Fear of voice-over: what is it about documentaries and talking heads? Why do we need to see people say what they are saying. Given that most docs are edited so’s to make a coherent argument, using talking much as essay-writers use quotations fr[…]

“Incredible, Mr. Incredible” — Pixar’s latest is a smash American hit and very good fun and etc., so no surprise there. This is the first Pixar film I’ve been sufficiently interested in to go see in the theater on first[…]

dead as the ebu gogo
Human extinction within 100 years warns prizewinning scientist[…]

Pop Factor: 711 Controversy Rating: 286
From a marketing point of view, the double-whammy repositioning of Dizzee in the mainest of mainstreams is startling, particularly as the rest of Showtime is only user-friendly compared to his older stuff. I […]

I had thought Popjustice was going a bit over the top with its critique of Band Aid 20 (if you accept PJ’s logic then EVERYONE needs to be on the single to fully reap the marginal benefits – if Sam and Mark, why not Nurse With Wound?). Bu[…]

Download and singles chart to merge – in ‘new year’, i.e. just after the 1000th No.1? Or just in time for it. (Yes I know three quarters of you care less than nothing about this.) (via No Rock And Roll Fun)[…]

“I think that people should steer clear of the Ukranian Snickers”[…]

My German Poem
This is offered
i) In a spirit of vague solidarity with the Save The Jolly German campaign.
ii) As an example of the uselessness of our educational system/my brain, it being all I can remember from my German GCSE (an A grade at that!).[…]

Fat Man Campaign Update
– 53 people have signed the petition so far, a groundswell of popular opinion we are confident will prove impossible for the martinets at Tadcaster to ignore.
– We are writing to the mayor of Aying, the small town […]

A small crumb of good news: Hi-I’m-Wes to leave R1, mind you the replacements don’t look much of an improvement.[…]