Shakespeare - Trigger Warning
Globe theatregoers have been issued a trigger warning over a 'sensitive' scene in the play, Henry VIII, following the death of Queen...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Book of Mormon Toilet Break
The Book of Mormon stage show is rubbish, poorly written and badly performed. My favourite part of the night was when I took a quick dump...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
Commas, Free Writing Advice,
First-time novelist, Jake McCloud, printed a book and sent it to twenty critics for feedback. The majority were not impressed. They said...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Apr 30, 2022
- 3 min
Chapter Length: Free Writing Advice
What is the correct chapter length for a novel? How many words should the perfect chapter contain? Read on if you are a new writer...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Mar 30, 2022
- 7 min
Will Smith: Speech Uglier than his Slap
Will Smith is a hero in his own mind; the protector of women, and an instrument of God and love. He said so after collecting his Oscar,...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Mr Snuffleupagus: a Tragic Life
Mr Snuffleupagus was a tragic figure of American entertainment in the late 60s and 70s. Despite achieving a small cult following, Snuffy...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Blank Canvas Sells for $83,000
Take the Money and Run is the aptly titled work by Jens Haaning. The Kunsten Museum commissioned the Danish artist to produce two...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Jun 12, 2021
- 4 min
The Mystery of the Most Magnificent Arrest
It's 1990 in Sydney, Australia. A petty criminal named Paul Charles Dozsa gets shoved into a police car. The confrontation, caught on...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
Invisible Sculpture sells for $18,000
Absence is a theme that fails to fascinate the majority of art enthusiasts. Most artists, collectors and critics would prefer to shake...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
Competitive Cheese Cutting through the Ages
Cheese Cutting was once a popular sport, but sadly, it no longer draws the raucous crowds for which it was once famed. Beginnings...
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pauljonesnsc
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
Music to Not-Collect By
Everywhere look I see unsung pioneers in the Non-Stamp Collecting movement; anonymous people, up to fifty per cent of whom are entirely...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Nov 20, 2020
- 9 min
Haruki Fukashima: one man, or many?
The self-evident aphorisms of Haruki Fukashima have failed to increase in popularity in recent years, which is part of his appeal, among...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Japanese Schoolgirl Teddy Bear Assassins
The Great Teddy Bear Scourge of the 1950s was a dark episode in post-Word-War-Two Japan. Unruly Teddies roamed the Japan in menacing...
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pauljonesnsc
- Oct 17, 2020
- 1 min
"There will be No Miracle Today!"
In these troubling, modern-times, it's comforting to examine the words of wise Middle-Eastern chaps from two millennia past. The...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
Free Willie
Willie Nelson performs Country Music hits against his will. This disgrace has been going on for well over half a century. It’s time to...
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pauljonesnsc
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
Hedonism and Horticulture in Victorian England: Audley Beesley
London's 18th century Floral and Horticultural Society was a hotbed of indecent behaviour, the details of which are best not mentioned....
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
The 'Free Sammy' Campaign
Fishermen caught Samuel George Davis Jr off the coast of Long Island after he became entangled in a net with swordfish and tuna. He was...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Anatomical Limitations on Dolphin Trumpet Playing
Few dolphins play the trumpet. Why is this so? It’s a question that has puzzled musicologists for decades. However ground-breaking new...
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Non Stamp Collecting
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
Improving Priceless Art
It takes an astute eye, a well-trained hand, and decades of experience to restore priceless art. Only the very best in the field are...
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pauljonesnsc
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
King of the Dressing Room Act
Tommy 'Bucky' Hamilton is an all but forgotten comedian - which is part of his comic genius. Although few remember his name, his legacy...
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