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I don’t know how to break this to you, but I’ve just found out that politicians lie. #gallery-1 { I’ve found some team mascots which are even more scary and awful than those 2012 eyeball creatures. Sammy the Santa Cruz Banana Slug and the Stanford Tree must have sparked a few childhood nightmares in their time. And here’s [...] Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, elicited baffled reactions at their unveiling today, when they were photographed standing next to a drainpipe. They are due to become a range of cuddly toys, including versions based on celebrities and sports stars, as well as adorning badges, T-shirts, mugs and more. Among the [...]
Think of a number, double it, add your shoe size How are we meant to understand what the election voting means in this country? Ben Goldacre points out that there is no central or open record of local election results. The Electoral Commission’s website passes the buck to the BBC, where you can find [...] Back through dim grey clouds to the UK after a long weekend made memorable by seeing part of Spain with a relatively low tourist imprint. The coastal area isn’t the big draw here; the culture and beauty of Jerez and the surrounding area is. People always talk about the ‘soft colours of Britain’ but give [...] Sometimes news stories seem to overlap. After Brown’s embarrassing climbdown following the microphone that picked up his expressed dislike for the party voter with whom he had been forced into a photo-op, a marriage guidance counsellor’s bid to challenge his sacking for refusing to give sex therapy to gay couples has caused clashes between the [...] Well, punk founder Malcolm McLaren’s funeral was conducted on the kind of fine sunny day he would probably have hated, and saw him out in most excellent style. A lot of knackered old British creatives turned up for the event, including the carburettor-tossing Adam Ant, a bunch of rich artists and of course the one [...] A morris dance is a form of English folk dance dating back to 1448, usually accompanied by music. It’s based on rhythmic stepping and patterns by a group of dancers armed with sticks, swords, handkerchiefs and bells. It’s very English and extremely silly. Last night I was at an event where it felt more sinister, [...] Poking about in the musty basement of Vinmag House in Brewer Street yesterday, I came across this flyer and presumed it was for a long-gone event, but NO! It’s not yet happened! Having already had lunch with Hilary Dwyer from ‘Witchfinder General’ (and probably frightening the life out of her by reciting her dialogue lines [...] |
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