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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Artful Dodging

While we're on the subject of credit crunch-themed neologisms, here's another one I made up:Faginomics (ˈfā-gən-ˈnä-miks), nounControversial economic recovery strategy designed to alleviate the self-inflicted hardships of the rich and powerful few by surreptitiously removing money from everyone else's pockets.

Schadenfreude, Baby!

As I've mentioned elsewhere (and even elsethere), I'm into neologisms in a big way. When I get bored, I make up a new word. Last week I wasn't bored, but someone invited me to make up a new word all the same. That's never happened before.The author Laura Lee invited me to take part in a neologism contest on her blog. She's written a book called Schadenfreude, Baby! and as 'schadenfreude' is one of my all-time favourite German words, I thought I'd give it a go. Schadenfreude, in case you don't already know, is usually defined as deriving pleasure from [...]

Les Ross vs Hardeep Singh Kohli

Today's random ideomotor response generator is a BBC Radio WM interview between legendary local radio jock Les Ross & writer/broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli.Your toes will curl.From Tom Watson via Birmingham: It's Not Shit

Paradox on the Buses

I'm perversely tempted to take part in the indefatigable Jon (Birmingham: It's Not Shit) Bounds' demented-yet-delightful bus-based social experiment, 11-11-11: On the 11th of November let’s create a modern ritual, a post-millennial cultural cult.Eleven hours on the eleven bus — join us.The rules: Get on the 11C at 11am (or as near as dammit) on 11/11.Get off the 11C at 10pm — 11 hours later — (or as near as dammit) on 11/11.You can get on and off the bus as many times as you like (don’t spend more than an hour off bus).Document your journey; photos, film, writing, cross-stitch, [...]

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