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Won’t someone think of the sardines?!
Spending a week in Lisbon, so I’m eating regular portions of these poor innocent creatures. This is an absolutely fantastic city, with just the right mix of dusty, crumbling charm and shiny sophistication. Far too many galleries, museums and music … Continue reading
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High culture meets low culture
I think the people who rent advertising space for London Underground must have a sense of humour… Or maybe there’s a link between 17th century Dutch art and Ashlee Simpson, and I’m just not seeing it. Yep, that’ll be it.
Kick competition out of football!
Sir Alex Ferguson’s position in the Real World has often seemed tenuous in the past, but no more so than several other characters in the rarefied world of top-flight football. His latest outburst, reported in the Observer last week, is … Continue reading
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In place of actual content…
Just a few things that have been amusing me recently… 1. It’s been mentioned by loads of people already, but Marcus Brigstocke’s non-faith-specific religion rant is worth repeating regularly. 2. Good to see Paul Ford writing on his website Ftrain … Continue reading
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Are you familiar with Audioscrobbler? It’s a little tool that works with your computer’s media player (iTunes, Winamp, etc) and uploads your listening habits to a central website. That way, you can marvel at the number of times you’ve listened … Continue reading
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Farväl, Ingmar
Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007 “Vem är du?”… “Jag är döden”
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And now from our Middle East sports desk…
Iraq 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia (AFC Asian Cup final) The 1998 World Cup-winning French team was praised as an example of diversity, featuring players from various ethnic and national backgrounds, and hey, look… the victorious Iraq team is made … Continue reading
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Jacqui Spliff!
Okay, so I’ve been disappointed on many occasions over the past ten years, but I’d been thinking that Jacqui Smith might be, y’know, not quite as bad a Home Secretary as some of the other contenders might be. I mean, … Continue reading
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Tennis to become watersport by 2009
As if the drastic state of British tennis wasn’t bad enough*, the charmingly unflustered protocols of the All England Lawn Tennis Club have come in for some justifiable criticism this week. Like the opening of Parliament or an episode of … Continue reading
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Tiger Tim bares his teeth
When Tim Henman spoke frankly about British tennis and how we are far too “accepting of mediocrity”, it was inevitable that the massed clever dicks of the press would swap their knowing nudges and winks. Despite the insinuation, though, Henman … Continue reading
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