This morning they broadcast one of those news stories that made me unsure whether to laugh or to fling my porridge at the stereo like a belligerent 95-year-old. It wasn’t about the refugee crisis or Donald Trump, which was a nice change – it was about a debate that’s raging about whether Bridge should be considered […]
Tag: BBC News
When Smart People Make a Boo Boo (#DistractinglySexy & Tim Hunt)
Generally speaking I think it’s a good rule of life to never engage with online debates, mostly because ‘debate’ usually means ‘people SHOUTING THEIR OPINION with NO INTENTION of EVER listening to OR learning from the other side(s).’ But I must say I’ve enjoyed the #distractinglysexy hashtag. For those of you who try not to […]
Let’s Talk About the Weather (and Eurovision and some guy I read about on the news)
Before I forget, because I might, there’s a giveaway running on my shop at the moment. Everyone who buys my Eurovision game is automatically entered to a draw to win one of my mirrors (your choice which one, of course). Yay! Right, important stuff: is it really windy where you are at the moment? Because a […]
Takin’ Liberties
I was considering a break from the news after the election, but then the new government went and announced new laws I’m not sure about and since I didn’t vote for them I feel like I’ve got a civic responsibility to moan talk about it… These laws are aimed at reducing and/or preventing radicalisation by banning […]
Colour Codes
I think I might have been insulting people for ages. I mean, I know I’ve been insulting people for ages, but it turns out I might have been accidentally insulting people who I actually wish to do the opposite of insult. That’s getting tautological so I’ll get on with it: yesterday Benedict Cumberbatch (I’d forgotten […]
The Six O’Clock News: Quickfire Commentary
Audioblog time! I decided to commentate on each of these stories (don’t worry there are things to look at while you listen): Too bad I talked about things in the wrong order and forgot how to talk and read simultaneously. Story One, in which we should perhaps panic. Story Two, in which I haven’t heard of […]
The Six O’Clock News: Keeping Up With Current Events
With the ever-changing nature of ‘current events’ and the complications of understanding it anyway, I thought the Israel-Palestine conflict (war? See, defining this shit is tough) would be a good topic to use to discuss ways to keep up with the news. All the cool kids are doing it, so listen up! The Traditional Way: […]
The Six O’Clock News: Pizza on Flights, Unless You’re Prevented from Flying by a Faulty iPod, etc.
Presuming that I don’t have my electronics/right to fly removed, when you read this I will be either asleep or eating, which isn’t a huge difference to normal, although it will be a) eight o’clock where I am, and b) I won’t have a clue if it goes wrong because my one holiday rule is […]
