On Why Can't Nigel Spell?
As the weather was favourable I took a bus to the centre of town and took in some local colour.
Suck on that, spell check.
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On Robin Gibb, 1949 - 2012
I saw them live in the 80s. Terrific show they put on and I remember Robin doing a lovely acoustic version of 'Words'.
Poor Barry, all his brothers gone.
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On Mad Men's Megan Draper Reads (And Wears) 1966 'Vogue'
@hockeymom Yes, in the early episodes when the new decade had yet to make itself truly felt I looked at the younger, thinner Jane (compared to Mona and Joan) and said "that's the 60s right there"
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On How Pixie Lott Became A Star
The more of these I read the less I want to go back to England to die.
I know you said "straight" in at number one but there was a girl called Kate Bush who was the first British female solo singer to top the charts with her debut single.
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On How Much More Do Comic Books Cost Today?
I read a lot of Marvel comics in my youth but stopped at some point in the 80s. Now my daughter has developed a love of old Wonder Woman and Archie comics so I've been taking her to our local emporium but, besides being so pricey, 99% of the new ones are unsuitable for kids. I picked up a Supergirl thinking this would be cool for a little girl and I was shocked at how bloody and violent it was - Supergirl! And they're so fucking serious too, all these superheroes are sitting around having moody conversations. The fun has completely gone out of them. I blame Frank Miller and Alan Moore personally.
And who can keep up with the 1,000 versions of each title there seem to be these days? No wonder Marvel and DC have to keep re-booting their universes.
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On The Definitive List Of White Music Stolen By Black People
'Help Me Make It Through The Night' - Kris Kristofferson to Gladys Knight (and John Holt)
'Trans Europe Express' - Kraftwerk to Afrika Bambaata and The Soul Sonic Force (sort of)
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On Someone Please Help Kurt Andersen Off The Floor
I'm obviously completely ancient because it took a while for it to sink in that this was a website and not a magazine.
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On Separated By A Common Bad Language
Ornate, clever and flowing? I guess the stupid farking kuhnt hasn't even been in an English pub at closing time.
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On Free To Be... Straight White Males
My last boss went to TED and Davos every year, guess that's where he learned to sack me and my entire department a few months ago. Fuck the lot of them "influencers" or whatever stupid Fast-Company-esque label they have these days.