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

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!! 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[…]

The Pork Pie Club is an urgent and key reference for all of our readers! I mean it’s a shame they’re in YORKSHIRE but apart from that they’re a noble and marvellous tribute to the Art of the pork pie. Beautifully enough, the Pork P[…]

Sea of Souls billed as a supernatural drama with lovely Bill Paterson was not what I wanted. I feel guilty wasting blog real-estate explaining why it went wrong, why the establishing story failed to establish anything, including the main characters, […]

“part of the collective swagger of a scene that’s on the up and brimming with confidence is having a name and using it”: on the other hand knowing something’s name = having power over it, including commercial power. A scene-na[…]

They’re all heroes of ours, ain’t they? Further to Mark’s post below, John will no doubt be amazed when he gets back to Blighty to find that his trusty old tactic, swearing on live TV, still works almost thirty years on.
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I was playing Peter Rabbit’s Race Game this evening! – another survivor from the weekend’s excavation of my parents’ soon-to-be old house*. Of course all race games are race games (Wikipedia claims a common ancestor in the &#8[…]