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Journalism New Statesman Things

The worst Oscar-winning films of all time (New Statesman)

Is Suicide Squad objectively the worst film ever to have won an Oscar? I decided to find out.

The worst Oscar-winning films of all time - How hated movies have grabbed their space in the spotlight.

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Journalism New Statesman Things

What’s new in Wetherspoon News? A close reading of the political magazine of our times (New Statesman)

I have achieved my final form and turned the magazine you read when you drink alone in a Wetherspoons in some brilliant #content for the New Statesman!

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Journalism New Statesman Things

Why I’m sick of fake theorists lamenting the “millennial problem” (New Statesman)

Here’s me bitching about that stupid viral video where Simon Sinek pretends to be sad about millennials not having alarm clocks.

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CityMetric Journalism Things

Lost Eiffel Towers and Euston Arches (CityMetric)

I covered the CityMetric desk for a couple of weeks in early November, writing about ersatz tube maps, the lost London ‘Eiffel Tower’, pointless plans to restore the Euston Arch and the centuries-long impact of St Paul’s Cathedral on the development of London, among other things.

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How likely are the plots of each Black Mirror episode to happen? (New Statesman)

Imagine a dystopian world in which I was asked to evaluate how plausible the premises in the first two series of Black Mirror were.

How likely are the plots of each Black Mirror episode to happen?

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Journalism New Statesman Things

The most misunderstood man in Hollywood? What I learned from watching every Nicolas Cage film (New Statesman)

For some reason the New Statesman have allowed me to make a passionate defence of the work of some actor called Nicolas Cage.

The most misunderstood man in Hollywood? What I learned from watching every Nicolas Cage film

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CityMetric Journalism Things

“He died in a wheelbarrow, for gin-related reasons”: the strange tale of London’s Mayors of Garratt (CityMetric)

An argument that, if we want to stop property developers ruining London, history tells us that we need to get drunk and appoint a fake Mayor.

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Learn all 22 sex positions, with the Us Vs Th3m totally work-safe guide to sex! (UsVsTh3m)

The greatest photo feature in the history of the world.

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CityMetric Journalism Things

Want a Blue Plaque? Here’s how to guarantee you’ll get one (CityMetric)

I delved into the history and the rules of Blue Plaques for CityMetric: read this if you want to ensure you get one of your own.

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From Platform 0 to Platform 9¾: The strange world of British Rail mathematics (CityMetric)

Is it possible to make railway station platform numbers interesting? I attempted it.

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