I’m amazed by the amount of uproar in the US over Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s little escapade at the Superbowl. It’s a real indication of the difference in attitude between the US and the UK. Over there they’re having all sorts of inquiries into how such “obscene” material could appear on prime time TV.… Continue reading Janet Jackson’s Boob
H2G2 Cast
Hollywood Reporter is running a story about the casting of the Hitchikers film. We already knew that Martin Freeman would playing Arthur but this story adds Mos Def as Ford and Zooey Deschanel as Trillian. It also confirms Stephen Moore as the voice of Marvin. Not sure how I feel about Disney making a film… Continue reading H2G2 Cast
Wandsworth Rocks
According to Arthur Smith writing in today’s Guardian I live in the trendiest place in Britain. Of course, I already knew that.
University Fees
All this discussion about university tuition fees is of more than academic(!) interest to me. My step-daughter is currently doing the first year of her A levels and has every intention of going on to university after that. Whilst, of course, there’s no question of her not being able to go, we’d obviously be happier… Continue reading University Fees
No Big Fish
You are no doubt aware that the Odeon web site is broken in a number of ways. It has all sorts of flashy animations that server no purpose other than to prevent the site working on any browser but Internet Explorer. And now it seems that it’s giving out bad information as well. Yesterday my… Continue reading No Big Fish
The Cure
A few days ago I happened to catch the video for Boys Don’t Cry on one of the music channels and it reminded me that I haven’t listened to anywhere near enough Cure music recently. So I set to on ripping all of my Cure CDs, but I strongly suspect that a number of the… Continue reading The Cure
Zoo Weekly
In WH Smith’s yesterday I was given a free sample copy of Zoo Weekly magazine (“for men who like girls, football and funny stuff”) and against my better judgement I decided to read it. It’s the most juvenile and sexist pile of trash that it’s ever been my misfortune to read. I really hope that… Continue reading Zoo Weekly
Earth From The Air
I spent some time yesterday at the Natural History Museum. In the grounds they have an exhibition based on Earth From The Air, a book of fabulous photographs that have been taken by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. There are some examples online here. The book containing the photos was in every bookshop late last year, but the… Continue reading Earth From The Air
Bad Science
If you don’t read Bad Science in the Guardian every Thursday, then you should really start. Every week they expose ridiculous pseudo-scientific claims made by the advertising industry. I mention it this week in order to link to story on Oxygiser. This is a) because you should all read it and b) in to help… Continue reading Bad Science
Almost English
Nice piece of “almost English” on a tag that was attached to jacket I bought in Camden this week. This item is handmade any variation in colour can occur. Please treat as our attraction.