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I cannot understand why this is a PS3/X360 exclusive. There's nothing in there that the Wii cannot do, and given all the Nintendo references in the original books, it's...
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I realised two things today: one, that I get a real buzz from talking about "highbrow" subjects like philosophy, science and history, and two, that I'm terrified of talking...
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From the synopsis of the finale of the current Doctor Who series: "There was a goblin. Or a trickster, or a warrior. A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a...
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China Miéville clearly quite likes Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, or perhaps he thinks it's deeply flawed. Either way, Kraken marks the second time, after the excellent Un Lun Dun,...
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For the first time in I think over a year, I've reviewed an Avengers comic: Up to now, my general opinion of Brian Michael Bendis's superhero comics work has been that he has...
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Every year, Brighton does its Festival, complete with Edinburgh-emulating Fringe, and every year I think about being all cultural and going along, because it would be silly not...
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While Channel 4 brought in Jimmy Carr to make the world a little bit worse with every word that staggered from his stupid face, the BBC's election coverage turned out to be...
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Look, I'm no supporter of Gordon Brown, but if someone's whinging about "students" and "immigrants" ruining Britain, then guess what? Perhaps that person is indeed a bigot....
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This whole leaders' debate thing is silly.First of all, it either shows or encourages a wilful ignorance of our electoral system. I can't be certain that the people who run ITV...
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I seriously doubt I'll vote for Labour this time around, but I have to give Gordon Brown credit for his response to David Cameron unveiling the Tory manifesto:Prime Minister...
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When the BBC announced that there was going to be a new series of Doctor Who games, I was a bit concerned, as I'm worried that they're spreading the franchise too thin as it...
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Marvel "proudly" congratulates the creative team of the cancelled Captain Britain and MI: 13, which has nothing to do with the comic receiving a Hugo Award nomination, despite...
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Well, it's not a slavish imitation of the book, that's for sure. On the whole, Kick-Ass the movie is less bitter and nihilistic than its parent, and as such, loses some of the...
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Mark Millar doesn't do subtlety. It's one of his recurring problems, which is why he's better on big silly stuff like that brilliant twelve-part Wolverine story he did with...
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The head of Ireland's Catholics has apologised for his role in mishandling the case of a serial child abuser.A Catholic adoption society has won a High Court battle over laws...
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Sod Lady Gaga ripping off Tarantino and Japanese TV, this is better:
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The BBC has been under fire of late, with the most recent example being the planned cutbacks to their internet services, along with the axing of Asian Network and 6 Music.It's...
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Action Comics #775Amazing Spider-Man #519-524The Authority #17The Authority: Devil's NightThe Authority vs Lobo: Jingle HellAvengers v3 #24Avengers United (UK) #6, 13,...
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I meant to do this ages ago, when Nige did it, but I forgot, and Rol has since reminded me. So here goes, again in no particular order: 10. Advanced Idea Mechanics Hydra's...
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I have said that this new A-Team film looks a bit like kids playing dress-up, a sort of grown-up version of Son of Rambow. Or perhaps this:I'm not sure I can tell the difference.
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I don't tend to do music posts. I'm not an erudite musichead like Rol; I discovered The Smiths twenty years after the fact, as a particularly embarrassing example. I tend to...
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I think the thing which sinks it is Neeson's hair. If they'd cast someone with white hair, it would have been fine, but to dye his white just makes it look like a fan film....
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I'm not sure I've seen ten new films this year, I've barely read more than a couple of new books, and I don't know enough about music to write about it without embarrassing...
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Yee, and indeed, haw.
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There's a film out soon, the trailer claiming that it is based on one of the greatest "holiday" stories of all time, "holiday" in this case, of course, being the American word...