Archives – 2005 – September – 04  

what is acting?
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— 4 Sep 2005 Martin Skidmore Comment

I spent much of Saturday with my brilliant friend Sharon, and one of the subjects we covered at length was different ways of looking at art forms. One of the interesting areas, for me, was an idea of regarding the physical skills of many screen perfo[…]

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Food Science Day 7: b-b-but is it SOPORIFIC*?
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— 4 Sep 2005 mark sinker Comment

AIM: To examine whether Beatrix Potter named Ginger and Pickles, her least-known children’s book, after her favourite condiment.
APPARATUS: Chopping board, sharp knife, small bowl
INGREDIENTS: fresh ginger, gherkins.
METHOD: Obviously gherkins[…]

On The Island
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— 4 Sep 2005 Andrew Farrell Comment

Though it’s always nice to see Steve Buscemi again, the real surprise is the reappearance, in the film’s best and biggest joke, of an indie character actor (verging on leading man) who’s not been seen for some time now. My respect f[…]

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