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Replicants.

If being 14 was like being invisible, being 17 was not. It was like suddenly realising you belonged to this large long-lost family after years of assuming yourself to be an orphan, and upon realising your heritage, relatives become naturally inquisitive, only, the more questions they ask and the more they pry, the more you [...]

Speaketh.

Apparently “because our language is so widespread — and also because there has been a dreadful devaluation and deterioration of education in our hectic, modern, digitalised world — we do desperately need some form of moderating body to set an accepted standard of good English.” I, like, totally agree. Like, everyone completely ruins it for [...]

Not-so-superman.

I knew from the moment Monday morning punched me in the face that this week would find me scrolling through website after website of debate and comment concerning the election while I conjure my own concern for the state of my country. Even walking down the street is about as peaceful as an afternoon stroll [...]

Bishoprick.

Excited is me, as I read that Dawkins and Hitchens want to arrest the pope for crimes of aiding pedophiles. My first image was of them chasing him down the cobbled streets of Rome with tranquiliser dart guns, Benedict lifting his robes to round his ankles as he pants and swings his frail head round to [...]

Surf.

There’s been a lot of bad air between Google and Apple, the two future dictators of the world, particularly since Google brought out details of their new phone, which got Steve Jobs all scared. “Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone.” He said as his mouth foamed and he stroked his knuckles while [...]