Grabtastic One can’t really add much to the information on the screen…
Okay, my conscience won’t allow this to go without a little context. The breaking news strap actually applied to the Palestinian/French denial that Yasser Araf[…]
Broadcasting legend John Peel dead From the BBC Newsroom: Radio 1 DJ John Peel has died at the age of 65. He was on holiday in Peru with his wife Sheila when he suffered a massive heart attack in a hotel. John had been on Radio 1 since it went on air[…]
A Starbuck on every corner: Galactica revisited It’s all gone horribly wrong. Having spent the end of last week watching Battlestar Galactica: The Mini-series, I was ready to savage both the show and the continuation of Hollywood’s misgui[…]
Who Needs Motty? Tonight’s England World Cup qualifier as texted to a friend separated from his TV.
Fine looking bunch of lads, these Azeris. Theme tune’s a bit melodramatic, mind. Says a lot about a nation, its choice of anthem. And thi[…]
Jelly telly Answers, if you will, to Three’s latest ad campaign. You know the one: Japanese urban cowboys find huge jellyfish in scrubland, take it back to the city, give it a drink, do a little bodypopping. Tag line: “We like sharingR[…]
Not the FT Top 100 Films* MARY POPPINS It’s surely not absurd to say that all of us who love film have one special movie from childhood, capable of cutting through the life-hardened exoskeleton of a jaded adult to release the untainted, raw emo[…]
Tea and nymph-athy Finally weary of sleeping their way around New York, certain members of the Sex and the City alumni have turned their attention to lucrative advertising contracts. Sarah Jessica Parker (owner of one of the top TLA names in Hollywoo[…]
Bye bye Bobby “We’re in a dog-fight, so the fight in the dog will get us through – and we’ll fight.” – Sir Bobby Robson I knew Sir Bobby’s days were numbered on Saturday when he left St Alan of the Gallowgat[…]
Terror alert: Gin in peril Gin drinkers of the world unite. The juniper bush is in sharp decline across Britain. No juniper, no gin. People are being encouraged to look for remaining bushes. Their reward? Free gin. Think not of what your gin can do f[…]
Or maybe: Sir Michael Caine should be a national treasure. I’m not sure which of these statements I agree with most. What’s indisputable is that the quality of his acting should not be celebrated. His performances are, almost without exce[…]