EXPERIMENT: AYINGERBRAU
The question was, what happens when I drink exclusively Ayingbrau of an evening? The location was The Blue Posts Newman Street. And the occasion was Magnus’s birthday. The results?
People have suggested that plenty of ot[…]

“Rock Legend” gets only 14p busking. I’m not surprised. It would only be polite to wait until he finished a song before giving the money. And half an hour is barely two and a half wives of Henry The Eighth.
This is a favourite news […]

EXETER FACE BIGGEST WEEK OF FOOTBALL IN CLUB HISTORY*
Much has been made of the Grecians well earned draw against Manchester United in the FA Cup. This means that next week, they have two of the biggest games in club history. Not only the replay betw[…]

WHOOPS THERE GOES ANOTHER RESOLUTION KER-PLOP
My anti-resolution stance was further strengthened by near catastrophe. As mooted last week my primary resolution was the semi-facetious call to not fart in public places. After scientific study suggested[…]

Sometimes you really do have to stoop to the lowest common denominator.
White Noise. Shite Noise more like.
(I really cannot be arsed to delve deeply into a review of this exceedingly flawed movie, which, passim last weeks comments, is the longest de[…]

I’m Dying…But Not Yet
One unwelcome trend that the otherwise great availability of more Japanese, Chinese and Korean films has given us is the extended death scene. Perhaps it is due to the choice of weapons involved. In Hollywood, where […]

Where has our quest for organic, natural, and “sourced from the finest ingredients” food taken us? I shall tell you. To the brink of madness. I just had a Tyrells Naked Chip. Made proudly in Hertfordshire (as was I, but without the pride)[…]

TRIPODS FILM FINDS DIRECTOR
Wha…? Who knew Tripods film was looking? This is potentially exciting for those of us who remember the Tripods TV series (the last hurrah for teatime sci-fi) which made it two thirds of the way through the trilogy bu[…]

CRISIS ON INFINITE PENCILSHARPENERS

(Click for obscene bigness plus obscene fiddliness).
Crisis On Infinite Earth was the big crossover event. It was the first big companywide one, over at DC-Comics and was in itself relatively nonsensical and remar[…]

I occasionally get press releases from bands and DJ’s offering their services to my University. Here is one I got today. Notice the so called “massive saving”.
FANTASTIC OFFER FROM ONE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S BIGGEST NAMES! F[…]