June 2010
22 posts
I’m an arty-farty, liberal kind of chap, which is why I’ve been very pleased to see that one of the lasting legacies of the City of Culture is Merseytravel’s ongoing commitment to public art. Last…
My holiday was in Portugal, and yet I’ve only written about Spain’s metro, which is a bit unfair: like going to Scotland and telling everyone how great Cornish pasties are. In fairness, I did also…
I’m back! I’ve spent the past week sunning myself in Portugal, and as a result I’ve turned the colour of creme caramel. This is a victory for me because I’m normally a sickly white. Hopefully I’ll…
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He’s been to a McDonalds, and had to marshall a load of screaming, insane, E-number fuelled children. They threw food, they clambered over the furniture, they chucked…
The way Patricia Fearing hisses “James” in the corridor in Thunderball. She does this strange thing where she sticks her jaw out as she does it, and for some reason I just think it’s cool.
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I woke up this morning to find a box on my doorstep. Nothing new there: I’m currently being stalked by Russell Tovey, and he frequently leaves me gifts - chocolates, jewellery, pictures of him…
The last week has been an uninterrupted streak of glorious, hot weather, sunny and sticky. So what happens the one day I decide to leave the house? It goes cloudy and rains. Marvellous.
The plan…