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Pointy Beer!
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Random commenter “im borat” brought this old post of Pete’s to my attention, and reminded me that our badgery friends at Hall and Woodhouse have a new seasonal ale to take over from Hopping Hare. It’s called STINGER, it&#8217[…]

Showcase Presents: second tranche
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Last July I ranked and annotated the first dozen volumes in DC’s Showcase Presents bargain vintage reprint series (500pp, B&W, about £11). Time for another look. In approximate order of preference since then:
Superman 3
This is wonderful m[…]

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salad of all the breakfasts
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when i wz in seattle staying at the SP4CE NEEDLE TRAVELODGE i wz excited to discover that they offer CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST — which to me means slices of cheese and cold meat, a croissant with butter and jam, lovely coffee, and plus other extras[…]

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Focus Group 11 – CIARA
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CIARA – “Like A Boy” – Score: 4.68 (8th) – Controversy: 3.23 (1st)
(Females: 15th. Males: 7th. Under 30s: 8th. Over 30s: 12th)
Most like: Avril Lavigne. Most unlike: Mika. (more…)[…]

Poptimism – Lesson Thirty Seven
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It’s The Beat – Simian Mobile Disco
D.A.N.C.E – Justice
Shine – Booty Luv
Le Disko – Shiny Toy Guns
Dismissed – Uffie
Close To Konichiwa Bitches – A plus D (Robyn vs. The Cure)
Love Loves to Love – Lulu[…]

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Its Only a Gameshow
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There is an election in Britain today. But not in London. So it doesn’t feel like an election at all to me. Indeed I have felt really rather detached from all the posturing of the last few weeks because it has not been inciting me to vote. Kids[…]

Popjustice Investigates
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I do not think that Popjustice is just about pushing pop music, changing their minds about Gwen Stefani singles and bitching about Scooch (all laudable things in themselves). Nevertheless, it appears that the good old ‘Justice have some honest […]

Shnoooper!!!
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Oscar nominated Mark Wahlberg is back, in this years most high octane film about a SNIPER. In it Wahlberg plays Bob Lee Swagger, an army SNIPER, left high and dry in a covert op in Ethiopia – who resigns and lives with his dogs in the mountains[…]

And on the Seventh Day, Jack rested
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The drop in 24’s fun-levels is apparent to most fans of the show. And they’ve not been quiet about it on the internets. Writer/producer Howard Gordon interviewed in this LA Times article “Is ’24’ running out of time?&#82[…]

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