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The So-Called “Happy World” Exposed
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The So-Called “Happy World” Exposed aka “Must we throw this filth at our sweet-toothed kids?”. The phrase “kids and adults love it so” takes on a new and sinister meaning.[…]

Night Time Milk
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Night Time Milk: maybe this should be on PROVEN BY SCIENCE as it is the subject of an experiment! My colleague has just bought me a carton of Night Time Milk which will help me sleep easily. Apparently. I don’t know whether or not it will work […]

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest – Edinburgh Festival
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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest – Edinburgh Festival
The Scottish tabloids were full of Christian Slater’s 35th birthday. Big Daddy O’s lap dancing club had thrown him out for ‘swearing’. ‘Hellraiser’ Slater […]

This Ain’t A Library
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This Ain’t A Library
Expensive comics are killing the comics biz. Well, duh, no great analysis there. But the spiralling prices – as well as putting kids and casual readers out of the market – have an effect on my perceptions of sto[…]

Bye bye Bobby
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Bye bye Bobby
“We’re in a dog-fight, so the fight in the dog will get us through – and we’ll fight.” – Sir Bobby Robson
I knew Sir Bobby’s days were numbered on Saturday when he left St Alan of the Gallowgat[…]

So we all know that Pong was the first video game. Well, now it can be played for the first time … using MIND CONTROL …
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So we all know that Pong was the first video game. Well, now it can be played for the first time … using MIND CONTROL … link
It blows my mind that such things are possible. What’s more, MRI techniques are bound to keep getting m[…]

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