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How to dispose of German politicians, the craziest football match of the year and some writing and genre links

This is how we dispose of politicians in Lower Saxony: David McAllister, minister president of Lower Saxony (in case anybody is wondering about the name, McAllister’s parents are Scottish), and much of his cabinet went for a ride in a … Continue reading

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Links – Guaranteed Politics Free

We’ve got film, TV, linguistics, writing and horror fiction in here, but guaranteed no politics: The New York Times tells the fascinating story of Dolores Hart, a Hollywood starlet in the late 1950s and early 1960s who starred in several … Continue reading

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Just in time for Halloween – Letters from the Dark Side

Now I can unveil the reason (in addition to the nasty bronchial infection I seem to have caught on the plane) why I didn’t post the photos from my trip to Newcastle yesterday. It’s because I was busy getting Letters … Continue reading

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Junkyard and “quality” TV, the irrational fear of repeated words, unfortunately named romance heroes and some awards neepery

First of all, I have a new favourite search string, namely “german tv show of trailer park trash people”. I suspect that whoever googled that was looking for the German reality TV show Die Ludolfs – Vier Brüder auf’m Schrottplatz … Continue reading

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