December 23, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Thanks (really, you shouldn’t have…) to Rachel for tagging me with the “Seven best things of 2006” thing – seems to be “best things you’ve done”, so makes it rather tricky. Had this been “Seven best things of 2005” it … Continue reading
December 7, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I seem to be having a problem with the Wordpress WYSIWYG entry system thingie – to wit, when entering link codes, it frequently seems to alter the code after I click “publish” or “save”, usually buggering them up. So, should … Continue reading
December 6, 2006
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As others are plugging books, I thought I may as well do the same. As such, an extract from my delightful book on The Lord of the Rings is now up on the self-promotion part of the site – an … Continue reading
December 1, 2006
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Was working until 3:30am, so will mostly be spending this morning drinking coffee and wondering if it’s possible for eyes to turn to stone and start bleeding, as mine feel like they’re doing. I’m then going to wander off to … Continue reading
November 28, 2006
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That McKeating has a book out, a lovely roundup of the best of British blogging from the last year or so, give or take. It’s really rather good – even though I’m in it. In fact, it’s largely to spite … Continue reading
November 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Cleaner, less cluttered and – when I’ve finished going through all 1,400-odd posts in the archives – much easier to access what useful info there might be on here. (Actually, the advanced search feature will probably do that for you … Continue reading
November 18, 2006
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I know I promised a return to quality on this place, but this is going to be more like Popbitch. Sorry… Politico spot: John Reid coming out of the Cavendish Square exit of the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis … Continue reading
November 14, 2006
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On the day of the Royal Premiere of Casino Royale (not the cult classic with Peter Sellers and Orson Welles, obviously), I’ve been jumping on the Bond bandwaggon over at my movie blog. So go on – pop along and … Continue reading
November 10, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Blogging has continued to be intermittent here for a couple of months – but all that is (probably) set to change. As from 17th November, I will be full-time freelance after three solid years working day-in, day-out producing lovely glossy … Continue reading
October 20, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I have been busy on a number of real-world projects over the last couple of months, hence the decline in posts here. That should all change soon. Now, however, I can reveal one of them: a return to my writing … Continue reading
October 12, 2006
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I’m not dead, merely insanely busy putting a magazine together all on my lonesome during the day and working on a new project for the BBC in the evenings. All of which is very exciting and fun and everything, but … Continue reading
August 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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And to celebrate, a redesign! Here’s where I started properly – and since then it’s been near-daily updates all the way. I liked the old design, but although it worked fine in Firefox and Safari, I’d been getting a few … Continue reading
August 8, 2006
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Following Tim, Justin and (most comprehensively) Unity, I’ve had a bash at those Janet Street-Porter and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown articles on blogging from the other week, in the Press Gazette (out Thursday, apparently with a lovely piccy of yours truly…)Thursday update: … Continue reading
July 25, 2006
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I’ve been tagged to list my five favourite “social media” sites. These are, apparently, “the online tools and platforms that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other. Social media can take many different forms, including … Continue reading