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| Friday: Please leave a message at the beep | June 4, 2009 | For some reason I woke up this morning thinking about this absolutely fabulous theme song. So of course I had to share it with all of you. I watched this program a lot growing up as a child and the only thing I remember about it is the song, and the name Frank Lupo (in […] |
| close perusal of the instructions required | May 31, 2009 | As I have noted in my twittering I have just successfully installed my new dvd recorder. This is no mean effort given my area of what some might kindly describe as expertise is in cultural studies and therefore in no way equips me to do anything practical or technical. So as I so twittily (and […] |
| close perusal of the instructions required | As I have noted in my twittering I have just successfully installed my new dvd recorder. This is no mean effort given my area of what some might kindly describe as expertise is in cultural studies and therefore in no way equips me to do anything practical or technical. So as I so twittily (and […] |
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| “I’m Shaun either way aren’t I” | May 26, 2009 | Many years ago, I wrote my Honours dissertation on something I very grandly named “Postmodern Satire”. The clip above from The Micallef Pogram was one of my central examples. At the time I had to rely on vhs recording technology and the coincidence that I just happened to be watching the ABC on the night […] |
| "I’m Shaun either way aren’t I" | Many years ago, I wrote my Honours dissertation on something I very grandly named “Postmodern Satire”. The clip above from The Micallef Pogram was one of my central examples. At the time I had to rely on vhs recording technology and the coincidence that I just happened to be watching the ABC on the night […] |
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| did i hear anyone say derivative? | May 24, 2009 | Television, usually my main source of inspiration, relaxation and entertainment has been less than fascinating over the last few weeks. I’m not sure why. I just haven’t been that interested in it. Too much marking, eisteddfod, end of term etc. The Eurovision song contest was a pleasantly kitschy and engaging surprise but apart from that, […] |
| did i hear anyone say derivative? | Television, usually my main source of inspiration, relaxation and entertainment has been less than fascinating over the last few weeks. I’m not sure why. I just haven’t been that interested in it. Too much marking, eisteddfod, end of term etc. The Eurovision song contest was a pleasantly kitschy and engaging surprise but apart from that, […] |
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| Eurovision: A giant pink military tank and a giant kick in the knee | May 18, 2009 | I have spent the last three evenings being inducted into the delights of the Eurovision song contest. It’s never really been on my television or musical radar before but the enthusiastic liveblogging on Circulating Library and the expert commentary at The Memes of Production got me thinking there might be more this whole Eurovision caper […] |
| Eurovision: A giant pink military tank and a giant kick in the knee | I have spent the last three evenings being inducted into the delights of the Eurovision song contest. It’s never really been on my television or musical radar before but the enthusiastic liveblogging on Circulating Library and the expert commentary at The Memes of Production got me thinking there might be more this whole Eurovision caper […] |
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| don’t we know this stuff already? | May 15, 2009 | It must be said that I just don’t understand the big deal about Mad Men. Sure, it’s visually stylish and beautifully evocative of another era, but I find little of interest in the actual characters or narrative. I’ve watched the first number of episodes and it doesn’t grab me. What’s so interesting about watching a […] |