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Subtitling Gravity’s Basterds
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— 10 Sep 2009 Pete Baran 11 comments

From one star reviews upwards, everyone has noticed that Inglorious Basterds, much like its director, is a bit talky. There are moments of action, explosions, and the obligatory Mexican standoff, but here Tarantino runs a Mexican standoff that has to[…]

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30 plays of “Hurt” never stopped us dreaming
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— 10 Sep 2009 Tom 18 comments

Clearly the most significant aspect of England’s qualification for next year’s FIFA World Cup is that it allows the nation once again to dream of victory in the Pop World Cup. This tournament, to find the world’s greatest pop nation[…]

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St Tola (cheesy lover 17)
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— 10 Sep 2009 marna 1 comment

The cheese: soft raw goats cheese, made in Co Clare, Ireland
Bought from: Neals Yard Dairy
St Tola comes in big logs, and a slice of about a half-inch thickness makes my lunch. It’s got a soft yellow wrinkled rind, underneath which the cheese i[…]

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