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Sitting in Judgment
When I found myself agreeing with what a high court judge said about daytime TV – and in particular Jeremy Kyle- I thought it was probably yet another indication, along with the gammy knee, of advancing years. Turns out it’s worse than the judge thought- and he called it bear-baiting. This account is actually quite…
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Chilli for the time of year…
Good to know we are protected from attacks of the killer chillies…
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The Impotence of Proofreading By Taylor Mali
Thanks to Anonymous for the tip. Here’s Taylor Mali with good advice for the folks at jobs.ac.uk
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Richard Dawkins on the strangeness of science: TEDTalks
Serious stuff – but very clear. Difficult to argue with the man Ben Goldacre calls Dawkipoos…
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Dan Gilbert on Happiness
This is fascinating. Dan Gilbert is a Harvard psychiatrist who has researched into how we synthesize happiness. This talk, about 20 minutes long, gives details of his work. He’s an excellent, lively speaker. Thanks to Bibliobibuli for the tip.
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Geography professors perform the YMCA
I can’t see my English colleagues doing this somehow… These guys from Manchester’s Geography Dept performed for their Christmas do. I wonder what would be appropriate for other departments?
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Not all about you
Novels are not all about you, Natasha | The Guardian | Guardian UnlimitedLovely letter from Ian McEwan in reply to the review of his new book. His point is, as he says, one which you would hardly think needs to be made, but clearly it does. I’m always amused when people cite John of Gaunt’s…
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Like, you know
More from Taylor Mali. Once again, he’s absolutely on the button with this demolition of vagueness in speech.Hat tip: anonymous.
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Radio Daze
Chez Topsyturvydom, we no longer have one of Mr Baird’s televisual apparatuses, so the wireless is our main mass medium. The DAB radio in the kitchen is habitually tuned to Radio 4, with Radio 2 providing the meal soundtrack, except on Tuesdays. At other times, we’ve recently tried theJazz. Although I can’t be doing with…
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Queen Coleen
I’ve read the Guardian, man and boy, for a very long time- but after reading today’s issue, I’m seriously considering a change. The front page – the front page! – of today’s issue is dominated by a photo of Coleen as Venus. The Weekend magazine’s main feature is a further portfolio of her in the…