Category: Journal

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    First day of school, Your Highness

    Ah the first day at school. Most of us can remember the going back to school for the new year, the creeping dread of starting term and homework again, mixed with the fun of seeing your friends again. How many of us started the first day with the best intentions which went south pretty quickly?…

  • Mayweather vs McGregor: Show time

    The circus is in town. For months now Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Conor McGregor have been dancing round each other in the press, online and on stage. Tonight in Las Vegas it is “put up and shut up time”. Unfortunately I fear tonight could be the least entertaining part of the show. McGregor is a…

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    How to order at the bar or coffee shop

    There are a few irritating situations in life where you cannot help but be annoyed – bad drivers when you are in a hurry, knotted headphones, “Press 1 for…” No one likes being in these situations, but often there is nothing individuals can do to avoid them. But that is not always the case. Take…

  • Mayweather vs McGregor: The Money Belt

    The moment you think something can’t get more ridiculous, it will. That nugget could apply to any one of a number of things in the world today, but it is particularly appropriate in one case – Floyd Mayweather vc Conor McGregor. The “big money fight” takes place this weekend and two of the biggest self-promoters…

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    James Bond is back

    Daniel Craig will be donning the tux and holster again. He confirmed it to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show last night in the USA. After admitting he had “been cagey” with interviewers all day, Mr Craig gave Mr Colbert and his cheering audience the “scoop” that he has signed on for another film as…

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    Show week: Pirates of Penzance

    Last week was show week. Those of you who know me will know this means it was a pretty hectic, but thoroughly enjoyable time. When I’m not grown-upping at work, I spend quite a lot of time on stage. I first got the “amdram” bug when I was six and I’ve sort of had it…

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    The future of print, according to The Rake

    The argument over the future of print and how it can survive the current digital boom is one I am well acquainted with. In a world where everything is instant, how does print fit into the market? I was recently reading The Rake and the magazine’s founder Wei Koh has put perfectly how and why…

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    The Doctor is in

    Doctor Who has unveiled its first female Doctor – and if you listen very carefully, you can hear the sound of nothing changing. On Sunday Broadchurch actress Jodie Whittaker was revealed as the actor who will take over from Peter Capaldi, thereby becoming the 13th Doctor. I will lay my stand out early, I have…

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    Game of Thrones: My top 5 moments

    Game of Thrones is back. I am not going to lie, I am very excited by this. I joined the GoT craze late, binge-read the books and then stuck with the TV series when it went solo. To be honest I’m still not over some of the developments which have come about through the TV…

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    Twitter #101: Don’t be a tool

    “Stay here, and try not to do anything stupid” This blog post is sponsored by the wisdom of Captain Jack Sparrow. I’ve written previously about my thoughts on the social niceties of Twitter, but since the President of the USA conducted his campaign there and appears to be running his regime through the micro-blogging site,…