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Into The Groove
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Into The Groove: more blogging! more MP3s! more pop! I hope this makes up to you, O readers, for the absence of today’s Britney Week entry.[…]

The theory is that every Jules Verne book can be summarised by its title.
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The theory is that every Jules Verne book can be summarised by its title. Thus in Around The World In 80 Days, the world is traversed in the time limit suggested. Journey To The Centre Of The Earth described the trip perfectly. And guess how long is […]

In Bon Voyage we see a return of that most ropey of plot conventions.
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In Bon Voyage we see a return of that most ropey of plot conventions. The plain girl who does not believe the hero could ever fancy her actually more attractive than the girl everyone says is pretty. I thought the Truth About Cats And Dogs had killed[…]

Heavy Water.
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Heavy Water. A great lost pub band name I daresay. But also the name of one of the most fun chemical compounds. It is water, with extri neutrons. Deuterium is just fat hydrogen and as such Heavy Water is just water but just a bit lardier.
I was remin[…]

I shall be sad if Gerard Houllier leaves Liverpool.
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I shall be sad if Gerard Houllier leaves Liverpool. This is not in any sense a footballing opinion, it is a purely aesthetic one. Houllier has one of the most telegenic and interesting faces of any Premiership manager. Not since Droopy was a feature […]

SUMMER OF SMUT
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SUMMER OF SMUT: The hot weather has got advertisers’ sap predictably rising with 2 naughty new campaigns featured in this week’s Marketing. First up is Perrier, who are “overhauling their packaging” with a “risque design[…]

PUBLOG FISH OF THE MONTH – Tilapia
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PUBLOG FISH OF THE MONTH – Tilapia
Okay, Tilapia is one of the top five farmed fish in the world. It is hardy, resilient and in the wild will eat pretty much anything. And, this is important in the look friendly world of fish, Tilapia looks lik[…]

INTERNATIONAL DOOMSDAY ALERT!
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INTERNATIONAL DOOMSDAY ALERT!
Another interruption, readers – I’ve just heard a terrible warning!
“Mother Earth she’s on overload
One more war and she might explode”
Explode?! That’s bad news! We’d better dis[…]

10 Years Younger (in 10 Days)
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10 Years Younger (in 10 Days)
A disturbing and unpleasant show – thanks new look Channel 4! But such concerns are fit for discussion on sibling blog Do You See. No, what I want to bring to your attention is the poor methodology of the show.
At […]

FT Top 100 Films 100: CITIZEN KANE
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See. That’s how different this list is. Perhaps the nominee thought we were doing the list in a different order. Perhaps, as first picker they had not realised exactly how different this list could be. Maybe they were dazzled by the canon. What[…]

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