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“I HAVE KILLED” — Part 2 of 2
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“I HAVE KILLED” — Part 2 of 2
(Continued from The Brown Wedge)
Currently, a slew of my fellow citizens are fighting a whole bunch of folks in a far away city that, by all accounts, is little more than a bloody mess now. I can&#8217[…]

“I HAVE KILLED” — Part 1 of 2
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“I HAVE KILLED” — Part 1 of 2

A NERVOUS SPLENDOR
by Frederic Morton
My love for history being well-documented, no surprise that this would have caught my attention. By chance at that, but that’s why working at a library is g[…]

You’d think I would know this but…
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You’d think I would know this but…
Is there a proper definition of the point at which simply ‘not shaving’ becomes ‘a beard’? And if not can we science one up please?[…]

Belgium Fannydangle
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Belgium Fannydangle[…]

“Ob-La-Di is cracking
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“Ob-La-Di is cracking – it’s about gender reversal and other things and is very philosophical – the title means ‘life goes on’ – and it does.” – cheap PR fun at BBC Talking Point.[…]

I WAS A GOBLIN: Check The Rumour Table
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I WAS A GOBLIN – Check The Rumour Table
Enough of the rules. How did a typical D&D game actually unfold?
The adventure would begin with a lengthy introduction – very lengthy, in the case of some published modules. It would usually st[…]

Watch the closing credits of Kore-Eda’s Nobody Knows very carefully.
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Watch the closing credits of Kore-Eda’s Nobody Knows very carefully. (Obv watch the whole film first, its pretty damn good, but stick around for the start of the credits even though its slight overlong running time might be putting pressure on […]

CHEEKY CURRY
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CHEEKY CURRY
My favourite Tooting curry house varies according to mood, but this month Amma, on the Mitcham Road, has a pretty strong claim. It serves rich (but rarely unsubtle), tasty South Indian food which is just right for chilly evenings –[…]

A lot of the reviews for the West End version of The Producers opening last night
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A lot of the reviews for the West End version of The Producers opening last night have hailed it as a great return to musical comedy on stage after years of portentious semi-operatic shows. I think there is a place for tackling unusual subjects in an[…]

Biographers of film directors
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Biographers of film directors tend not to follow the example of their literary cousins in that intense examination of inner life is usual eschewed in favour of discussion of the director’s work itself. This makes perfect sense inasmuch as film […]

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