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Totally Misguided Forehead Display
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— 18 Apr 2005 Dave Boyle 1 comment

New Brazilian 17-year old wizard Kerlon has invented* a new trick. He balances the ball on his head and runs with it. Any attempt to kick it off will be dangerous play, seeing how you’re aiming to kick him around the head. A shoulder charge wou[…]

The Robots Of Sechs
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— 18 Apr 2005 Pete Baran Comment

Ananova, the kings of making a story out of half an idea, reports on the Most Realistic Sex Robots yet! Even a cursory read brings up some disturbing issues. Most clearly the fact that these robots have hearts and breathe like real people. During sex[…]

The Interpreter Interpreted
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— 18 Apr 2005 Pete Baran Comment

Namely, this is a wonderful neo-colonialist film which likes to stress the role of the UN in mediating world affairs, whilst acknowledging that the reality all boils down to a couple of white Americans making choices. Sean Penn is a white New York co[…]

A Night of Footballing Firsts
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— 18 Apr 2005 CarsmileSteve Comment

Arsenal Ladies v Djurg’rden/’lvsj’, UEFA Women’s Cup, Boreham(space)wood FC
There were a whole world of firsts for me at Boreham(space)wood* on Friday, here they are in some sort of numerical order:
1. First women’s foot[…]

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