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Applesauce
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In which our heroine is running around a dystopian (aren’t they always?) war torn future, only to be rescued and taken to a futuristic Utopian city (or is it – aren’t they always?). Therein follows a mind-bogglingly complicated plot[…]

Around The World A Bit Faster Than Tanya Does It
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ILMiXoR, the collaborative MP3 blog by members of top Neil Young fansite ILM, is back! And this time I’ve contributed to it – you can find my contribution by scrolling down a bit and looking for the picture of Dr.Alban singing in a conser[…]

How I Write A Freakytrigger Post
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Here is your exclusive, behind the scenes look at how these posts are written (by me):
Step One: Someone (Nick Dastoor) e-mails a link to an amusing news story. In this case, the President of Turkmenistan banning lip-synching.
Step Two: Think of an a[…]

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I Can See Inside You (cheap version)
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People laughed when I made a DIY endoscope*. They are laughing on the insides of their faces now, and this Vietnamese Doctor can see them. After all, what is an endoscope but a really bendy telescope? So a lot of decent lenses, a good light and somet[…]

Gallery Told To Take Down Batman’s Pants
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DC Comics have asked the Katherine Cullen Fine Arts Gallery to remove art by Mark Chamberlain that depicts Batman and Robin in homo-erotic situations. Like living together in a big mansion, dressing up in tights and – hold on – that&#8217[…]

Primer Is Just A See-Through Undercoat (tenuous cliche link ahoy)
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I am loathe to say it, because it is the hoariest old cliché in the reviewers book. But there is a touch of “that posh bloke what bought new duds” about Primer. The reviews all state how fascinating this tricksy little science fiction time trave[…]

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The Music And Football Player Exchange, Notting Hill
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One of the happy upshots of the Bosman Ruling which we have been living with for almost ten years, is the effect it has on players prices near the end of their contract. Take Clinton Morrison (Birmingham wish someone would) the Republic of Ireland st[…]

Poptimism 4 Mix CD – THE TRUTH
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If you were lucky enough to get a copy of the Poptimism 4 Mix CD, here is what you’ve been putting off listening to:
1. Atomic Kitten – “I Want Your Love” (The first and best Kitten single, with proper Kerry action and western[…]

Grown Up A Cow
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C.O. – “Life On Mars”
I saw this in somebody’s Eurodance folder on a P2P. Hmmm, I thought, could it be…? It was! And better than I could have imagined – the singer really goes for the song, erasing David Bowie&#821[…]

There Are No Scots In Glasgow
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Unleashed, starring Jet Li is set in Glasgow. I don’t just know this because I recognised parts of Glasgow in the background. The characters actually say it. One is studying at the School of Music (though seems vastly under qualified to do so, bein[…]

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