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I’m becoming a fan of Charlie Brooker - he wrote Dead Set, the ‘Big Brother house is the only refuge from the living dead’ TV series, and works himself into indignant hilarity every week in the Guardian:
How annoying is it? Put it this way: James Blunt is also on the list, and he’s the least [...]

Mighty. And Boosh.

I’m really enjoying The Mighty Boosh - Mondays 10PM on C4. Last night’s Crack Fox ep was… well, here’s a clip.

Turns out they were on the radio first - the show really works in that medium. Here’s a legit-lite download site (hey, it was broadcast on the BBC), or they’re all over torrent sites, too.

1001 books and films you must see before you die

Inspired by Jason Kottke, I’ve been through 1001 books and films you must see before you die and ticked off my reading (28) and viewing (215). It’s fair to say I’ve seen more of the films than read the books on these lists- I tend to read more contemporary lit, and the list focuses [...]

Gawker Media - sharpest keyboards on the interwebs

The Observer interviews Gawker Media’s Nick Denton
Nick Denton is the blogosphere’s Baron Silas Greenback, sitting pretty in his New York loft/lair, having figured out what EVERYONE wants to know - how to make money off this here blog thing.
I’ve loved Gawkers’ hilariously insulting beatdowns on the ‘internet famous’ for brief periods at a time. I [...]

Lookalike - is it just me?

Has anyone else drawn comparison between alleged murderer / vigilante Bruce Emery  and the Michael Douglas character from Falling Down?
In other, related questions - am I a terrible person?

Anthony Bourdain’s Lebanon perspective

Shee-yit, I’ve got a blog!Anthony Bourdain is the anti-celebrity chef with a taste for Steak and The Ramones - that alone makes him my kind of guy, but he also does deadly keyboard. I pilfered copies of “Kitchen Confidential‘ and ‘A Cook’s Tour‘ last Thursday, and have read the first and am halfway through the [...]