As spacedye_vest asked me if I'd talk about this film on lj, and her word is my command...

If anyone gets a chance to see Los Diários de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries), go, for God's sake. You won't see a better film all year (and I say that as someone who loved Spiderman 2).

( Here be spoilers... )

While researching something else (it was legitimate, honest, guv!) I came across this article which actually might have something to add to the endless and often pointless-seeming debate about why women like slash. (It also draws some parallels between Harry Potter and Orestes which may be either interesting or silly, depending on your outlook, ( Read more... )

For any Clash fan: Newsnight tonight at 10.30 should be worth watching. (Hopefully non-UK residents can get BBC2 on a digital service.)

How I used to lust after Mick Jones when I was younger. Now, he looks like his own dad. (sob!)

ETA: The entire Newsnight article is up on the BBC site on this page (link is at the bottom right). Old Clash ( Read more... )

So. All the festivals here are ending, and with them, for various reasons, my social life for the forseeable future. But I have scored some great stuff!

Top of the list: Valentine Pelka's (Kronos in Highlander) autograph after I pounced on him in the theatre bar after a brilliant performance. I had to squee at him to get it. I won't say I ( Read more... )

I'm emerging fleetingly from my RL-imposed holiday from lj just to share this gem that appeared in today's Guardian.

The embarrassments lurking in your music collection.Of course, I don't have any embarrassing vinyl or CDs. At least, none that are on public access ( Read more... )

From Shrek 2, which I saw the night before last:

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Happy Birthday Liz!!!

May the coming year bring you everything you wish for.

Mwaaahhhhh!!!!

Happy birthday, ptyx! May it bring lots of good Snapeslash for you.

And the bad joke of the day:
What does one Highlander say to the other?
'Hey, MacLeod, get off my ewe!'

Well, I can't always promise originality. It made me laugh, at least.

Finally, I'm evidently not the only one who's getting irritated with George Bush's appropriation of other ( Read more... )

Ten worst album covers of all time.

I think number 9 may just be my favourite, but they're all worth a look.

( And farewell, Henke. )

I am utterly gobsmacked to see that a very kind person has given me six months of paid lj time. Now I can have all the icons I want, as well as other things like nice layouts. Please let me know who you are, VKP, so that I can thank you properly (or as properly as being on the other end of a computer will allow ( Read more... )