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25 April 201428 October 2020|by Women, Charles Bukowski (Audiobook)

I think if I read this when I was much younger, I might have found it a bit rebellious and exciting. All the sex, drugs and... rock 'n roll poetry. But I just found that one sexual encounter after another...

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25 April 201428 October 2020|by Open, by Andre Agassi (Audiobook)

I heard a lot of good things about Open, Andre Agassi’s autobiography. And right from the opening pages I thought wow, this is great. Agassi is a really good writer, with interesting thoughts, and a fascinating life, which makes for...

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22 January 201428 October 2020|by Swimming home (on Kindle)

Is it a bear? is it a plane? No! It's Kitty fucking Finch and she's in your swimming pool. The poet Joe Jacobs is relaxing in a villa in France with his family and friends, when a naked girl appears...

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15 January 201415 January 2014|by I can stop hating Apple so much

I've started noticing the appearance of some Android apps that I can't install on my phone. It turns out that the OS on my phone won't be getting any further updates. http://www.neowin.net/news/htc-officially-stops-one-s-updates-barely-a-year-after-launch This has been driving me crazy with the...

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03 January 201428 October 2020|by My 10 favourite books of 2013

I'm not being too strict this year... a couple of these were not published in 2013. Books 10 to 2, could easily be jumbled around in order, but number 1 slot was a clear winner this year. TransAtlantic - McCann, Colum...

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13 June 201203 January 2014|by CABBAGE CONTROLS – some thoughts on Prometheus casting

I went to see Prometheus last night. Absolutely stunning design. I particularly liked the use of yellows. No, seriously! But it was slightly let down by some other factors which I always find amazing once you compare the different elements....

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12 June 201203 January 2014|by Power’s Short story

I decided to have a bash at the Power's short story competition recently. Here's my entry: They came. One after the one before. Each face old and unfamiliar. Then recognition emerged until they were so familiar, you wonder how you...

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05 March 201206 March 2012|by Pruning your feeds

I asked on Twitter recently if anyone has completely stopped using RSS readers, and a few people had completely. Others just about keep an eye on it. I don't check mine half as much as I used to but I...

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11 January 201211 January 2012|by Netflix

I tried signing up to Netflix yesterday and got an error "We are unable to start your Netflix membership with the information you provided. Please contact Netflix Customer Services 1800 94 86 16." I rang the number and got a...

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11 November 201103 January 2014|by That other time I went to the States…

I ain't no high flyer. On exiting San Francisco Airport - the first thing I found myself doing was driving on the wrong side of the road with a huge motherfucking SUV coming straight at me. Now I KNEW I...

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