Category Archives: Pop culture

In the blue corner…

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

As The Outsiders’ Ponyboy would say: no one really ever gets hurt in a skin rumble. So, no knuckle dusters, pipes, bottles, heaters, knives or wands, who would win in a smackdown between these literary characters? Ponyboy Curtis vs Holden … Continue reading →

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BSC Super Special #1324: Pitch Perfect

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

During my fifth viewing of Pitch Perfect recently I came to an important realisation. It wasn’t that I was in love with Skylar Astin’s character Jesse, because I got that the first time through. It was that the Barden Bellas … Continue reading →

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Hits of ’89

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

I have had to take myself off the self-imposed computer ban I was under today because this must be shared with the world (or five other people who might care). I am packing to move house yet again, and in … Continue reading →

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Reading, watching, listening

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

What have you been up to lately? I thought I’d do a little wrap-up of the books, music and tv that have tickled my fancy recently. Reading I’ve just finished reading The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes (this title … Continue reading →

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TV love – my favourite 7 couples

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

I met a new couple recently – it took me a while to warm up to them but now I’m invested in their future in a big way: Emily Thorne and Jack Porter. I’m very late to the Revenge bandwagon … Continue reading →

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My top five favourite Dirty Dancing moments

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

“That was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby, and it didn’t occur to me to mind…” And with those words we were introduced to the Greatest Movie of All Time. Can you believe Dirty Dancing is now … Continue reading →

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11 things you don’t know about me

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

A big thank you to Danielle at Enchantedbybooks for including me in her list for a blog award, and for giving me something to blog about this week. I like visiting Danielle’s site to check out what she’s reading, there’s always … Continue reading →

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Dear famous people: you’re invited

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Today’s post is brought to you straight from the “I’m so bone crushingly tired I can’t summon the energy to come up with anything remotely creative” blogging handbook. And the topic is: “If you could invite five famous people to … Continue reading →

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Dear Facebook, Love Twitter.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

When Mashable posted a ‘10 Facebook tips’ article recently they inadvertently started an avalanche of advice from Twitter users keen to provide their own tips on what not to do on The Book. Here’s a few responses I liked: I have … Continue reading →

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With great power comes awesome perks

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

I want to be a superhero. I have spent a lot of time thinking about this. Possibly too much time…but, you can’t deny superheroes are cooler than normal people. As well as having legitimate cause to wear capes and sequins … Continue reading →

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