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03/01/2014

The Eleven O’Clock News: TV Reviews Are Funny (and so is the fact that this took ten hours to make)

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(All Hail) Creation, Complaints, DISCUSS., Funny, Internet, January 2013, January 2014, Newspapers, Paywall, Scriptures, TV

‘Sherlock’, ‘The Guardian’, BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dan of Geek, fan site, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Martin Freeman, review, Sherlockology, televison, The Daily Mail, The Eleven O’Clock News, The Webways
29/11/2013

The Six O’Clock News: a Report on Reports on Kiddie Fidling

Since I’m seeing MSI play roughly at time of publication, I thought I’d do a post on paedophiles. No. Wait. (Don’t sue, there’s a link if you keep reading!) We Asked Lostprophets Fans How They Feel About Ian Watkins’ Confession Vice asked some Lostprophets fans if they were still Lostprophets fans and the general consensus… Continue reading

DISCUSS., November 2013, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Guardian’, BBC, getting the wrong end of the stick somewhat, Ian Watkins, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Iran, Lostprophets, Peaches Geldof, Pedophilia, The Six O’Clock News, Vice Magazine
11/10/2013

The Six O’Clock News: Some Men Still Live in 1800-and-Something. Happily, Some Don’t

The Case Against Female Self-Esteem So there’s a man named Matt who has a blog and on it he likes to be rude to people. In this particular post was recommended to me by Chloe (who did some guest blogging a few weeks ago). It’s hard to see through the bullshit and work out what… Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, October 2013, Pure Insanity, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

100 Women, BBC, blog, Chloe, CNN, fuckin’ idiots, Indifferent Ignorance, Matt Forney, The Case Against Female Self-Esteem, The Six O’Clock News
13/08/2012

Olympics III: the Blues, Boris Dancing and, Basically, a Review

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August 2012, DISCUSS., Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*

2012 Summer Olympics, BBC, Boris Dancing, Indifferent Ignorance, Mo Bot, Olympic Review, Saudi Arabian athlete, Spice Girls, Tom Daley, Usain Bolt, Zoe Smith

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Francesca Astraea here.

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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BBC

The Eleven O’Clock News: TV Reviews Are Funny (and so is the fact that this took ten hours to make)

The Six O’Clock News: a Report on Reports on Kiddie Fidling

The Six O’Clock News: Some Men Still Live in 1800-and-Something. Happily, Some Don’t

Olympics III: the Blues, Boris Dancing and, Basically, a Review