This is an extremely important and hopefully influential report, that Radio 4 was justifiably banging on about all morning.

Some of the conclusions are controversial if you jump to the same narrative and generalisations that the tabloids will. Auntie reports them in a very objective way. My guess is that The Thunderer &c will leave out, or ( Read more... )

I know I'm far too late to be commenting on last week's wind turbine, but I just saw The Sun's headline and it reminded me how piqued I get at this issue ( Read more... )

( and have been reading too much Chuck Palahniuk )

Covered:

• Our relationships
• Sixth-form crushes
• Work
• Careers
• London
• Sheffield
• Forn parts
• Friends
• Rich people
• Fetishes
• Experience
• Marriage
• Children
• Existentialism
• God
• The Fucking Pope
• Festivals

Not covered:

• Oil
• ...uhm?

I had a dream that we were hanging out with Will Smith last night, and he said he's done that kind of thing already (Hancock, most obviously) so he doesn't want to play Cap. I'm disappointed but we'll just have to keep thinking.

http://sheffieldvenndiagram.pbwiki.com/
I'm not bothering to filter this so that only the people infected with this lexicon can join, so please forgive me if I don't let you in.

Oh dudes! The Hold Steady are playing The Leadmill this Sunday. Now I know what you're thinking: why would you, a discerning gentleman or lady, need to go out to watch The Hold Steady, when you could just sit at home listening to The Who, imagining Roger Daltrey has a slightly more annoying voice and is singing about pimps ( Read more... )

BBC Thinks Your Rationalisations For Wanting To Die Are Bullshit

In the news today: US Secret Service Fucking Loved That Movie.

If any of you know anybody in Toronto, Kate Beaton, Emily Horne and Ryan North from Canada are going to see Passchendaele, a movie about Canada, written, directed by and starring Paul Gross, who is Canada.

Details, delightfully, are here.