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2007-03-24T20:03:19Z

UK and World opinion articles, columns, film reviews, book reviews,
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2006-09-15T15:31:25Z

J. K. Huysmans in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-09-11T14:54:04Z

There is only one reason for literature to exist, to save those who
write it from the tedium of living (J. K. Huysmans)

MirrorMask (interview with Dave McKean)

2006-09-08T04:54:21Z

The article, which is to be found at this address -
[link] - is a summary of
The LOOK's interview with Dave. There are probably things that I
couldn't fit in the text of the article, so feel free to ask questions,
or to share your views, if you've seen the film. Do know that the

Futuresonic 2006 - Update

2006-09-08T03:44:10Z

I had to sacrifice the Battles piece that I originally used, for
technical reasons. However, the rest of the list remained the same,
which I'm posting here one more time:
Futuresonic 2006, the annual festival of electronic music and arts,
Manchester, UK, 20-23 July.
Participants of the programme:
Drew Hemment, Futuresonic

Freddie Mercury in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-09-08T01:17:25Z

Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to
know... I
say what any decent poet would say if you dared ask him to analyse his
work: If you see it, dear, then it's there.

Re: Late Summer Bank Holiday Weekend

2006-09-08T01:15:32Z

And, of course, if you've got in here other than via The LOOK's
homepage, you can go to
[link] and read the
reports on the Bank Holiday Weekend in Manchester in the relevant
section.

Late Summer Bank Holiday Weekend

2006-09-08T01:10:23Z

Useful links:
Imperial War Museum North - [link]
Against The Odds exhibition -
[link]
Britannia Rumba - [link]
Family Friendly - [link]
Family Friendly Film Festival brochure -
[link]

TOTAL FILM in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-09-08T00:58:17Z

Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops. (Arsenic and the
Old Lace)
You can't fight in here! This is the War Room! (Dr Strangelove, or How
I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)

Jacques Prevert in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-08-24T08:15:46Z

S'il n'y avait que sept merveilles du 'monde' sur la terre, cela ne
vaudrait pas la peine d'y aller voir. - If there were only seven
wonders of the 'world' on Earth, it wouldn't be worth going to see
them. (J. Prevert)

Happy Birthday to QT Radio

2006-08-17T05:21:07Z

Exactly a year ago QT Radio began its transmission over the internet.
After months of preparation and scheduling we finally ventured into the
open, and there we stayed. We lost some people on the way, due to jobs
and university courses, but gained others. What is now known as The
LOOK, has started as a no-nonsense news programme back in April 2005,

O Henry in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-08-17T05:18:08Z

A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking
anything else.

Stanislav J. Lec in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-08-17T05:16:43Z

Open Sesame: I want to get out!
Who knows what Columbus might have discovered had America not blocked
his way!
They embraced each other so tightly there was no room left for
feelings.
I dreamed of Freud. What does that mean?

Futuresonic 2006

2006-07-28T13:18:15Z

Futuresonic 2006, the annual festival of electronic music and arts,
Manchester, UK, 20-23 July.
Participants of the programme:
Drew Hemment, Futuresonic
David Gunn, Manchester Peripheral
Tom Davis, Manchester Peripheral
Victor Gama, PangeiArt (Portugal)
Lee Gosnay, Broad-minded
Shaun Vinylment, All the Colours of the Dark

George Mikes in The Quotes on the Front Page

2006-07-28T02:29:15Z

The other day, for instance - I just mention this as a terrifying
example to show you how
low some people can sink - I wanted a cup of coffee and a piece of
cheese
for tea. It was one of those exceptionally hot days and my wife (once
a good
Englishwoman, now completely and hopelessly led astray by my wicked