It’s been a while since I’ve blogged (which is usually the first line of every blog I do given my inherent laziness). I naturally prefer to attempt blogs that might possibly make you smile or laugh or spit on the screen or whatever. But occasionally I feel the need to write something a little more […]
Starring: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan Director: George Gallo Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1991 “29th Street” is the semi-autobiographical account of the life of Frank Pesce (who stars in the role of his own brother in the movie), a directionless, young Italian-American who hits it lucky when he is entered in the first […]
Dr 9tendo knows that not everyone can be a computer whizz. So with that in mind Dr 9tendo’s Surgery is now open for business, giving you the best free computer tips this side of sticking the new Sony Vaio down your pants and running out of Dixons. So if you think that a megahertz is […]
TEVEZTUBBY IS A BIT OF A DIPSY No one likes footballers, that’s for sure. Bling, roastings, tinted windows – the list of reasons to loathe our heroes goes on and on. But Carlos TevezTubby has thrown this perception on its head. The man, who has been linked away from West Ham since the day he […]
TO HULL AND BACK As the flood waters rose and then disappeared down the drains again, they left behind a little surprise package in Hull – none other than former Middlesbrough legend, Juninho. “Juninho was very impressed … and it’s obvious that Hull are gearing up to get into the Premier League,” bleated his agent […]
TAKING THE FIRST “E” OUT OF ALIADIERE There’s an air of desperation in the, um, air, as middling players leave one middling club for another, revealing a middling gap at the initial middling club. One such example is the Human Pie-shaped gap left by Mark Fooduka at Middlingbrough. But Gareth Southgate is nothing if not […]
MySpace exists for one reason – to make money. That’s why Newscorp purchased it for $580m in 2005. Analysts in Wall Street say that the market value of the site could be $15bn by 2009. Although “Tom” recently reported that the site is the most visited in the world, Alexa recently reported that it is […]
THE BOTTLE OF BECKS Comedian Rob Newman ridiculed former England manager Graham Taylor in the early ninties by assuming his comical accent and uttering “we mustn’t underestimate the Estonians”. In response to his own character assassination the funnyman countered that we must underestimate the Estonians: send out slx players, not even wearing the proper kit […]
What’s in a name? I guess the band name “Megadeth” is onomatopoeic in a sense, instilling fear in the minds of those who hear it while they scurry away covering their ears. However many of these same people will perk up when they hear the band name “Metallica”, fondly recalling the driving power chords of […]
NEW CHARACTERS SET FOR GRIMY, NORTHERN SOAP OPERA The long-running soap opera Newcastle United FC may have been ignored once again at the recent British Soap Awards but major storyline twists could see it finally in the shake-up next season. Gruff northener Big Sam has taken on day-to-day management of the football club while flash […]
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