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First gig was either the Jam at the Electric Circus or the Damned (supported by the Adverts) at Middleton Civic Hall. Nothing against the Jam but I never really took to them. Much preferred the latter concert. The best band I ever saw from around that period was the Cramps when Bryan Gregory...

Ransone was superb as Ziggy in Season 2 of The Wire. That’s very sad news.

Although I do think we have a problem with Islamism in this country, I share your concerns. And it is being done cleverly. Since 9/11 the focus has been on misrepresenting sacred texts and the exegesis of those texts, caricaturing Islamic history, highlighting certain Muslim beliefs and...

Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga were once managed by Wolfgang Wolf.

The ending of this movie:

Just started getting the Christmas food in. These were on special offer and they are halal too (though it doesn't say so on the packaging).

The HBO series ‘Task’. Three episodes in and it’s shaping up to be extraordinary. Fans of ‘The Wire’ and ‘True Detective’ take note. So far it compares favourably to these shows.

I couldn’t be arsed watching it for the same reasons as yourself. Just liked the funf.studios gif.

Things on the BBC I have watched recently: American Fiction (great movie) An old Arena documentary about Francis Bacon the painter Confessions of a Brain Surgeon - a superlative profile of Henry Marsh Floyd on France That Sumo wrestling tournament First couple of episodes of the old Ken...

‘Buster’ Phillips? Might have then really become the first player to sell for £10 million.

Interesting exchange here if you follow the Q&A sequence back to the beginning, and then all the way through. Grok appears to have reverted to Hal 9000 mode (‘The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all...