I was listening to Avril Lavigne singing live on Radio 1 yesterday evening. Her voice is powerful and true. Her albums are slickly produced. She has an almost-distinctive sound, that you could describe as “Alanis Morissette‘s Mini-Me“. Vital for a pop star, some of her melodies are memorable and inventive. Where Lavigne’s music falls down […]
Read MoreIt’s no good telling teenagers that sleeping around will damn them to Hell when they don’t believe in God. It’s no good telling them the sleeping around will lead to infertility when having kids is decades away for them. It’s no good telling them the sleeping around will lead to a nasty discharge or pregnancy […]
Read MoreWell, could you think of anything sensible to say about this? UPDATE: The Beeb has pulled its version of the story so the link above doesn’t work any more [thanks, Adam, for the alert]. You can try this one instead. UPDATE: The BBC version is now back.
Read MoreThe day before yesterday I had a long chat with Nick about epidemiology, academic fellowships and the nature of vast bureaucracies (the UN, the European Union, or the Medical Research Council, say ;-). While we were talking he had to answer the door to carol singers and try to persuade Maryam not to remove all […]
Read MoreNever believe anything a television producer tells you. UPDATE: PooterGeek sinks to a new low. For those of you who want a picture of the (wo)man in question go here and for those of you who want to test your own powers of sexual discrimination go here
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