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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:17:37 -0800

Why the X Factor judges aren’t as clever as they think
Last night was George Michael night on X Factor – a particularly ill-starred night as far as the contestants went, with a...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:25:01 -0800

Why the London Evening Standard is rarer than hen’s teeth
I leave the office at 6pm every evening and walk about 10 minutes down Victoria Street to Victoria train station. Not a long...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:41:38 -0800

Secret Westminster
I went for a lunchtime wander today and happened upon a beautiful piece of hidden architecture. The Buxton Memorial is an...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:28 -0800

25 Internet Startups That Bombed
via businesspundit.com Remember Beenz? How about Lycos? Altavista? Even though it’s still only 20 years old, the web...
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:57:02 -0800

World-beating steampunk
via wired.co.uk Must confess I’d never heard of steampunk before reading about it in current issue of Wired. The basic...
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:54:55 -0800

Beware the curse of I’m A Celebrity
So I’m A Celebrity’s back for another year giving all us couch potatoes the justification we need not to go out for...
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:38:04 -0800

Licensed to Mill
One thing I can get passionate about is kitchen gadgets and lovely design of the aforementioned. Many people wouldn't...
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:38:49 -0800

Lovely iPod touch
via apple.com A bit late to the party, but I finally bought myself an iPod touch last week. I wasn’t willing company...
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:06:32 -0800

80s’ pop wonderment via @juderogers
via andieairfix.wordpress.com I’m an 80s kid, so reading anything now that talks about those hedonistic times is very...
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:51 -0800

World’s coolest drummer: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
via youtube.com If you ask someone to name a great drummer, chances are they’ll plump for the likes of John Bonham,...
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:24:35 -0800

The joy of digital inclusion
Last week, we went up to visit my ‘de facto’ in-laws. Although they’ve had a computer for a while,...
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:28:53 -0800

10 Smurfy Smurfs Facts
via mentalfloss.com My mate Chris Jones was obsessed with the Smurfs when I was a kid. He had loads of the figures and used to...
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:16:02 -0800

Hello Kitty Is 35 Years Old!
via time.com Apparently, the real Kitty is called Kitty White, is now 35 years old and lives in London. Who’da thunk it,...
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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:47:19 -0800

What’s Inside a Cup of Coffee?
via wired.com OK, so I think it’s fair to say that most of us know that caffeine and water are in a cuppa (and...
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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:14:42 -0700

When book publishing baffles me
I was queuing up in Borders today and had to buy the attached book. I’m astounded how either the publisher or the author...
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:08:54 -0700

The Everyday Life of Darth Vader
via mymodernmet.com These sort of things always make me chuckle. Bet George Lucas never envisaged this 30 years ago! Posted...
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:23:10 -0700

Five-year-old bodybuilder in record books after TV stunt
via dailymail.co.uk “Romanian Giuliano Stroe, five, has been training since the age of two in Italy…He was entered...
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:36:39 -0700

Dad Buys 4-Year-Old Daughter a Gun
via momlogic.com “Sean Jerguson, a Republican state representative in Georgia, bought his 4-year-old daughter her own hot...
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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:53:19 -0700

Is This It? Why we haven’t seen the last of Michael Jackson
Even in death, Michael Jackson continues to cast a spell over his fans and beyond. The premiere of Is This It?, footage of his...
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:09:17 -0700

15 Ladies Who Look Better With Moustaches
via tvmunchies.com You’ve got to love a bit of facial hair, haven’t you? The thing is, it always seems to be a male...
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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:45:39 -0700

The Horror of Ebay
via heartanddesign.blogspot.com I’ve never been to a Halloween party, but even if I did, I’m not sure I’d...
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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:18:08 -0700

Weekend song: The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith
I remember well when The Proclaimers burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s. Even though they looked as if they should be mocked...
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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:23:41 -0700

Louis Walsh eye surgery – in case you’re not sure
After the first week of this year’s X Factor live finals, I blogged about the fact that Louis Walsh had obviously had eye...
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:54:14 -0700

Why it pays to have a quiet week on Twitter
In spite of the furore over Nick Griffin’s appearance on last night’s Question Time and the running commentary...
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:54:10 -0700

Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos
via contrariwise.org Tattoos have always fascinated me. I’m far too much of a coward to get one myself, so I tend to...
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