The Scavenger’s Tale by Rachel Anderson
This is an interesting and impressive novel. It’s slim and simply written: she also writes children’s novels, and brings that clarity and precision here, but this would surely be too harrowing[…]

FT TOP 100 FILMS
2: BILL AND TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY
Originally known as Bill And Ted Go To Hell, a nicely literal title. Though hell is one of the shortest visits of the grand tour of more metaphysical realms than the previous excellent adventure.[…]

If you go to Bodean’s on Poland Street in Soho, London’s premiere BBQ restaurant*, try to go on a Monday or Wednesday. Serendipity sent me there last night, a Monday, when the BBQ Burnt Ends are the special on the menu. Admittedly the nam[…]

WARNING BAD SEX
“Hoyt began moving his lips as if he were trying to suck the ice cream off the top of a cone without using his teeth … Slither slither slither slither went the tongue, but the hand that was what she tried to concentrate on[…]

Saw Bridget Jones: EOR yesterday. Mediocre. Did job I suppose. Bit like a 1970’s comedy. Falls over less than in BJD. Most jokes repeated. Globe-trotting sign of TV sit-com to movie syndrome. Bridge now too much of a comic character to be every[…]

Well there has to be a Santa serial killer movie doesn’t there? After all the threat of Santa knowing who is naughty or nice only really pays off on the nice side. Perhaps if you are really naughty, Santa might slit your throat instead.
I have […]

The Millau Bridge
Winner of the “Build the biggest fucking bridge you can” competition. Really, the only response to this thing is: “Fuck me, but that’s enormous”
Unfortunately the bridge’s own site, http://www.via[…]

I’m Dreaming Of An Office Christmas Vol. 2
This CD is significantly less likely to be played as it pushes the boat of quality somewhat further out. It will still get a spin round my place, though.
1. EDDY ARNOLD – “I’m Your Pr[…]

THE BEST BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE WORLD
Bill Cosby
Henry Kissinger
Bob Hope
Whoopi Goldberg
Nelson Mandela
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Pope John Paul II
After a half heard radio report this morning that today was the fourth anniversary of Pope John Paull II b[…]

From the front line: you probably won’t notice the cuts in the Arts Council budget, and the furore over them masks the fact that ‘the arts’ are, not to put too fine a point on it, fucked, whatever the measly sum given them by New La[…]