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JK Rowling: The Greatest Living British Writer?

JK Rowling – author of the Harry Potter series of books, just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years – has been voted “the greatest living British writer” in a recent poll in The Book Magazine.
Discworld author Terry Pratchett came second, but received just a third of the total [...]

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Some people are never happy…

It's posts like this that make it worth coming into work in the morning. Seeing Rory's post during my regular morning trawl through blogworld has brightened my day immeasurably. I salute him for having the patience to tolerate what is undoubtedly "a tardathon". He doesn't hold back with the language either, so if you're offended [...]

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Everquest too?

The Psychotic Monkey has posted of his love for games, specifically Everquest 2.
I played Everquest for quite a while, getting several characters to (around) level 20, and one character up to the lofty heights of level 28. For those that don't know, the higher the level, the more experience your character has. With higher levels, [...]

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Blessed

Blessed is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most excruciatingly unfunny sitcom I have ever had the misfortune to see. Twice.
It's quite an achievement to strip Ardal O'Hanlon of his capacity to be funny, but Ben Elton has done just that. It's bad enough that O'Hanlon's character spouts large chunks of Elton's stand-up routine, [...]

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When is a watershed not a watershed?

The BBC have apparently received complaints (and have been slapped by OFCOM) because they showed Tarantino's Pulp Fiction ten minutes after the (9pm) watershed. Excuse me? What's the point of even having a watershed if you have to wait for sufficient amount of time before showing adult content! Perhaps we need to have layered watersheds, [...]

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Who’s in need?

It looks like I might have to force myself to watch Children in Need this year. According to Gallifrey One (the leading Dr. Who news site, imho), there'll be a short episode screened during the evening. This should give viewers the first real chance to see David Tennant's take on the good Doctor. Looks like [...]

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