It took me 3 days to read this book but at then of the day I really had no idea what it was about, who the characters were nor did I get the plot. Probably because it was written in French and I don't understand French one bit. "C'est la vie" (Whatever that means. I would suggest, to all would be authors, irrelevant of your country of origin, the language you speak or anything else, that, y...
I loved this book and it had special meaning for me. Last week I flew from New York to Hong Kong and my luggage got lost. Three days later my suitcase turned up but I found out that my bag had been to Amsterdam, Paris, Sydney, Delhi and Rio! I had only packed boxer shorts, socks and a few T-Shirts. So my "pants" had indeed become travelling pants, they had traveled the world! So, I though...
Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island Yet another example of how Hollywood can totally misinterpret classic novels. I read this book while in hospital, recuperating after an unsuccessful operation to cure my ignorance and stupidity. That though, is besides the point and a totally another story. Anyway, after reading the book I rented the movie and oh, how an...
A tradition with my mother is to go see a movie together and then talk about it afterwards over tea or ice cream. I saw maybe two seconds of the trailer for Hope Springs and decided that it would be a movie that my mother would enjoy and I wouldn't hate completely. I was wrong on both accounts. *Spoiler Alert* Expectations: An elderly couple goes to marriage counseling and we all laugh...
Black Knight Rises is the latest installment of the most recent trilogy of Batman movies. It's the third film which follows the release of two others which people went to cinemas all over the world to watch. Set to be this summers' 'big bugger' hollywood hyper monster, this film will be hitting our collective retinas very soon and accompanied by a fanfare of propaganda and viral posturing, which i...
50 Shades of Grey by E L James V 10 Shades of Shit by Chantelle Battersby 50 Shades of grey is the book of the moment. Everybody is trying to get their hands on a copy of this book of "Mummy Porn". But is it as good as all the hype makes it out to be. ? A local first time author, Chantelle Battersby from Miles Platting Manchester, claims that author E L James had stolen her id...
David Clarke, former front man of The Doormats has gone out on his own and created an album full of old style angst and musicality reminiscent of the early Rolling Stones. Only the brilliance and poignant writing of David Clarke can produce an album called How About a Cup of STFU? Clarke is said to have written the song about his brother-in-law. When asked though why a man from England w...
Due to the popularity of our 'Beginner's Guide' series, we have decided to print a selection of periodicals covering more specific subjects. Currently in the making is our 'Season's' selection, and we will also be publishing certain topical items, the first of which is our 'Halloween' special. Look out for these soon. But the first of our Special Edition's is devoted to Dorking. That histori...
BOOK REVIEW God's Answers For Depression by Mindy Morganstern, Div.B. Yorma Linda Bible Press Some observers say that depression is an overdiagnosed epidemic run rampant. 9% of Americans suffer some form of depression (this figure includes manic, major, and disthymic-low-grade-depression.) More prescriptions are written for mood disorders than for any other condition, including high bloo...
As the Spoof's premier reviewer I am sent those things to review that most reviewers would balk at. Today's review is no exception. It is the Rimmington Epilator for Men, model XS90, which replaces the previous model, the XS60. The first thing to notice about the XS90 is the array of attachments that come with it. This is an essential part of any gadget for men. Women are happy with a device...
Just when I thought I'd finished reading all of the Existential books my grandfather had bequeathed me, it turned out I'd read nothing, and there was the box, full to the brim with books I'd not read. Having previously enjoyed reading the last lot of books I no longer had, I thought I'd give the new box a good seeing to. Armed with nothing more than a million candle storm lantern I had liberate...
I recently came into possession of my grandfather's collection of existential books. The first book, entitled Something from Nothing was three hundred blank pages. I think that is my favourite. It's the kind of book you can dip into and get a good vibe off every page. I had to stop reading We do not Exist on account of my slowly fading from existence as I got to page fifty. I fear had I carr...
It is morning. Escalating terrace of blank cloud. I put on the CD. How many times have I done this? How many times have my thoughts, in my head, run as a backdrop to the music that I listen to? Is my life a Godard film, soundtracked by the sounds I have heard since I started listening to music, me, in the grim 70's? If I could hold myself up, and look at my own thoughts, would I thin...
What do you do if you're ever stuck (nobody would volunteer, surely) in Fareham, Hampshire, having just signed off the dole after two weeks of not claiming benefit, but with a little time to kill? Well, you could head for West Street - you couldn't really head for anywhere else really. There's only West Street... Skoob Magazine sent our befuddled reporter, Martin Shuttlecock, to check out th...
Normally, I watch Castle on Monday nights. However, tonight was a rerun and nothing else was on TV so I found myself watch the Spanish channel Univision and began watching this telenovela, which is a Spanish soap opera. I am fluent in Spanish and have lived in Mexico (seriously), but I have a hard time understanding these shows because the actors talk so fast. Here is the synopsis and review...
As the Spoof's foremost reviewer I get to review some cool stuff. This month I was sent three Lingo language packs: German, Italian and Spanish. I would quite like to have learned Chinese, just to find out what the people in the Chinese Chippy were saying about me. I've never been very good at learning languages though. I even with English struggle. Lingo packs come in three parts. These are:...
It has been a bumper year for history publishing and there's a lot to choose from if you want to give history for Christmas. We asked Ken Lucid to remember some of the volumes he's read for us during 2010... Strewth! They don't ask bloody much do they? It's not enough I have to read all these bloody books, but come Christmas I have to remember them! And are you sure you want to go buyi...
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