American Soldier–Toby Keith
I do not agree with what Toby Keith has to say, I do not like the idea of soldiers in general–of killing at , really, but leftists never give him enough credit, as a performer and as a politician. The idea of[…]

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Dear everyone I know
We are going to see this at one or several of these dates, and we are going to have the most fun ever. For those of you in London, the chance to see several of Forced Entertainment’s sho[…]

Meaux’s Horse Shoe Brewery tragedy of October 1814
(sorry it’s not about breakfast)
As promised, further info on death by beer…
“The brewery’s vat, which stood on the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, h[…]

There’s an effect in Shrek 2 that I don’t remember seeing elsewhere, though it doesn’t even need a completely animated universe: It switches scenes by keeping the lead character in close up, and simply fading one background out and […]

FT Top 100 Films
67: DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S DEAD
Now there is a title to conjure with. Put your best foot forward, sock them with an audacious title and maybe they will come back for me. And in the most part the film does fulfill[…]

Mini iPods “available internationally on July 24”
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Got one of those horrid oversize white iPods? Get a “Retropod” case to protect it. ;-)[…]

Player agents – greedy money grabbing bastards bleeding the game dry, or necessary evils to help players counter the clubs always out to shaft them? It’s a debate that generates much heat, and until now, very little light.
Following on […]

THE BREAKFAST OF GRAMPIANS[…]

Normally, during the week, the only breakfast I manage is an alpen cereal bar, usually walking through the park on the way to work. this morning however I’m working from home, so I should be able to have a proper breakfast, or so i thought.
I […]

I always used to eat breakfast as a kid, going through the various cereals marketed at kids. As an adult, I kind of got out of breakfast in that ‘eat-at-home-before-leaving-for-work’ way. I’d have a cup of tea, and then grab a choco[…]