I’m not a food snob but…
…Burger King XL bacon double cheeseburgers are absolutely foul. Following a couple of hours wobs shopping on oxford street yesterday I felt somewhat peckish and was drawn by the pretty colours into the BK ([…]

Regarding chants, myself and mrs carsmile were commenting last night on the universality of the tunes used. The Inter fans were singing something to the tune of “glory, glory man united”/”who the fucking hell are slipknot” an[…]

OH NO! WE’RE ALL DOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!! Yes, Horizon is back on BBC2, and this time it’s serious. The conveyor belt might stop you know [insert generation game cuddly toy joke here]. I don’t know why they stopped calling it the gulf […]

As you can see from the website, Curtis and Grant are calling for an end to the genre that has made them rich and famous, as they release “the ULTIMATE romantic comedy”. If only it was…
(then again, it makes buying birthday/xmas pr[…]

Vainly searching for some coverage of the FA Cup replays last night I stumbled onto Sky Sports News who were mainly covering the Carling Cup. Down at Highbury it was all getting a bit tense, after what was effectively Arsenal’s youth team had […]

is it art? or sport? or telly?[…]

I think I can trace my love of opening ceremonies back to the ’84 olympics, and, in particular, the bloke on the jet pack, as well as my general love of international sporting competition of any sort. I try to rationalise with phrases such as […]

I wasn’t really old enough to enjoy the illicit thrill of the afternoon lock-in, but I think myself and Mr Hopkins may have discovered the closest remaining version over the weekend.
Trying to be good boys and do something constructive with our[…]

Finally, proof that the long awaited move from Highbury to Ashburton Grove IS going ahead, the “Hollywood Kebab” opposite Holloway Road Tube has changed it’s name to “The Arsenal Cafe”. Rumours that London Metropolitan […]

The Black Bull in Whitechapel is a nice enough, rough and tumble kind of boozer, and despite what FAP says, they had a corking beer from suffolk (Nethergate’s Augustinian) on last nite. i only frequent this pub when we’re on our way to […]