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I Know Who Killed My Career
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— 9 Jul 2008 Pete Baran 4 comments

Its not that I like bad films. There are exuberant bad films, films which entertain on a visceral level. There are films which amuse because they are so bad, and there are films which you cannot really imagine why they were made in the first place. W[…]

Let’s have some music!
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— 9 Jul 2008 Tom 3 comments

Waylaid by some toddler-borne bacillus I’m not up to writing anything critical today so in lieu of content let’s have SOUNDS:

What have we here then? (more…)[…]

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Chestnut Cupcakes, a recipe
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— 9 Jul 2008 Sarah 3 comments

(I made these chestnut cupcakes a while ago and forgot to post! Naughty me. But never too late for fairy cakes, eh? Based on a recipe I found here. Followed that with some tweaks – my version is below, nicely metricised as well)
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Real Science On Food Packet Shock
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— 7 Jul 2008 Pete Baran 4 comments

I like the odd prune. And so I got myself a bag of Sainsbury’s Organic Prunes the other day to snack upon (the strange sub Graham Norton packaging not withstanding SO Sainsbury’s Organic). Anyway whilst munching my way through my eyes al[…]

Comics: A Beginner’s Guide: Horror
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— 7 Jul 2008 Martin Skidmore 4 comments

EC
It was, more than anything else, EC’s powerful horror comics that led to uproar and US Senate hearings in the ’50s – and for years afterwards, comics were aimed more squarely at children than any time before or since.
They don&#8[…]

All My Friends Were There
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— 6 Jul 2008 Tom 22 comments

The signature of Russell T Davies’ tenure as Dr Who ‘showrunner’ has been a sustained examination of the dynamics and the dramatic possibilities of the Doctor/Companion relationship – from the obvious (what if they DO IT), to […]

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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA PART 2: PRINCE CASPIAN or WHOS’ GOT THE HORN?
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— 4 Jul 2008 mark sinker 13 comments

The problem with any film of this second Narnian book is that — while it has strong scenes and beasts galore — the logic behind its structure is, more than anything else, Aslan Arses About (for c.1300 years). He’s not a tame lion, y[…]

Is The Anti-Life Equation A Proper Equation?
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— 3 Jul 2008 Tom 6 comments

According to Wikipedia, this is the formula for the evil god Darkseid’s Anti-Life Equation, currently menacing DC comics:

“loneliness + alienation + fear + despair + self-worth ÷ mockery ÷ condemnation ÷ misunderstanding x guilt x sha[…]

Europop 2008: The Muxtape
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— 2 Jul 2008 Tom 1 comment

Enjoy the top sounds of Europop 2008 – without spanking our bandwidth! FIPA’s technical committee has completed its report, and so the Poptimism Muxtape returns with the cream of the Europop tournament – two tracks from winners Swi[…]

Comics: A Beginner’s Guide: Children’s Comics
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— 1 Jul 2008 Martin Skidmore 13 comments

The last item (bar a bonus insert) in this series was on European comics. Two of the all-time great children’s creators could have been covered there. It’s worth noting that comics have been a medium aimed overwhelmingly at children, espe[…]

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