the intriguing thing abt my post-punk pal mark k-punk is that his “don’t vote it only encourages em” hippyoid disenchantment combines with slightly rear-view morleyism (objects in mirror appear closer than they are!!) and EXCELLENT […]

There was a moment when I thought I would not actually get to see this heartwarming tale of a ladies stuffing her belly with 62 pellets of cocaine and her adventures in that there Noo Yoick.Part of me thought the whole thing would be all too depressi[…]

FIREFOX DOWN
Come on, if you are going to call your free open source browser that, you can only expect one outcome.
I wonder if another company is making some “off book” payments to hackers to find flaws in Firefox. Maybe Unigate Dairies.[…]

There is nothing wrong with Thames Tandoori. I want to say that here and now. That said, it is probably the curry house I have been to most regularly over the last five years. It is a pretty standard tandoori house really, a bit pricey perhaps but th[…]

Actually it’s a post I made on a brobdignagian R-Thread on ILM with the Wedge-related part in bold:
“In Seattle Dave Q said that ‘ordinary people’ are mostly rockist. I think this is true once you’ve started self-identif[…]

Goes to FAQ U. I shall not add to the literal acres, and acres of print which will appear by the end of this week in explaining how this comedy replacement for Channel 4’s 11 O’Clock Show* is the biggest insult ever committed on the Briti[…]

I’ve mostly been avoiding reviews of the new Dr Who series. Not because I think critical discussion of it is pointless, or because many disagree with me, but because I think they’re problematic. Is the problem in TV reviewing, or is it a […]

If you haven’t already noticed, here’s the write-up of the second half of the 2CD ‘political pop’ compilation, in our essays section. From the first CD, though, here’s
Smiley Culture – Westland Helicopter
which fea[…]

Out with a friend who is a real actual scientist yesterday, who was explaining his new job doing research on nano-magnets. Such is the level of layman knowledge of science, he was genuinely pleased when Alan made a nanofridge joke. Still, perhaps thi[…]

Not how he got away with the questionable zombie stunt (see below), but he does explain many other tricks on the Channel 4 micro-site. I’d like even MORE explanations – but it’s a good start. I think some of the highlights of the pa[…]