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Entries from March 27th, 2009

Jade Goody 1981-2009

March 27th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Life

While I was in town today I looked in the book shop window and saw a book called Jade Goody: Fighting to the end,  My autobiography 1981-2001.    At the time I thought that the implications were a bit distasteful.

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Covered in glory

March 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Music

I may have mentioned it before, but I do like a good cover version.  I also like a bad one.  Most of all, I like an unlikely cover version and delving into the recesses of Spotify I have found some crackers – combinations that you could hardly make up.

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News wipe

March 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life

Charlie Brooker’s new programme, News Wipe, is like a 30-minute illustration of the phrase “many a true word is spoken in jest”.   Not the funniest thing I have seen all week though: that would have to be the bit in Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle where the couple are sitting on the sofa flicking through the […]

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