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Time Reconsidered as a Helix of MATT SMITH SUCKS
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— 29 Mar 2011 mark sinker 2 comments

Nu-Who’s flaws elegantly nailed![…]

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Time Reconsidered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Who Eps: #15 THE BRAIN OF MORBIUS
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— 23 Mar 2011 mark sinker 20 comments

or “DEATHDEATHDEATHDEATHDEATHDEATHDEATHDEATH”
… being a show-by-show TARDIS-esque (ie in effect random) exploration of Doctor Who Soup to Nuts, begun at LJ’s diggerdydum community, and crossposted at FT.
Rider Haggard meets Mary Shelley this […]

Welcome To Violence: Lorna
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— 23 Mar 2011 Al Ewing & Sarah Peploe Comment

Recently Al Ewing and Sarah Peploe came into possession of a box set containing “18 uplifting classics” (end quote) from the cinematic oeuvre of Russ Meyer. Heedless of the consequences, they have taken it upon themselves to watch and review each[…]

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MOANING BECOMES ENIGMA: softcore gothick fusion in the age of the tight-looped breakbeat
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— 20 Mar 2011 mark sinker 14 comments

A: where nun is a number
The King James Bible — unlike say Munich choir Capella Antiqua’s 1976 Polydor LP Paschale Mysterium — predates copyright, which is of course a key reason it gets to be at once pervasive, and so richly contra[…]

Welcome To Violence: Wild Gals Of The Naked West
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— 15 Mar 2011 Al Ewing & Sarah Peploe Comment

Recently Al Ewing and Sarah Peploe came into possession of a box set containing “18 uplifting classics” (end quote) from the cinematic oeuvre of Russ Meyer. Heedless of the consequences, they have taken it upon themselves to watch and review each[…]

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Gawd Bless Yer Ma’am!
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— 14 Mar 2011 Tom 1 comment

As found in the Queen Mum’s record collection.[…]

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three of a kind
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— 14 Mar 2011 mark sinker 17 comments

engelbert humperdinck is a TWO
hank williams is a THREE
andy taylor is a FOUR
james/jim morrison — it tiresomely turns out — is a FIVE
luckily michael/mike/mick/mickie/micky/mickey jones is a TEN! (more…)[…]

Poetry Corner
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— 13 Mar 2011 Tom 4 comments

My in-laws are moving out of their house later this year – they’ve been there for 40+ years so there is an awesome amount of junk in their attic to be sorted out. Including the special edition of The Times printed for the moon landings. W[…]

Welcome To Violence: Eve And The Handyman
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— 12 Mar 2011 Al Ewing & Sarah Peploe 1 comment

Recently Al Ewing and Sarah Peploe came into possession of a box set containing “18 uplifting classics” (end quote) from the cinematic oeuvre of Russ Meyer. Heedless of the consequences, they have taken it upon themselves to watch and review each[…]

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Time Reconsidered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Who Eps: #14 THE PYRAMIDS OF MARS
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— 10 Mar 2011 mark sinker 12 comments

or “Robot mummies vs sweating gelignite”
… being a show-by-show TARDIS-esque (ie in effect random) exploration of Doctor Who Soup to Nuts, begun at LJ’s diggerdydum community, and crossposted at FT.
Lovecraft meets Von Daniken in the (ok quit[…]

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