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Quote of the day...

“Cycling to work helps the environment and brings an exciting element of immense peril to my otherwise hum-drum routine. “Personally I’m pinning my hopes on fossil fuels running out before something really bad happens.”

Feb 12th

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Jan 8th

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Dec 19th

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Dec 8th

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Nov 16th

Anonymous asked: I guess it'll be quite nice to have some good lyrics on TV and thrown into people's living rooms but to be honest, I'm indifferent about the whole should they/shouldn't they debacle. The implied meaning is changed to fit the advert and so - for me - it doesn't spoil the perfection of the scruffy little Smiths B-side. I'd be disappointed if it was their original song....

Nov 12th

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The Smiths & John Lewis

I don’t know what to think about this. There’s nothing more to say about The Smiths, they are beyond criticism, and John Lewis are one of the more ethical retailers on the High Street (relative I know, but they are). So you could argue there is no harm, but why would Morrissey and Marr say yes? Unless it’s something that they are whole heartedly promoting - and as good as John...

Nov 11th

Nov 6th

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Nov 3rd

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The Mail Online

I haven’t looked at this recently, but just spent a few minutes on there after following a link from another article. How depressing. No wonder there are so many small minded, shallow, bitter and bigoted people in this country if this is what they are lapping up as news.

Nov 3rd

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Oct 28th

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Oct 25th

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Noah and the Whale

I saw them at the Engine Shed last night. Superb. Charlie Fink’s head must be like an emotional boxing ring, the full range of human emotions all represented in opposing corners; love, hate, joy, pain, fear, optimism. Each of them taking it’s turn to shout at him to get some attention. Makes for good music. Great band as well, the base player seemed to be the love child of Kurt...

Oct 22nd

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Oct 22nd

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I tried a Boris bike today...

…for the first time. From Islington to Bermondsey. It was proof that even a bad bike is better than no bike, there is just some inherent pleasure to be had in riding a bicycle.

Oct 20th

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Oct 16th

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A lucky escape...

From a speech made by Liam Fox to the Atlantic Bridge group in 2002; “The natural desire to avoid conflict has been reinforced by an innate pacificism in many sections of western society, especially in continental Europe. For too many, peace has come to mean simply the absence of war. We cannot allow that corrosive view to go unchallenged.” This guy could have been Conservative...

Oct 16th

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Brad Pitt...

…what happened to his acting in Troy?

Oct 14th

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Riding a bike 'no hands'

There are only 3 reasons you should ever do this: 1. You are holding your arms aloft in celebration whilst crossing the finishing line of a bicycle race, in first place. 2. You are adjusting some item of clothing e.g. helmet, shades, gloves… 3. You are sorting out some nourishment e.g. banana, energy gel, flapjack… Otherwise you just look like an idiot.

Oct 12th

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