Monthly Archives: February 2011

51 – The Oscar winner is The King’s Speech

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

51/314 “The British film industry really stretches itself by making a film about a posh bloke with a stammer” or, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, underdog does good, big yawn” are the types of geeky tweets about the Oscar news today. This … Continue reading →

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50 – Has Glastonbury lost its edge?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

50/315 In the Telegraph today, Lucy Jones, commenting on the news that U2 were set to headline the forthcoming festival asked “Has the festival lost its edge?” It seems the three headliners are now set to be Coldplay, Beyonce and … Continue reading →

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49 – Boiled egg on toast with grilled tomatoes

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

49/316 Cooking is, without a doubt therapeutic. I’m not talking about the usual making the tea routine that you struggle to fit into your daily to-do list that never, ever all gets done. I’m talking about cooking for cooking’s sake. … Continue reading →

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48 – Spring is coming – Campervans and Keep fit

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

48/317 I’ve now seen about snowdrops and baby dafs and the chives in my garden are peaking through. At last spring is here, or showing promise of soon being so. I LOVE winter, it is filled with the best events … Continue reading →

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47 – London Fashion Week; plus-size, androgyny and glamour

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

47/318 London Fashion Week is drawing to a close – the event that has been hogging our fashion mag spreads and arts & culture headlines. Whilst I would like to say I am so in the know that I have … Continue reading →

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46 – Belong by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

46/319 Considering they’ve been going since 2007, I have only just today heard of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, courtesy of on-the-pulse DJ Michelle Zenner via Twitter. Their new single Belong was released on iTunes yesterday and is … Continue reading →

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45 – Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

45/320 Today I saw a picture preview (courtesy of the BBC) of some of Alexander McQueen’s fantastic designs soon to be displayed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Organized by The Costume Institute, around 100 items are to make … Continue reading →

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44 – Viva musical royalty – Rufus Wainwright and Lorca Cohen have a baby!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

44/321 “By the power of Greyskull” or some considerate and well thought out adult conversation and family planning, Lorca Cohen (Leonard Cohen’s daughter), Rufus Wainwright and his partner Jörn Weisbrodt are the happy parents of a little baby girl (I’m … Continue reading →

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43 – Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop – The most sickly part is how people have responded

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

43/322 How wonderful it is to run your own personal website. Be it a blog or otherwise, it is a great opportunity to express yourself freely; to share with others what you choose; and to have thousands of people mock … Continue reading →

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42 – R.E.M. – Collapse into Now, a preview

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

42/323 Oh joy of joys, on a par only with discovering that there is indeed a biscuit in the biscuit bear despite not adding any to it for months, and it is not even off, just when I want one … Continue reading →

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