September 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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It's been one of those days when my fingers meet...
I spend my nights fighting off sleep in what I can only rationally call an attempt not to miss out on the time which people twice my age recall as the best days of their lives. It’s not something I look forward to or even plan, it just happens. And each day as the darkness hits me I feel nothing at all. Except maybe a small sense of achievement and an anxious wonder of whether or not...
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January 2011
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Boardwalk Empire | Review
The Roaring Twenties have rarely roared with such vibrant, violent, extravagantly engrossing life as in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
This instantly captivating 12-part ensemble series feels thrillingly modern as it captures a chaotic period of social progress and prosperity upstaged by the brazen corruption of the Prohibition era. It’s a grand, sprawling saga based around the doomed...
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December 2010
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Kate Rusby | Cardiff St. David's Hall
As I cough and croak my way into Cardiff, convinced that I’m on the brink of bubonic plague, the capital’s wintry air seems like a significantly less than adequate replacement for my bed. But as I shuffle into the hall, my ailments are swiftly forgotten. Greeted by a spectacularly Christmassy stage setting with stars on high and Christmas trees galore, my splutters are immediately...
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“Perfection screams a lack of adventure.”
– Tanaou
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“I laughed when Lennon got shot.”
– Manic Street Preachers - Motown Junk
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