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Twolysses

By Tom Lennon ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The high-brow world of literary scholarship was thrown into disarray earlier this week when lost manuscripts by the great Irish author James Joyce were discovered in one of Paris’ infamous northern suburbs by a team of French construction workers. These priceless documents – which include fragments of a previously unknown sequel to Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses [...]

Bank Bailout Scheme “To Be Extended To Riverbanks”

By Tom Lennon ⋅ October 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Fot the first time in ages, I’ve submitted something to the satirical website Newsbiscuit. Here it is: Financial markets were in turmoil this morning following news that the British government will soon be extending their momentous £500bn bank rescue package to include ailing riverbanks. This comes in the wake of the Irish Government’s controversial decision [...]

Bull$#@% Bulletins

By Tom Lennon ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s something else I recently dug out from the archives. If you have no interest in comic books – or, for that matter, low humour – then I strongly suggest you look away now. Some years’ ago, during my ever-so-brief stint as a small-press comics creator, I used to write a page of made-up news [...]

Fury over Northern Soul rescue plan

By Tom Lennon ⋅ September 30, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The recent announcement that the Bank of England are planning to bail out the struggling musical fad Northern Soul has provoked fierce criticism from politicians, economists and rival has-been music genres like Britpop, Disco & Skiffle.

H.P. Lovecraft’s Pac-Man

By Tom Lennon ⋅ September 8, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

There’s been a lot of talk in the news again over concerns about violent video games. As we try to come to terms with spiralling social issues like gun crime, yob culture and the resurrection of Noel Edmonds’ career, it’s almost inevitable that a vociferous minority – perhaps even a vociferous majority – will point [...]

Canadian Ham on the Dashboard

By Tom Lennon ⋅ August 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

[Originally published in my MySpace blog 22/08/2007] You know how it is: you’re having a grim and vicious day at the office – the workload’s piling up, the mood’s turning ugly and there’s no end in sight – and somewhere between that afternoon’s 18th and 19th nervous breakdown it hits you. It’s that sudden flash [...]