November 2009
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ListenNew favourite band ever The XX take the so-so...
Nov 24th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 13th
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Boxercise
I went to boxercise last night. Despite thinking that it would be a bit shit, I quite enjoyed it. I went with everyone’s favourite panda, Chaz, who is the least co-ordinated person in the world, and quite expected to come home with all of my teeth missing. This wasn’t the case though, as Chaz’s punches cause damage like a fly hitting a speeding juggernaut. This was fine by me,...
Nov 12th
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Twitter is Shit
Twitter could kill this site. And newspapers. And indeed the internet, as you know it. Reporting, researching used to take time, care, effort. Now some spotty herbert has 140 characters to tell you why you should be outraged about an oil tanker, or Gately-Gate. 140 characters is quite enough, because Twitter will tell you what’s happened, what’s happening and what to do next. This...
Nov 10th
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A Listening Post
Some things I’ve listened to in the last week or so: The XX by The XX: Reverb soaked debut album from London’s The XX. Just, in every quantifiable way, stunning. This is album of the year for me. To sum up: The White Stripes have a sing along with Ennio Morricone in the 5pm all day beer sesh lull. Album by Girls: The California Girls lifestyle is taken and turned on it’s head....
Nov 10th
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Nov 2nd
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WatchWatch
If you’re going to brake, you might as well brake late. That’s me in the Gulf R8.
Nov 2nd