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Nigella

It seems that everywhere I go this week I see Nigella Lawson. I'm out buying a newspaper and she's staring out at me from the magazine racks. I switch on the TV and there she is, doing that whole soft-focus suggestive thing in the kitchen that's part Delia Smilth, part Sylvia Kristel. It seems TV's pouty domestic goddess is plugging a brand-new series on the BBC, Nigella Express. Good on her, I say. Here's what bothers me about Nigella Lawson: her father is former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson. Now, far be it for me to criticise anyone's parenting [...]

Stung

Last Tuesday night I went to see The Police by accident. Not that police – The Police. As in Sting, Andy Summers & Stewart Copeland. As in Roxanne, So Lonely and Every Breath You Take. That Police. It’s time for a confession. I bought the tickets so I could sell them on Ebay. That’s right, I became the scourge of true music lovers up and down the land. By one selfish act I violated Rock’s Heritage and almost put it’s Future into jeopardy. I believe the popular term for this activity is “bedroom touting” – which makes it sound a [...]

Destiny Ties My Shoelaces Together

By way of a PS to my previous post...Spent last night at a housewarming where I caught up with some old and dear friends I haven't seen enough of lately. So it goes. Jude & Jonathan - the housewarmers - live in a picturesque wee village somewhere in Lincolnshire, or possibly South Yorkshire. I can't be any more specific as, um, I got lost on the way there. "Like a poor marksman you just keep missing the exit..."

Because I Can

Last night I went with my pal and gig-pimp Pete Ashton to see Damo Suzuki - former member of legendary krautrock band Can - perform at my erstwhile local muso boozer, the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath. Frankly, I'm still trying to process the evening's events through my caffeine- and stress-addled synapses. It was, to coin a phrase I'm more than partial to using, buggier than batshit.Which is a good thing, by the way.Essentially, the gig was of a series of improvisational jams with Damo providing the vocals and various local bands including The Modified Toy Orchestra and The [...]

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The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe2025-07-22T05:14:42+01:00
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The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe

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BuzzFeed: Birmingham’s Secrets

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WOW247: Bizarre Brum

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WOW 247: Brummie Phrases

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WOW247: Broad Street
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WOW247: Broad Street

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BuzzFeed: Brummie Indie Kids
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BuzzFeed: Brummie Indie Kids

BuzzFeed: ‘WTF Birmingham’2018-07-07T23:17:44+01:00
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BuzzFeed: ‘WTF Birmingham’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Weirdest Streets’2018-07-07T23:17:59+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Weirdest Streets’
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Weirdest Streets’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Musical Streets’2018-07-07T23:18:22+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Musical Streets’
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Musical Streets’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Kingstanding’2018-07-07T23:21:00+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Kingstanding’
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Kingstanding’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Harborne’2018-07-07T23:18:56+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Harborne’
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Harborne’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Rock Venues’2018-07-07T23:24:11+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Rock Venues’
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Rock Venues’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Sauciest Streets’2018-07-07T23:24:28+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Sauciest Streets’
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Sauciest Streets’

Time Out Birmingham: ‘Broad Street Stars’2018-07-07T23:24:45+01:00
Ozzy Osbourne Broad Street Star - photo by Tom Lennon
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Time Out Birmingham: ‘Broad Street Stars’

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My name is Tom Lennon, and I’m a freelance writer who specializes in humor at the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum. My work has appeared on various sites, including BuzzFeed and Time Out, and I contributed an essay to the book The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe. More recently, my article “The French Comic That Changed the World” appeared in the first volume of Metal Hurlant magazine (Humanoids Publishing, 2025).

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