something that so many recent films have lacked. A solidly recognisable soundtrack. The Gustavo Santaolalla soundtrack is sonambulisticly wistful, to the point that you mig[…]

Doctor Kathy Investigates
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She may or may not be a Doctor, and it may or may not be in a science, but on telly, does that really matter? She knows what’s what and that’s good enough. Anyway, there have been some great little bits in this short series, though there […]

FBU: The Friendly Bacteria Union
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An interesting look at the claims made about so-called friendly foods from the Guardian, foods where claims are for active boosting of immune systems, intelligence, gut-rot. Of course the Guardian and The Observer can talk, Dr John Briffa has now usu[…]

Remember Binge Drink Britain?
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So basically, despite an enormous amount of media time and plod money being spent on looking for trouble, violent crime has fallen since flexible licensing hours came in. Good news all round – cheers![…]

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