Defaced
I’ve always been in two minds (ha ha Janus-faced) about writing in books. On the one hand I’m suspicious of the fetishism of trying to keep a page clean, rather than treating a book as a machine for thinking (and for living, which[…]

The Biggest Enemy To Resolutions
Okay, I said I was anti New Years resolutions the other day. I did not really mean it. I suppose I am anti-breaking them (which unfortunately I have done with the break wind one). I guess my position can be modified t[…]

HIDDEN LONDON: Buckingham Palace and the Mall:
ok this is hardly “hidden” in the (surely played out?) iain sinclair/psychogeographical d’rive sense, but in 22 years as a londoner i only once before looked at BH in the flesh, and th[…]

Vacuum Energy
Rachel Steven’s new single is written/produced by Swedish electro group Vacuum according to popjustice’s top showbiz links. So here’s an link to all you need to know about that secret Army of Lovers plan to rule pop by[…]

Evidence for Scooby Doo as post-modern epic.
It is only funny in self-reference, cf: ‘Scoob and Shaggy you go that way, me and the girls will go this way’ : *roll eyes* ‘Now why don’t I like the sound of that’. There wa[…]

While we’re here: a much-mentioned statistic was that half of the bijou but committed (and entertaining, and mental) Exeter City Supporters Club of Norway made it to the game, while only 0.025% of their Manchester United supporting compatriots […]

Non-scientific top nine things about going to watch my small team play against Manchester United and gain a draw against most expectations
1. Not being able to sleep properly for two nights before the match.
2. Carsmile Steve’s face when we me[…]

Radio: “You love us! Uh, don’t you?”
The bit about ‘we really break thousands of new artists and songs, no really’ makes me think of the various claims being advanced about how US Social Security is really in the toile[…]

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Benjy’s is to revolutionise the mobile catering sector with its new Benjy’s Delivered francises. The company hopes to take a sector well known for low health and safety standards, poor value for money and lousy foo[…]

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