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billie piper,
darkplace,
smith and jones,
radio times,
animatronic puppetry,
judoon,
news 24,
garth marenghi,
rose,
doctor who,
race,
eastenders,
the unquiet dead,
russell t davies,
time travel,
ace,
big brother,
emily pankhurst,
martha jones,
vampires,
59th street bridge song,
david tennant,
bbc,
liz shaw,
doctor who magazine,
the runaway bride,
iran,
simon and garfunkel,
freema aygeman,
sonic screwdriver,
anne reid,
star trek,
autons
Well, the third year of the new Doctor von Wer began last night, and I think we're all starting to notice the signs that the BBC is gearing up for thirteen more episodes. There's the broad stuff, like the Radio Times cover, or the astonishing fact that, on Saturday morning, the new series of Doctor Who was the lead story on BBC News 24 - Auntie having apparently decided that the looming t
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-04-01 14:58:50.0
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http://parma-violets.livejournal.com/195226.html
michael moore,
waterstones,
america,
nick cohen,
turkmenistan,
ronald reagan,
tony blair,
pretty straight guys,
spanish civil war,
uzbekistan,
the theguardian,
rush limbaugh,
communism,
saddam hussein,
johann hari,
hollywood,
augusto pinochet,
al-qaeda,
arthur koestler,
margaret thatcher,
george orwell,
iraq,
george galloway,
john harris,
the spectator,
how mumbo-jumbo conquered the world,
amnesty international,
links,
labour,
iain duncan-smith,
politics,
francis wheen,
simon heffer,
taki
An essay written on Thursday February 1st. Posted here as preparation for my main essay of the day.
Disclaimer: I have not read Nick Cohen's new book, nor even skimmed through it in a shop, as my local Waterstones does not seem to be carrying it yet. I'm basing this commentary on interviews I've read with him, reviews I've read of his book, and his previous book Pretty Straight Guys.
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-02-18 14:44:00.0
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robert sean leonard,
tom stoppard,
much ado about nothing,
keneth branagh,
whit stillman,
richard linklater,
shakespeare,
martin scorsese,
obscure hotties,
house
Robert Sean Leonard is an American actor currently starring as Dr. Wilson in House. His film roles include work for Peter Weir (Dead Poet's Society), Martin Scorsese (The Age of Innocence), Kenneth Branagh (Much Ado About Nothing), Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco) and Richard Linklater (Tape). He has won a Tony Award for his role in Tom Stoppard's
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-02-04 17:59:15.0
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america ferrera,
forest whitaker,
sasha-baron cohen,
helen mirren again,
the last king of scotland,
hugh laurie,
helen mirren
Forest Whitaker? Sasha Baron-Cohen? Hugh Laurie? America Ferrera? Helen Mirren? ANOTHER HELEN MIRREN? Best. Golden Globes. Ever.
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-01-16 18:22:25.0
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http://parma-violets.livejournal.com/191965.html
lucy cohu,
atonement,
anne-marie duff,
james mcavoy,
the last kind of scotland,
stephen fry,
mark millar,
macbeth,
david oyelowo,
wanted,
obscure hotties,
william shakespeare,
shameless,
ian mcewan,
bright young things
It's been a while, hasn't it? By way of an apology, here's a veteran favourite O.H. who now, happily, seems to be getting less and less obscure by the day.
Now almost always referred to as "Next Big Thing James McAvoy", James's memorable television credits include extended stints on Shameless, White Teeth, State of Play the BBC's ShakespeaRetold (episode "Macbeth") and
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-01-14 11:24:27.0
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paul,
sudoku,
nicholas shakespeare,
writing,
jews,
money,
tony,
jazz,
work,
christmas,
jobcentre,
mahmoud ahmadinejad,
in patagonia,
bruce chatwin,
on the black hill,
samuel beckett
Well, it’s always nice to be doing something. The first few clients have started trickling back into work after practically deserting us for most of the last three or four weeks. Nobody wants to think about money or housing troubles in the run-up to Christmas; they want to wait until they’re even further in debt then come in.
It’s still a bit quiet. I busy myself with writing, doing Sudoku and reading
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-01-10 19:20:01.0
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censorship,
dinosaurs,
bad movies,
beck,
radiohead,
forteana,
conspiracy theories,
transformers,
urban myths,
cricket,
bisexuality,
beach boys,
memes,
surrealism
In 2007,  parma_violets resolves to... Find a better radiohead.
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-01-01 19:58:48.0
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lyrics,
new year,
neko case,
jarvis cocker
Neko Case - 'Hold On, Hold On'
The most tender place in my heart is for strangers
I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
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Compared to some I've been around
But I really tried so hard
That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on,
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Published by :parma-violets 2007-01-01 18:22:21.0
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time lords,
isaac asimov,
david tennant,
nick park,
christmas,
mars,
face of boe,
doctor who,
100,
the incredibles,
eastenders,
love & monsters,
murray gold,
catherine tate,
000 bc
'The Runaway Bride' is one of the first ideas Russell T Davies ever had for Doctor Who, according to the man himself. Which raises the question; what was that idea, exactly? I've just watched it, and I'm still none the wiser.
Perhaps it was a mystery? When discussing the teaser ending of 'Doomsday' with Tim, Tim opined that the appearance of the Bride was a wonderful c
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Published by :parma-violets 2006-12-25 20:46:00.0
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family,
metro,
rupert murdoch,
the theguardian,
christmas,
jarvis cocker,
friends,
links,
mediawatchwatch,
the sun,
urban myths,
fox news,
al-key-hol,
granddad,
political correctness
Futile to argue about what the meaning of Christmas, in a traditional sense, is – is it a Christian holiday, a co-opted pagan one, something to do with throwing reindeer guts at stuttering children? – because history means nothing if the ideas being represented can’t stand on their own two feet. For some reason, this has become a particularly hot topic this year with the Sun’s ridiculous campaign against the
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Published by :parma-violets 2006-12-25 12:26:23.0
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