Archives – 2004 – February – 05  

Old punks, beware, eh?
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Old punks, beware, eh? Apparently, not even John Lydon going walkies is enough to halt the roll of the reality-media machine. Don’t say that he’s getting responsible in his old age? I can’t help wondering if he truly got into a ta[…]

Someone at work told me they recently encountered Hillegonda
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Someone at work told me they recently encountered Hillegonda, once of fabled Factory erm “avant-funksters” Quando Quango: of course today she is a CultStud academic lecturing in “Dance Theory”…

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A new series — punXoR science textbook reviews
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A new series in Proven by Science — punXoR science textbook reviews!

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“The behavior of norbornyl systems in solvolytic displacement reactions were suggestive of neighboring-group participation.”
“Attack by acetate[…]

Best match ever
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Best match ever, greatest comeback ever, greatest save ever, blah blah blah. Naturally there have been much better games, games with more excitement or passion or skill or whatever, but this one was fairly amazing. I suspect that if Tottenham vs Manc[…]

A Lucky Escape!
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A Lucky Escape! – what would have happened if Lydon had walked 3 days earlier. It doesn’t bear thinking about. (Caution: pics contain ‘fun’).[…]

RIP MP3sFinder
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RIP MP3sFinder: I will miss this site a lot, a fantastic resource for current pop. It generally had things first, it was easy to use, its downloads were fast and for most of its life it even eschewed pop-up ads. I also liked its singles-only, chart-o[…]

LENTIL MENTAL!!
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LENTIL MENTAL!! Although I’m neglecting the great Guest Editor position by actually posting something in my week of Do You See overlordism, I must admit to a sense of loss now Johnny Rotten has walked from I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of He[…]

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