Monthly Archives: November 2008

This is England

I’ve been watching This is England tonight, a 2006 film by director Shane Meadows. Brilliant. One of the best films I’ve seen in a long time. Hilarious and horrifying in different measures. You have to start with the performance of … Continue reading

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Over at timmaughanbooks.com

My friend Tim is over in Japan at the moment, and is blogging his trip around Tokyo. He’s taking a lot of photographs of a wonderful city, well worth a look: timmaughanbooks.com .

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Gloucester Arms to re-open, and will still rock!

Fantastic news, it looked like the Gloucester Arms was dead and buried, and doomed to reopen as a trendy bar or suchlike. Instead the lease has been bought up, and the new owner will keep it rock. Wonderful! New owners … Continue reading

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Lewis Hamilton is F1 World Champion

1976 – Last race of the season. Wet race. Late tyre change. World championship won in the last few laps. British World Champion. 2008 – Last race of the season. Wet race. Late tyre change. World championship won in the … Continue reading

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TNA deals with the serious issues of the day

But Seriously, What Does Mick Foley Think About Barack Obama? | Indecision2008 | Comedy Central It’s been said that people in America are turning to the Daily Show and the Colbert Report for real insight into current events at the … Continue reading

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Movember – Day 1

Welcome to Movember! I, along with several colleagues at work, will be growing a Mo (moustache to the rest of us) during November in aid of the Prostate Cancer Charity. Today I am clean-shaven for the first time in nearly … Continue reading

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Traders and Colleges share my fears about pedestrianisation plan for Oxford

Traders and colleges want changes to £3m Oxford High Street plan (From The Oxford Times)

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Giant Lego Man

Giant Lego Man washed ashore in Zandvoort A similar giant Lego man has recently washed ashore in Brighton, here is the arrival of one in Zandvoort. I think two counts as some sort of invasion myself.

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