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BRITNEY SPEARS – “Anticipating (Alan Braxe Mix)”
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BRITNEY SPEARS – “Anticipating (Alan Braxe Mix)”
The Britney/Daft Punk link-up never got beyond a delicious rumour but this 2002 remix gives you an idea of what might have been. Halfway between Madonna’s “Music” an[…]

Alterno versions of films we have already seen.
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Alterno versions of films we have already seen. Implicit in the mid film two gang meet-up in Shaun Of The Dead is that there is an equally viable film starring Jessica Stephenson where one assumes less people die called Yvonne Of The Dead. This is pr[…]

So does
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So does Saturday’s result mean that Mark will have to re-write the noise piece to work in the carpathian pop Xena?
While we are here, are there any suggestions for solving the “political” voting quandry, beyond reanimating Tito to r[…]

… when the land cries out for heroes …
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… when the land cries out for heroes … Watching Eurovision w.my dad (=73) is always one of the year’s highlights – i am completely fascinated by the height of his camp threshold (mine is a lot lower) plus as a parent (ie of m[…]

Research Nuggets:
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Research Nuggets: I have just read a pretty dry history of the Royal Court Theatre : The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage by Philip Roberts . Mainly to get a vague idea of the climate of the last fifty years of theatre production. The Royal C[…]

RUIN SPOTTING
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RUIN SPOTTING! No dear readers, not a new film starring Ewan MacGregor as an spoddy lichen enthusiast roving around National Trust listed buildings, but a SUPER RUIN FACT all the way from Brighton. You know Brighton – it’s that place outs[…]

Well the cheating tactic worked.
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Well the cheating tactic worked. Except the cheating was not as outlined below. The Arsenal vs Fulham Women’s League title decider actuall kicked off at about 7pm – time enough to get everyone out and sell new tickets to the new punters. […]

TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH Whiskey In The Jar
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TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH
Whiskey In The Jar
I could talk about the Thin Lizzy version. I could talk about the Dubliners version. This si a song which has been around for ages after all. So much so that the songwriter credit on it is alway just […]

Everyone is getting excited about all the up coming summer movies.
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Everyone is getting excited about all the up coming summer movies. Alright, not everyone, but the marketing machinery is there to suck us in despite years of knowledge that the strike rate on good/bad wanders in at about 20% worthwhile. Anyway, not f[…]

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