July 2009
68 posts
Anglophilia in the States was once the province of those willing to take the...
– Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Blur: Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur
Ah, those heady days of listening to Cast and Kula Shaker in Tallahassee, Florida…
…this is Doctor Who and you can’t keep a good bad guy down!
– BBC - Doctor Who - John Simm returns as the Master
Can. Not. Wait.
Only wafers at the Eucharist today.
Swine flu innit.
Andrew Bird - Souverian
This has me so excited about seeing him in Union Chapel later in the year. Terrific.
Why would I ever get a NYC cell phone number when at least three times a year I...
– a friend’s current facebook status
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The indie kid's guide to classical music | The... →
This is a video from TfL about increasing mutual awareness between LGV drivers and cyclists. I learnt a lot about blind spots.
In just ten years…, Americans had collectively gained more than a billion...
– Elizabeth Kolbert, describing the 80s in an incomprehensively absurd statistic in her review of ‘weight-gain books’, the literature chronicling the US obesity epidemic.
Another astounding statement: ‘Today, soft drinks account for about seven per cent of all the calories ingested...
The Public Editor on the meritocracisation of the... →
I may have made up that word, but you get the idea. That couple from the other week, the former addicts, apparently sparked reader outrage. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised; still, it’s incredible the things people get het up about.
Brüno” ends appallingly, with a musical montage of Sting, Bono, Elton John, and...
– Anthony Lane, Mein Camp
I think this review is what you might call scathing.
Popjustice: What did you actually want the... →
Short answer: not like that rubbish.
The Maccabees and the Dudworth Colliery Band: Can... →
Saw them tonight at Rough Trade East, doing a launch gig for this single. The album is easily one of my favourites of the year.