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The Not-So Digital Natives
At some point, someone decided to brand all young people born after... the mid 80s? as "Digital Natives". They've grown up using computers and playing games and using t'internet and mobiles. Some people working in libraries have become rather panicked about the Digital Natives and are trying to repurpose everything in order to flatter the whims of ( Read more... ) -
Literally very annoying
The mis-use of the word "literally" is very annoying (it annoys me almost as much as the mis-use of "decimated"). Literally now seems to mean "like/can be compared to." But that isn't really what it means ( Read more... ) -
Wuthering Shite
Adaptation Studies is now a field of academic research within Humanities Dept - now is your chance to write a thesis on Sense & Sensibility & Emma Thomson. In fact, my dissertation was Agatha Christie & Heritage Culture, which involved me doing some adaptation studies work too ( Read more... ) -
This is going to sound weird
How are you all? Did you have a good New Year? G and I went to the Rockin' in Brum New Year do which was ok - far less old people there this time, so fewer buffets. Except I took along some dips and Pringles ( Read more... ) -
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!
Leave your voter apathy at the door - action is required!Ok, a while ago I went to a gig with Olivia and one of the bands were called "Envy & Other Sins". I thought they were rather good - and so me and Olivia went to see them when they were doing another gig. I've probably added them on myspace as well, but anyway ( Read more... ) -
Why...
...are the only people on my friend's list obsessed with the Might Boosh in North America? -
LGBT petition
Rock against genderhateInstead of setting up a myspace with uninformed ranting and nonsense, it's much more productive to sign a government petition, I find ( Read more... ) -
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Morrissey U.K. tour details are as follows ( Read more... ) -
Now's your chance!
Dear anonymous person,
Here is your chance to say what you really feel about me.
Thank you,
Helen.
