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Rugby Fantasies #10
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 16:25 | 2 Comments
Rugby Fantasies #10

Three changes in one week is just MEAN

Rugby Fantasies #9
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 3:18 | 3 Comments
Rugby Fantasies #9

I knew it couldn’t last…

82nd Annual Academy Awards: As It Happened
Sunday, 7 Mar, 2010 – 23:41 | Comments Off
82nd Annual Academy Awards: As It Happened

Relive all the gossip on the frocks, gowns, thrills and spills from Hollywood’s biggest night with Bridget Fitzsimons on our liveblog!

Rugby Fantasies #8
Sunday, 7 Mar, 2010 – 3:12 | Comments Off
Rugby Fantasies #8

The scoreboard is ticking over…

Fantasy Football #8: I just don’t know what to do with myself…
Saturday, 6 Mar, 2010 – 14:18 | 2 Comments
Fantasy Football #8: I just don’t know what to do with myself…

Where to begin? Well, it’s been a very rough week for me. Apart from recording The University Observer’s sport’s show, which was super fun, I’ve had some really hard choices to make. I’ve been forced …

The Wire (Season 2, Episode 2): Collateral Damage – Warning: Contains Spoilers
Wednesday, 3 Mar, 2010 – 16:52 | Comments Off
The Wire (Season 2, Episode 2): Collateral Damage – Warning: Contains Spoilers

“It’s one thing to recognize capitalism for the powerful economic tool it is and to acknowledge that, for better or for worse, we’re stuck with it and, hey, thank God we have it. There’s not …

Brazil overcome Ireland at the Emirates
Wednesday, 3 Mar, 2010 – 2:10 | Comments Off
Brazil overcome Ireland at the Emirates

Killian Woods, at the Emirates Stadium, London

Dramsoc Review: Roland Emmerich Movie
Saturday, 27 Feb, 2010 – 14:40 | Comments Off
Dramsoc Review: Roland Emmerich Movie

Watching Roland Emmerich Movie was nothing less than an insane experience, writes Paul Fennessy
Roland Emmerich Movie was both the best and the worst Dramsoc play otwo has ever seen. It was the worst in the …

The Wire (Season 2, Episode 1): Ebb Tide – Warning: Contains Spoilers
Wednesday, 24 Feb, 2010 – 18:06 | Comments Off
The Wire (Season 2, Episode 1): Ebb Tide – Warning: Contains Spoilers

“You know, sometimes people in West Baltimore say to me, about Season 2, “We know you tried to take our show white, but it didn’t work—then you came back to us.” And I have to …

Rugby Fantasies #7
Wednesday, 24 Feb, 2010 – 4:21 | Comments Off
Rugby Fantasies #7

I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes. I must not make unnecessary changes.

Fantasy Football #7: Captain, my captain!
Monday, 22 Feb, 2010 – 19:07 | 4 Comments
Fantasy Football #7: Captain, my captain!

Gameweek 27 has finally started and I’ve resigned myself to that fact that the FA Cup will continue until after the Premier League ends. I’m beginning to cop on to which matches matter and gameweek …

Fantasy Football #6: WAG-ging my fingers
Saturday, 20 Feb, 2010 – 14:46 | Comments Off
Fantasy Football #6: WAG-ging my fingers

What’s the point of having a team of great footballers if they don’t show an ounce of respect for the women in their lives?

Rugby Fantasies #6
Saturday, 20 Feb, 2010 – 2:05 | 3 Comments
Rugby Fantasies #6

Second! SECOND!

The Wire (Season 1, Episode 13): Sentencing – Warning: Contains Spoilers
Thursday, 18 Feb, 2010 – 23:37 | Comments Off
The Wire (Season 1, Episode 13): Sentencing – Warning: Contains Spoilers

“At the end of thirteen episodes, the reward for the viewer – who has been lured all this way by a well constructed police show – is not the simple gratification of hearing handcuffs click. …

Fantasy Football #5: What’s in a week?
Thursday, 18 Feb, 2010 – 18:19 | Comments Off
Fantasy Football #5: What’s in a week?

My name is Bridget and I’m a stereotype. I like Grey’s Anatomy, feminist literature and painting my nails.

Fantasy Football #4: One Girl, What Cup?
Saturday, 13 Feb, 2010 – 14:34 | Comments Off
Fantasy Football #4: One Girl, What Cup?

I am doing quite well in Fantasy Premier League. I’m over the Giggs breakup; it was awkward at first, but I’ve moved on. Things were tough. Ryan was really upset when he heard that I’d …

Rugby Fantasies #5
Saturday, 13 Feb, 2010 – 13:48 | 2 Comments
Rugby Fantasies #5

It’s for my own good, isn’t that what they say?

The Wire (Season 1, Episode 12): Cleaning Up – Warning: Contains Spoilers
Friday, 12 Feb, 2010 – 18:49 | Comments Off
The Wire (Season 1, Episode 12): Cleaning Up – Warning: Contains Spoilers

“The grand theme here is nothing less than a national existentialism: It is a police story set amid the dysfunction and indifference of an urban department – one that has failed to come to terms …