Archive for March, 2010
Return of the Pac
If you are jonesing for some retro arcade game action on your PC, and you want it for free, you should get yourself to freepacman.net. As the site name would suggest the main attraction at freepacman.net is the yellow dot gobbler himself Pac-Man. Pac-Man (originally [Read More]
Pure Glamour: a magazine review
As far as women’s magazines go, Glamour is by far the best I’ve come across. Unlike the ridiculously over-priced and ad-stuffed Cosmopolitan, Glamour has stayed the same price (just £2!) for a number of years and the ad-to-content ratio is perfectly [Read More]
Alas Milton Jones: We Review Radio Comedy
Milton Jones is one of my favourite live stand-ups; behind the look of wide-eyed naivety, and general hedge-bombing dishevelment Jones is a skilled jokes craftsman with an idiosyncratic, ingratiating delivery style. Jones has been popular on the circuit for a long time, [Read More]
Review: The Automatic live at Manchester Academy 3
Being a fan of ‘What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a Monster?’ I braved the sticky floors and lukewarm Strongbow at student dive Manchester Academy 3 on Friday 19th March to check out The Automatic. Here’s what I thought... The two bands warming up the crowd [Read More]
The Winkleman for the job: Claudia gets the Film 2010 gig
The BBC have made a leftfield choice in choosing Claudia Winkleman as Jonathan Ross’ successor for their flagship film review show. Despite her goofy, smoky-eyed charm, Claudia Winkleman isn’t just some sassy clown, fit only for being odd on panel shows and giggling [Read More]
