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Movie Haiku: My favourite films of 2009

As a blogger, I'm contractually obliged to produce and publish annual lists of things. It's one of those tedious tasks you try to put off until the last moment and always bitterly resent, like getting your car serviced, completing a tax return or flossing.  If I don't do it  bad things might happen. I could lose my weblog licence, get a nasty email from Technorati or even end up with a terrible gum disease. So what follows are my favourite films of 2009 at this particular moment in time. These are movies that were released in the UK between 1st [...]

Curb Your Indifference

Over the last couple of years Clare has become a big fan of the seminal 90s sitcom Seinfeld.  This, it must be said, is largely my fault. I'm also a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the mighty meta-cringecom from Seinfeld's co-creator Larry David.  Despite my best efforts, however, Clare has somehow managed to remain immune to its toe-curling charms. I think this picture from Curb's season 7 finale may change her mind: More here.

Filakeo

'You've all seen that Busch beer commercial where the girl in the short hot pants opens the beer bottle on her belt buckle, leaves it there, lets it foam over her hand and over the bottle and the voiceover goes:  "Get yourself a BUSCH!" 'Hmmm.  You know what that looks like..?' Bill Hicks - Relentless Local chocolate giant Cadbury are in the news today.  The board are resisting a hostile takeover bid from US food giant Kraft, saying that the "derisory" bid is an attempt buy the company "on the cheap".  If the poster advertising the Cadbury Flake on the [...]

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