Monthly Archives: September 2008

Bombast

One of the unexpected pleasures of having young children who play rugby on a Sunday morning, is that one of the other dads just lent me Mark E Smith’s autobiography. I’m glad I didn’t shell out for the hard-back as … Continue reading

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Typo waiting to happen

Never mind the possible end of the universe, on Wedneday. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is an amusing typographical error waiting to happen. You know it’s true.

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Potter Puppet Pals

I saw this on the CBBC show Chute! By the end I was laughing out loud.

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Farewell, then, Ken Campbell

I can’t believe that Ken Campbell is dead, or that he was only 66. But it says so in his obituary, so it must be true. I saw two of his live performances, one-man shows… one in Deptford and another … Continue reading

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LittleBits

These look like fun… thanks to Azfar for sending me this link. littleBits intro from ayah bdeir on Vimeo.

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