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FT Top 100 Films 61: THE DARK CRYSTAL
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— 16 Jul 2004 Pete Baran Comment

FT Top 100 Films
61: THE DARK CRYSTAL
 
Its like The Muppet Movie without the laffs. Well it is The Muppet Movie without the laffs – at least it would be if The Great Muppet Caper had not already been The Mupp[…]

Science proved what I’ve always suspected
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— 16 Jul 2004 Geeta Dayal Comment

Science proved what I’ve always suspected — that humans have been eating cereal since the beginning of time. Well, not the beginning of time, but 23,000 years ago, which is, um, within some orders of magnitude of the beginning of time. Wh[…]

Ad noted when flitting around The Onion
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— 16 Jul 2004 Pete Baran Comment

Ad noted when flitting around The Onion (but is a real, actual serious ad). The majority of Budwiser drinkers think that Miller Genuine Draft has more flavour. Ditto Miller Lite has more flavour than Bud Lite. What do these statistics tell us?
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Why No-one Want Make Hulk 2?
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— 16 Jul 2004 Pete Baran Comment

Why No-one Want Make Hulk 2?
 
This op/ed piece from The Onion makes a fair few good points, but the key point is, would you argue with its writer?[…]

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The Square Table 3/ Usher – “Burn”
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— 16 Jul 2004 Tom 1 comment

The Square Table 3/ Usher – “Burn”
Pop Factor: 442 Controversy Score: 240
The plot of “Burn” is simple. It’s not working, is it? – Damn, it was working. Having ‘been there’, it’s hard not […]

Growing a Language
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— 16 Jul 2004 james b Comment

Growing a Language
A comment from a colleague reminded me of this classic paper on programming language design. If you are not interested in programming just take a look at the first 4 or 5 pages and the last page.
Is there a word for making a poin[…]

It rained yesterday.
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— 16 Jul 2004 Mike Comment

It rained yesterday. 
 
“St. Swithin’s day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St. Swithin’s day if thou be fair
For forty days ’twill rain nae mair”
 
A former teacher introduced me to the […]

Those Big Russian Novels
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— 16 Jul 2004 Mike Comment

Those Big Russian Novels
 
I’ve had both of Tolstoys big novels on my bookshelves for some years. I’ve used them as bookends, doorstops and once threw War & Peace at an ex-girlfriend. The only thing I haven’t done is read t[…]

Slink
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— 16 Jul 2004 Tom Comment

Slink
The new pop revival – ITS REAL! (via Popjustice)
Music for the impatient (via Wisdom Goof) – reminds me of Marc Gascoigne’s classic “90 Songs In 90 Minutes” tape, though with more Blink 182 and less Zoviet France.
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The fashionable thing to say about The Ladykillers is that the Ealing version isn’t that funny either. 
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— 16 Jul 2004 Pete Baran Comment

The fashionable thing to say about The Ladykillers is that the Ealing version isn’t that funny either.  (The either is optional depending on whether you found the Coen’s version funny. I’m leaving the either in.) I think that k[…]

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