Category Archives: Random
The Top Ten Most Influential Films of the Last 10 Years
Mr Phin pointed me in the direction of this list of the ‘10 Most Influential Films in the Last 10 Years‘, and I couldn’t help but spend all morning compiling my own count down. Although I see where the writer … Continue reading
Like Eddie Falson at the end of ‘Color of Money’, I’m baaaack!!
You may have noticed things have been a tad quiet on the blog front in recent weeks (apart from the odd movie and rugby review) and that’s because the months of October and November seem to have been swallowed up … Continue reading
All hail Merlin
Ever since the Beeb hit it big with Dr Who, they have been trying to recreate that mix of action for kids alongside proper drama fro grown ups. After the anachronistic nightmare that was Robin Hood, they seem to have … Continue reading
RIP Paul Newman
A sad day today as news came out that Paul Newman has died of cancer aged 83. I’ve always been a massive fan of Newman, whether it was his fantastic performance in Butch Cassidy, the iconic poster of Cool Hand … Continue reading
Newsflash from ST16
Unfortunately since I moved to WordPress, it means no one else is now allowed to post on the Pipedream – bwahahaha! However Simon asked me to post this up, so fingers crossed it’s not anything too dodgy! ;o)
Scrabulous RIP
Catastrophe has hit the world of Facebook, as the mighty Scrabulous has finally been taken down at the request of Hasbro, the owners of the official Scrabble. What will I do now at work when waiting for things to happen?! … Continue reading
Don’t mess with me, I’m an archaeologist
And with that fantastic utterance, the BBC’s ‘so bad it’s good’ drama series, Bonekickers, came lurching to a climax. It was car crash TV of the very highest order for this attempt at merging Time Team with Spooks, and I … Continue reading
More proof that penguins are awesome
As if you needed anymore proof that penguins are awesome, then check out this cool dude in Edinburgh Zoo. Nils Olav (the penguin), has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King’s Guard since 1972, and has slowly … Continue reading
Shockingly bad shoplifter
When I read in the Bath Chronicle today about a shoplifter who drowned while trying to escape from security guards I couldn’t help but wonder what the guy’s thought process was as he ran away from the portly PC World … Continue reading
