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Think before you Google
Why not think where your answer may actually be before you use Google: Leo Hickman on the carbon cost of Googling | Environment | guardian.co.uk Sometimes the answer is in the first place you’d actually look.Technorati Tags: google, news, search, … Continue reading
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Bill Drummond Says, Bill Drummond Says
I’m a bit of a fanboy for Bill Drummond, former member of the KLF, former manager of The Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Big in Japan. More for his chaotic good side and his appreciation of the effectiveness … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc radio 3, bill drummond, chaotic good, julian cope, liverpool, night waves, train, wolverhampton
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New Oxford Guide to Local Independent Shops launched
This is a great idea, a guide showcasing 85 of Oxford’s best independent shops. I like to support Oxford businesses where I can, and this can only help me. It looks like there is a site coming to thinklocally.co.uk too, … Continue reading
Best top ten list of 2009
violet blue ® :: open source sex | top ten sexy geeks 2009 (Article is safe for work, however the ads and links in the sidebar really aren’t) I think I was robbed. Also do watch the MC Chris – … Continue reading
Rip Torn pleads not guilty to drink-driving charge
Rather sad bit of news this, the magnificent Rip Torn is up on a charge of drink driving in Connecticut. The police report sounds pretty damning, and seeing as he doesn’t appear to have a driver’s licence now due to … Continue reading
Goodbye Carling Academy/The Zodiac/The Venue, welcome the O2 Academy
Yes, it’s been nearly a year since the Zodiac on the Cowley Road became the Carling Academy, so Oxford’s main music venue was clearly long overdue another name change. It will now be the O2 Academy. Apparently as an iPhone … Continue reading
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Tagged carling academy, gigs, O2 academy, oxford, venue, zodiac
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Last chance to see (for almost a year)
The last phase of the Ashmolean museum refurbishment is about to start, and sadly it means a fine Oxford museum is going to be shut from 23rd December 2008 until November 2009. I for one am heading there this weekend … Continue reading
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
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