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Poetry, the Art Form That Tries To Think Before It Speaks
In a recent interview with Andrew Marr, the writer and broadcaster Clive James said he'd "be lost without poetry" and in doing so spoke for us all. We, like James, take refuge in words, bathing in the...
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Egon Schiele: The Radical Nude
Egon Schiele was the enfant terrible of the Austrian art scene in the early 1900s. His career lasted barely a decade but in that short time he threw a metaphorical grenade into the Viennese art...
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Getting Publicity for Your Book
What to do if you're not JK Rowling, you don't have a big publishing house to promote you but you're determined to make your book a success? There are many ways to get publicity for your book and...
View ArticleThe Scandinavian Factor... Two Decades of Music, Pølser, Köttbullar and...
Scandinavia and I go back a long way. That makes me sound like some sort of Nordic warrior. I wish. At least then I might have hung on to more of my hair. But seriously. I first went to Sweden in 1991...
View ArticleS Club 7 Reunion - Their Charity Record Will Go Nicely Next to Their Criminal...
So, S Club 7 are reforming. I've always thought that S Club 7 reforming was the answer. So long as the question is "What news are you least looking forward to hearing in the next couple of years?" It's...
View ArticleVoice Star Jermain Jackman Talks With Essy B
Winner of BBC One, hit show The Voice, Jermain Jackman talks with host of Pure Ent TV, Essy B. Jackman says he is defiantly looking into working with numerous stars including Sam Smith and is...
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'Beano' Magic at St Pancras Station This Half-Term and Beyond...
London's St Pancras station is being taken over by The Beano, with typical Dennis and friends' mischief and mayhem. For thirteen delightfully cheeky weeks, starting this half term break, the Beano...
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Interview: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Photo credit:Brendan Walters Andrew McMahon wouldn't know how to stop making music even if he tried. Having been in different bands since he was in his early teens, from Something Corporate to Jack's...
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The Launch Party - The Most Important Part of Making a Movie?
Last night was the premiere of the short film I produced and co-directed. 'Flame' was shot over two manic days in May (with two of my models) and was finally ready to reveal to friends and colleagues...
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Ten Year Anniversary: Wes Anderson's 'The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou'
Taking into consideration the fact that Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is 10 years old, I didn't particularly want to do yet another review. What I wanted to do is simply give you a...
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Jane Horrocks Stars in 'East is East', Trafalgar Studios
East is East is a bright, well-observed comedy about the issues facing second-generation Pakistani children born and raised in the UK. Starring the gloriously talented Jane Horrocks and writer Ayub...
View ArticleEleven Ways to Save Celebrity Weeklies Before It's Too Late
SHOCK NEWS! SUPER SKINNY CELEBRITY WEEKLIES DROP EVEN MORE WEIGHT! EXCLUSIVE: 10 SALES GAIN TIPS REVEALED! Fears are growing for celebrity weeklies as sale plunge further to an all time 'super skinny'...
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My Favourite Songwriting Myth Debunked
For years, one of my favourite songwriting anecdotes has been this story, about Fergal Sharkey's two big 1980s hits. It goes like this: Sharkey's massive solo smash A Good Heart was written by Maria...
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'Urinetown' Delivers Toilet Humour
At the beginning of Urinetown, you are told that this isn't your typical musical, and they're not kidding. After a three year run on Broadway, this unconventional toilet-based musical has arrived at...
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Approaching the Book Bloggers
What to do if you're not Katie Price, you don't have a prize pair of puppies to promote you but you're still determined to make your book a success? Book bloggers can be a self-published author's best...
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A One Woman World in the Music Industry
You might think that heading up a record label in 2014 would look very different to doing it in 1984. We may have fully embraced the digital age but when it comes to representation of gender, it's hard...
View ArticleInfomania - The Newest Obsession on the Block
A female honeybee larva can grow up to be either a queen or a worker depending on what food it's fed. I didn't make that up. Hives are complex social structures with different kinds of workers, such as...
View ArticleIs It Good to Scare Ourselves?
It's Halloween, which means that children across the country will leap enthusiastically into the darkness, transforming terror into treats and wrapping innocence in fear. I am often asked: why do we...
View ArticleHubble Bubble, Halloween Trouble?
A thick fog has descended over Food Tube HQ where some frightfully delicious recipes have risen from the shallow depths of the internet... Mwhahahahahahaha! Be very afraid Food Tubers! These creepy...
View ArticleI Don't Like Halloween Because Halloween Isn't Scary
I don't like Halloween. I don't like Halloween because Halloween is not scary. I spend an inordinate amount of my time frightening, disturbing and creeping out your children. Figuring out ways to give...
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