February 2007
Monthly Archive
Your mother
Posted on Feb 25 2007 | Tagged as: Media, Music, Pedantry
Double disclaimer: Firstly, I know some of Los Campesinos!, have had the pleasure of interviewing them and it’s been a long time since music has got me this excited. Secondly, I know that finding errors in the Guardian - or indeed any of the national news media - is like taking candy from a quadriplegic baby.
But […]
Help my crazy friend
Posted on Feb 22 2007 | Tagged as: Farce
Support the campaign to organise a sponsored base jump off Lindsey Lohan.
Cheek
Posted on Feb 14 2007 | Tagged as: Work
While I’m working with batty psychics, hypnotists and ghostbusters, half of my class is producing a nature and adventure sports magazine.
They’ve just tried to get a quote off Bill Oddie. His agent asked if there would be any payment.
Bright Sparke
Posted on Feb 13 2007 | Tagged as: The Stupid, Media, Science
Today’s Guardian response column sees berk extrodinaire Tim Sparke replying to George Monbiot’s demolition (pun not intended) of his 9-11 conspiracy film, Loose Change. It, like the film itself, is the most tremendous balls.
Sparke writes:
“…in accepting that the towers collapsed at virtually free-fall speed (”the weight of the collapsing top storeys generated a momentum the […]
Inconsistent
Posted on Feb 09 2007 | Tagged as: The Stupid, Media
I foolishly bought the Independent today, seduced by their cover story on Sunni insurgents’ ceasefire conditions.
But inside, there’s a piece on Richard Branson’s offer of a £10m prize for inventing a way of sucking up all the carbon dioxide we emit. On the same page, and mentioning the high emissions of Branson’s Virgin Galactic space […]