Francesca's Thoughts

23/05/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Pharrell Williams Makes People Sad. :(

Since yesterday’s post involved dancing Tim and poetry, this one’s short. I haven’t followed this story as much as I ought to, considering it’s an excellent case study for Politics, but can we please take a moment to appreciate the absurdity of the Iranian Happy Dance Prison Fiasco? (I don’t think they called it that.)… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, May 2014, The Six O’Clock News

‘Blurred Lines’, ‘Happy’ tribute, banned music, controversy, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Indifferent Ignorance, Iran, My Chemical Romance, pop culture, The Six O’Clock News

22/05/2014

A Poem About Leaving School

I have graced the hallways of my school for seven entire years, roughly the equivalent of the time it takes to get to the front of a queue in the post office. Typically students bring in notebooks into which other students write farewell messages of good luck and sappy happiness. I forgot to get a… Continue reading

Fuckin’ Idiots, May 2014, School, Scriptures

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, 2007, acrostic poetry, arty stuff, Benedict Cumberbatch, GIFs of John Watson, Gordon Brown, Indifferent Ignorance, Jimmy Saville, Leonardo DiCaprio may never receive an Oscar, rhymes, School, students, writing

16/05/2014

The Ten O’Clock News: Rinse & Repeat

I have one of those headaches that makes one’s eyeballs rattle around one’s skull, so this will be quick so I can go and sip a litre of water and resolve to plan the News better in future. Again is it just me or is there a lot of very stupid stuff going on in… Continue reading

DISCUSS., May 2014

Indifferent Ignorance, news cycles, Nigeria, The Ten O’Clock News

09/05/2014

The Eleven O’Clock News: Eurovision Explained

So, The Economist analysed Eurovision, which makes it news (as if this wasn’t already). Actually I just searched for more news and it turns out this is the best I can find… That’s Chloe’s Tumblr, by the way, please leave a message saying hi. The thing is, on Monday everyone will pretend that Eurovision doesn’t… Continue reading

May 2014, Music, The Eleven O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*, TV

‘The Economist’, EU versus Eurovision, Eurovision explained, Eurovision Song Contest, hard power, Indifferent Ignorance, making UKIP uncomfortable, nil points, sun–and-stars, The Eleven O’Clock News, Tumblr, UKIP, USA