What a difference a headline makes. Serious and quite interesting study on the way different bits of the brain works during orgasm is presented by the BBC Online sub-editor as OMG SCIENTISTS INVENT FAKE-A-TRONIC SCANNER, implying that future Harries […]

How is the Martian battle cry in Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds spelt? It is one of the most recognisable sounds in pop but Wayne himself never has to verbalise (unless earlier editions than mine come with a libretto!). Orbital sampled the pier[…]

Music “helps cut crime” sez a Baroness. The reason why there is not much crime at Glasto is surely nothing to do with the enormous fence that keeps the crims out. I am suspicious of the soothing powers of music – trudging across the[…]

I remembered this in the bath this morning for some reason, and then have been reminded again by mention below.
When JK had a pop column in The Sun during the 80s – tipping among others Carter USM for greatness – he once devoted an entire[…]

If you’re going to run a big story on the final Doctor Who episode, that’s great.
With news of a third series? Terrific!
And you even put a spoiler warning in halfway through before you give away some plot details – very professiona[…]

Sir Bob goes mental. “Everyone in this country knows why it’s wrong”. OK, fair enough, re-selling charity gig tickets is a bit dodgy. Except this isn’t a charity gig, it’s an awareness raising event. The money being spen[…]

Ew….
(also huge truckloads of unintented(?) symbolism attached to this)
(which makes it more effective as art probably)
(if not as soap)[…]

My work is located on the edge of London’s leafy Belgravia, home (in ‘town’) to nobs, grandees, and Russian oligarchs – now including Roman Abramovich apparently. One happy side-effect of this is that our canteen’s main […]

Top analysis of the Bad Wolf conundra by mysterious livejournal user.
A question: when is the last time a TV series went into its final episode with this much mystery/speculation going on? OK yes we’re fans and on the Interweb, this isn’t[…]

Stylus singles jukebox – I didn’t like the records any more than last week but I made a little more effort with the blurbs. I owe William B Swygart a favour for sparing my blushes as I sleepily mis-identified the Missy “Lose Control[…]