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Sunday, 26 July 2015

Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Real Madrid and Barcelona really are the best, aren't they?

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I recently finished Fear and Loathing in La Liga, an account of the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry written by Sid Lowe, who covers Spanish fo...
Sunday, 19 July 2015

A Taste of Portland

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Just got back this week from a trip to Portland, and I'm wondering why the heck it took me so long to visit! Actually, I know exactly ...
Sunday, 5 July 2015

Mass Effect and the Curse of Becoming the New Star Wars

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I just finished the Mass Effect trilogy last weekend, amid reports that the next game in the series has finally been given a name (along wit...
Sunday, 28 June 2015

The Bygone World of Britpop

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2015 is turning out to be a big year for anniversaries. The one most in my mind on January 1st was Back to the Future Part II, which was set...
Sunday, 21 June 2015

Charleston: Take it Down

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John Stewart may have gotten the most attention for his monologue the day of the shooting at AME Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolin...
Sunday, 7 June 2015

Champions League 2015: Cruel Old Game, Mk II

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This year the Champions League final closed off the European football season, falling a bit later than usual. The competitors were Barcelona...
Sunday, 31 May 2015

Second Progress Report on the Novel: Life Gets in the Way

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Hmm. Turns out I was a bit ambitious in the last post talking about this - instead of maintaining the average daily word count between 500-1...