* The recent Take That revival has brought them up as a topic of conversation in my flat. My American flatmate saying to me that she was surprised the Take That had been quite so big over in the UK. I replied that Take That were like Wham!, N’S[…]

Last year, no film annoyed me more than All The Kings Men, deathly dull remake of the Robert Penn Warren book, which had already been filmed serviceably. What was wrong with it was an absence of life, and a collection of heritage performances (Sean P[…]

Every now and then I like to look at the collected quotes of British football as punted on the BBC website to gauge the state of the game. After all football managers are interviewed incessantly, and as a large group of people there are always a few […]

I promised to blog this dream last week and failed to. My unconscious has not allowed me to dream since so for the sake of my sanity, if not the world’s, KNITLER MUST LIVE.
“My dream yesterday involved a lot of work stuff, and then work d[…]

FALL OUT BOY – “This ain’t a scene, it’s an arms race” – Score: 3.48 (18th) – Controversy: 3.23 (2nd)
(Females: 17th. Males: 16th. Under 30s: 17th. Over 30s: 19th.)
Most like: Just Jack. Most unlike: Kaiser C[…]

The pie edition of FT and their loverly lollards was notable for having more research per square inch for any episode. Which was a touch infuriating when I couldn’t get it out and instead fell back on fallacious articles about there being &#822[…]

i. the eggheads at crooked timber wrestle* with the defn of EMO**
ii. phil “wall of sound” spector murder trial begins and no one much notices
*actually they don’t, they just assume that BIG MEDIA doesn’t “GET” the[…]

GIRLS ALOUD VS SUGABABES – “Walk This Way” – Score: 3.18 (19th). Controversy: 2.52 (16th)
(Females: 20th. Males: 17th. Under 30s: 19th. Over 30s: 18th)
Most like: Just Jack. Most unlike: MIA. (more…)[…]

THE VIEW – “Same Jeans” – Score: 2.97 (20th). Controversy: 2.83 (7th)
(Females: 19th. Males: 20th. Under 30: 20th. Over 30: 20th.)
Most like: Just Jack. Most unlike: MIA. (more…)[…]

PIE from Cornwall. Host Eli, guests Mark, Cis and Pete (and Steve). focus group discussion, Steal the Brain, pi (proof of non-existence of god), Jean Laffite by Puerto Muerte, pi (proof of existance of god), miss you – m-flow etc, corvids specifically magpies, various people lollipop, PIE FOREVER, apple pie a la mode – destiny’s child, big thanks, dreadful cliff hanger, cherry pie – warrant.