Category: Journal
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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,…
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Date night
Arguably a date is the situation where the gentleman’s capability to live up to that name is most keenly tested. It is the arena where the fusion of the modern and traditional sides of chivalry combine. And it has it’s challenges. Oh lord does it have it’s challenges. Some things which were once chivalrous are…
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Madden’s Law on spoilers
MADDEN’S Law: After any culturally significant event, such as the release of a film or TV show, there will be an agreed “spoiler-free” cooling off period. After that time those who have seen it may discuss it freely and it becomes the duty of those who have not to avoid spoilers. The cooling off periods…
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Gents of the Year 2016
Time has announced its annual person of the year – the President-Elect of the United States, Donald J Trump. I’ve had my say on that. Mr Trump is the perfect winner. He typifies everything that has happened in 2016 and is, almost without doubt, the person who made the biggest mark on the world. But…
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Here we go
Starting fresh. Same idea, whole new look. Welcome to The Millennial Gent. It has been a circuitous route to get here. The Millennial Gent has spawned out of my previous site The 21st Century Gent, indeed I have pulled across some choice posts from the previous site to get this one going. What is the…
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