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Life on Mars

Posted on February 9, 2007 by blogmywiki

One of my favourite TV shows, Life on Mars, returns next week. I can’t wait, but I’m a bit worried about discussions I hear about whether Sam Tyler has really gone back in time, if he’s in a coma or … Continue reading →

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I Love Macs

Posted on February 6, 2007 by blogmywiki

Charlie Brooker has written a very funny article in The Guardian about how he hates Macs, hates the people who use them and even hates the people who think about using them. (Ironically the web version is surrounded by the … Continue reading →

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Images of Elsewhere

Posted on February 3, 2007 by blogmywiki

Notes from Overground by Roger Green, was published in 1984 under the pen-name Tiresias. It is a lyrical, madenning, poetical, brilliant work about… about… commuting from Oxford to London. No, stick with me. He made the same journey every day, … Continue reading →

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Parma ham, ham, ham, ham, ham

Posted on January 27, 2007 by blogmywiki

I’ve started getting a lot of spam on this blog. All of it from Italy. What would Jamie Oliver would think?

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Tank Park Salute

Posted on January 25, 2007 by blogmywiki

Today on BBC 6 Music, Gideon Coe was getting listeners to vote for ‘great lost tear-jerkers’. Three tracks to choose from, including ‘Ship-building’ by Robert Wyatt and ‘Tank Park Salute’. I hadn’t heard ‘Tank Park Salute’ for years, all my … Continue reading →

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