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30/12/2016

Indifferent Ignorance Awards 2016

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Books, December 2016, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, LGBT, Lists, Music, Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Videos

‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘The Raven King’, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ banned for racist language, Brexit, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Ed Balls Gangnam Style, Frank Iero ‘Parachutes’, Indifferent Ignorance, Indifferent Ignorance Awards 2016, Lily Allen ‘Fuck You’, Maggie Stiefvater, Today programme Radio 4, Troye Sivan ‘Blue Neighbourhood’
29/12/2016

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, Books, December 2016, MCRmy, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Videos

#Parade10, ‘Planet Earth II’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘The Raven King’ Maggie Stiefvater, 2016, 2016 wasn’t totally shit, Beyonce Hold Up video, cancer research, gravitational waves, Indifferent Ignorance, Leonardo DiCaprio, meeting Maggie Stiefvater at YALC, Prep on the NHS, Trawler magazine short story ‘Community Spirit’
22/12/2016

The Sneezing Hour

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Animals…, Complaints, December 2016, Dogs, Paywall

1am posts, colds, having the lurgie, IBS, Illness, the witching hour
19/12/2016

But Which One is the Parody, Actually?

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December 2016, Films, Funny, Government and Politics, Paywall, Videos

‘Love Actually’, Hillary Clinton Love Actually, Saturday Night Live do Love Actually, US electoral college

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Paywall

Indifferent Ignorance Awards 2016

Proof 2016 Wasn’t One Hundred Per Cent Shite.

The Sneezing Hour

But Which One is the Parody, Actually?