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Poor Mia Maestro
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— 12 Jun 2006 Pete Baran Comment

Not only has her regular on-going TV series (Alias) been cancelled, but she gets the non-white treatment in Poseidon. And then, nary a week later she gets kidnapped in Caraccas in Secuestro Express. Though you do get a feeling that this film with the[…]

Day 70: Bombs Over Baghdad
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES
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— 12 Jun 2006 Tanya Headon 1 comment

There are middle class people of my acquaintance, say Bryan Ferry, who think traveling by bus is analogous be being carried in a cattle truck. Having now spent two days in a cattle truck, I can tell them that the number 73, even on the busiest day on[…]

Contemptorators
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— 12 Jun 2006 Pete Baran Comment

So the World Cup is here and with it, some generally quite dull games so far. Angola Portugal lacked the colonial fireworks that, sensibly, both managers tried to play down. The most exciting game so far has been a 0-0 draw (good work Trinidad &#8211[…]

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