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London photo of the day: rudeness on rails

Mon, Jul 08, 2013
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Yes, total stranger sitting across from me on the train into St. Pancras this afternoon: please put your Sainbury’s crap all over my side of the table we’re supposed to be sharing.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jun 29-Jul 05 2013

Mon, Jul 08, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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London photo of the day: United International Pictures

Sat, Jul 06, 2013
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Old signage uncovered at the Soho headquarters of Paramount Pictures.

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what are your “favorite” weasel words?

Sat, Jul 06, 2013
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I am particularly enraged by “PATRIOT Act,” which was anything but patriotic, and which set us on the path of “Homeland Security” and “Total Information Awareness”…

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London photo of the day: John Wilkes rifle maker

Sat, Jul 06, 2013
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Now on sale: Haitian sculpture.

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Now You See Me review: popcorn with glitter on top

Fri, Jul 05, 2013
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Most of it makes no sense at all, but who cares? This is cheerful ridiculousness pulled off with panache.

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Doctor Who thing: you really must be careful around blue boxes…

Fri, Jul 05, 2013
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Someone is trying to fool the unsuspecting…

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Turbo trailer: dude snail racing

Fri, Jul 05, 2013
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A snail who wants to be a race car? Anyone can identify with that. A girl snail who wants to be a race car? Whoa, what is such madness?

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London photo of the day: red leather cinema

Thu, Jul 04, 2013
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The ridiculously comfy seats in one of the screenings rooms at the Charlotte Street Hotel.

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Errors of the Human Body review: scientists are people too

Thu, Jul 04, 2013
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More brooding thinkpiece than sci-fi thriller, and yet fans of brooding thinkpieces may not be wholly satisfied, either.

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