Posted on May 16, 2015
by Colm Currie
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“If you shee a mad profeshor in a minibush, jusht shmile.”
Posted on May 15, 2015
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“Thish never happened to the other fellow…”
Posted on May 13, 2015
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A real highlight was the heart-warming scene in which Bond blackmails a woman into having sex with him under threat of losing her job for something that wasn’t her fault. Classic British values.
Posted on May 10, 2015
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“I’ve been your guardian angel. I saved your life at the gypsy camp.”
Posted on May 9, 2015
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Some of my election-related musings that are too lengthy to tweet
Category: Opinion, Politics, Scottish Politics, UK PoliticsTags: Ed Miliband, GE 2015, IndyRef, Jim Murphy, Labour Party, Politics, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish Labour, Scottish National Party, Scottish Politics, SNP, UK, UK General Election, UK Labour, UK Politics, United Kingdom
Posted on May 7, 2015
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“Both handsh on the wheel, pleashe, I’m a very nervoush pashenger”
Posted on March 24, 2015
by Colm Currie
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Just take a look at the menu,
We give you rock a la carte,
We’ll breakfast at Tiffany’s,
We’ll sing to you in Japanese,
We’re only here to entertain you
Category: Media, Music, OpinionTags: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Jazz, John Deacon, Let Me Entertain You, Music, Queen, Robbie Williams, Roger Taylor
Posted on December 31, 2014
by Colm Currie
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Yes, it’s that time of year again, when I tell you what were my favourite films from the last 12 months, and you go out to see them, only to discover that none of them are still playing. In 2014 I surpassed even my… Continue Reading “My Favourite Films of 2014”
Category: Film, Media, OpinionTags: 2014, Boyhood, Calvary, Cinema, Dallas Buyers Club, Film, Gone Girl, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Nightcrawler, The Wolf Of Wall Street
Posted on October 28, 2014
by Colm Currie
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Because I like to stay topical and have my finger firmly on the cultural pulse of the world, I have recently started watching the US remake of The Office, which had been recommended to me by several people. As a British person (which is… Continue Reading “The US Office: The same, but different”
Category: Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: BBC, Comedy, David Brent, Greg Daniels, Michael Scott, NBC, Remake, Ricky Gervais, Sitcom, Spin-off, Stephen Merchant, Television, The Office, The US Office, TV, UK, USA
Posted on August 25, 2014
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Back by popular demand! Colm takes us through the should-bes, will-bes, should-have-beens, and should-never-bes of television this year.
Category: Emmys, Media, Opinion, TelevisionTags: 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, Awards, Breaking Bad, Broad City, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Girls, Girls HBO, House Of Cards, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Louie, Mad Men, Masters Of Sex, Modern Family, Orange Is The New Black, Parks And Recreation, Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmys, Silicon Valley, Television, The Newsroom, TV, Veep