Monthly Archives: September 2008

A Fable

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

My mate Kev told me a little story this lunchtime that I thought was worth sharing with you, Readership. Two guys walk into a village, trailing a big cage on wheels behind them. They gather the inhabitants. “Right,” the first … Continue reading →

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A Good Day For Writing

Posted on September 28, 2008 by

The last sunny Sunday of the year, probably, and I have spent the best part of it in the conservatory, and allowing the light to push some particularly black and nasty bits of writing out of me and onto the … Continue reading →

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Muxtape out, Blip.Fm in.

Posted on September 27, 2008 by

Guess it had to happen. Justin of the mighty MP3 streaming service Muxtape has finally called it a day after months of pointless wrangling, negotiations and lobbying with record companies and the RIAA. Such a shame. It was a great … Continue reading →

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Sick Sick Sick

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

You’ve got to admire the sheer gall, if you’ll excuse the pun. After Bruce Parry’s Amazon was accoladed to the skies last week, it seemed like the smiley ex-Marine could do no wrong. He’d come up with a perfect bit … Continue reading →

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Easy Like Monday Morning

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

Sometimes, I don’t even have to worry about what to read. Kudos, kudos indeed to Stuart Feeling Listless, for the best single page of links I’ve come across in a while.  Enjoy. 

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Thieving Bastard

Posted on September 14, 2008 by

Somewhere, some merciless little shit is building himself a bike, using bits he can scavenge from other cycles. Mine, mostly. So far, he’s taken my front wheel (and had the cheek to leave his battered old wheel in part exchange) … Continue reading →

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That should be the middle finger, Ross…

Posted on September 10, 2008 by

The Reithian ideal, by which to my mind all British TV should to some level adhere, states that television should “educate and entertain.” With that in mind, let’s summarize the best that Sky has to offer this autumn. Ross Kemp … Continue reading →

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The Reithian model is alive and well

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

…I don’t think. Hate to say it, but I’m almost tempted to find out what a night of darts and fighting would look like. As seen in the bogs of The Old Coffee House, Beak St, Soho. A place that’s … Continue reading →

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A Day Of Tweaks And Noodling

Posted on September 8, 2008 by

Off sick today, which is always a bore. I’ve been pretty much stuck upstairs, shuttling between the bedroom and the loo (don’t ask, really, unpretty situation.) Which leads, of course, to a day of Rob’s favourite pastime, Fannying Around On … Continue reading →

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scans_daily: Star Wars Tales

Posted on September 7, 2008 by

I seem to be bumping into a Wired interview with Leland Chee at Lucasfilm in my feeds an awful lot today. Leland is the keeper of the Star Wars archive, and the man with all the information on the ever-expanding … Continue reading →

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