Archive for May, 2012

Words from the wise – Ralph Fiennes

May 30, 2012 6:50 pm1 comment
Words from the wise – Ralph Fiennes

What can I say about Ralph Fiennes that hasn’t already been said? Some time ago now, I guess it must have been mid November I found myself sitting more or less front row (alright it was front row) admiring a scruffily dressed and bearded Ralph Fiennes.  The occasion was one [...]

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Feeling sick with Jubilee fever

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Feeling sick with Jubilee fever

The next few weeks are going to be hard for me. Yes, I have University exams, and they’re bad enough, and no, I don’t cope well with hot weather, but there’s something much worse bothering me. Can you guess what it is? Jubilee fever. As a Welsh nationalist and a [...]

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Budapest – an old man with a young soul.

May 29, 2012 4:45 pm2 comments
Budapest – an old man with a young soul.

If I could give any traveller one piece of advice it would be this – give all the obvious destinations a break, Europe has much more than Paris, London or Milan to offer. Having exhausted Paris, I felt it due to spread my wings and find a new corner of [...]

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Webber wins Monaco dogfight

May 28, 2012 6:08 pm0 comments
Webber wins Monaco dogfight

Mark Webber took his second victory around the streets of Monte Carlo yesterday after a four-way fight for victory resulted in the closest ever finish to a Monaco GP. With the top four cars separated by just two seconds at the chequered flag, Webber became the sixth different winner of a [...]

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Has Manchester United’s Dominance of English Football Come to an End?

May 27, 2012 1:20 pm0 comments
Has Manchester United’s Dominance of English Football Come to an End?

Dumped out of the Champions League in the group stages, outplayed home and away by a mid-table La Liga side in the Europa League, knocked out of the F.A. Cup by arch-rivals Liverpool in the fourth round and beaten in the Premier League title race by their noisy neighbours: there [...]

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Schumacher back on top – But advantage Webber

May 26, 2012 6:50 pm0 comments
Schumacher back on top – But advantage Webber

Michael Schumacher stormed to what should have been his 69th career pole position in Monte Carlo this afternoon – but starts 6th following his penalty for crashing into Bruno Senna in the Spanish GP. Mark Webber is the main beneficiary and moves forward to pole position for the 2nd time [...]

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Back to Baku – The Eurovision Song Contest

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Back to Baku – The Eurovision Song Contest

If you’re thinking about heading out on Saturday evening, going clubbing, to the pub, or just enjoying the last weekend of sun before the inevitable Bank Holiday downpour, then I regret to inform you of what you’ll be missing out on. Forget the Summer Olympics, Euro 2012 and the Jubilee, [...]

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50 Cent – The Lost Tape (Mixtape Review)

May 25, 2012 2:40 pm0 comments
50 Cent – The Lost Tape (Mixtape Review)

50 Cent finds himself at a crossroads in his career. With his popularity on the wane and people already forgetting about an increasingly delayed studio album, the New York rapper releases the free DJ Drama hosted The Lost Tape in order to appease impatient fans. Does the project manage to [...]

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