Tom Lennon • Freelance Writer: comedy and pop culture

Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.

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What if Wes Anderson directed the new Spider-Man film?

Or, The Life Arachnid with Peter Parker. A slyly clever parody by Jeff Loveness which - like Anderson's actual films - you'll either get or you won't. (Thanks to zenbullets for the heads-up.)

Armando Iannucci’s Questions for Mr Tony Blair (Updated)

Updated 30th January 2010: this may seem a bit overdue, but I've now added Armando Iannucci's 9th and 10th questions that were Tweeted after I wrote my original post. In light of how yesterday's events played out, it now seems as though my additional question for readers was a wee bit optimistic. It was based on the assumption that the former vicar of St Albion would receive a thorough grilling and be deftly evasive. In the event, a deft evasion wasn't required as the "thorough grilling" turned out to be, at best, a gentle simmering, or possibly even a fricassée. [...]

The clue is in the name

Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge has been in the news a lot this week. These stories were all very serious issues that merit very serious discussion by very seriously-minded people. As I'm not a particularly seriously-minded person, however, I feel more comfortable turning my attention to something altogether more glib, trivial and frivolous. Namely, so to speak, Lord Judge's name. It does seem slightly odd (to me, at least) that someone with the surname Judge ends up becoming the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. This would seem to support the theory of nominative determinism, whereby a person's surname [...]

Music Haiku: My Favourite Albums of the Decade

Here's some more self-penned haiku, this time covering my favourite records of the last ten years: 20. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005) Sufjan's Prairie State I wish he did all fifty (Yes, I fell for it) 19. Jeffrey Lewis - It's the Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through (2003) Anti-folk hero Serves comic stripped down delight Raw, honest and fun 18. PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000) Poptastic Polly Her most commercial album That never sells out 17. Pulp - We [...]

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