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Many many years ago I was given a book in my Christmas stocking called The Exam Secret. It argued, cogently, wittily and somewhat dangerously, that the secret of exams was to entertain the examiner. This nugget of insight is something I’ve alwa[…]

There is something gleeful about James Brown’s piece in the recent Time Out about The Boogaloo, London’s latest, greatest rock pub. Perhaps the article shoots itself in the foot too much but noting the Boogaloo as heir apparent to Filthy […]

a) London To Hong Kong
Watch In Good Company. Be surprisingly impressed by this romantic comedy that isn’t. End up making long notes about the Weitz brothers for future DYS article.
Watch Birth with Nicole Kidman. Marvel at Jonathon Glazier&#82[…]

From a great big interview about Civilisation IV:
IGNPC: How do governments work this time around?
Barry Caudill: There are no set governments anymore. In Civilization 4, you can choose from various civics and combine them to make the type of govern[…]

Perhaps its a symptom of being out of the country for a few weeks, but blanket posters for the new Oasis album are keeping me in fits of giggles. Don’t Believe The Truth is a desperate title for even the notable unselfconscious Gallagher brothe[…]

If you have a copy of Poptimism CD3 (with the girl drinking cola from the bottle on the cover) then here is what you might end up listening to:
1. COWBOY TROY – “I Played Chicken With The Train” – hoedown hip-hop from the huge[…]

The Flying Lizards – Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)”
The first time I heard this I thought it was terrible. It seemed to be an arch version which focussed on the inanity of “Sex Machine”‘s lyrics, i.e. staggeri[…]

During the 3 years in which I did not shave the science of razors appears to have advanced by leaps and bounds. I don’t believe I ever used the amazing 3-bladed Mach 3 razors and certainly back in the day we never had the remarkable and TOTALLY[…]

Jonesing for the disgustingly delicious guilty pleasure of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? Too cheap to buy them/in a location where they are less than freely available? Why not try the lovely Nigella Lawson‘s recipe for arterial disaster?[…]