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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

The Bh 0-0 ys are back in town

Match reports - I'm never sure what to do with them. Either they are a local, line-by-line account of what happened in a game, or an attempt at literary greatness in the broadsheets; Stuart Hall in print. Therefore I'm not going to attempt to write one here; I'll leave that to my good friend Carlton Brick.

That said, a Leicester-Celtic friendly is something to look forward to, even sans Martin O'Neill. What we got was both sets of players warming up from their summer holidays, coupled with a few full-blooded challenges and a broken leg for midfield sensation James Wesolowski. Still, Gordon Strachan seemed more fed up with the goalless draw than the travelling fans.

Meanwhile, '
Big Brother, day 56' (affects Geordie accent): The 'term "Reality TV" has gained a far greater cultural currency. In 2002 Graham Barnfield commented on Kellner's (1992) use of the term: Use [the] labels and people will instantly know what is meant. (Barnfield, 2002: 49) However, Barnfield then goes on to acknowledge the rather "loose usage" of the term.' (Quotation from Deborah Jermyn and Su Holmes (editors), Understanding Reality Television; click title to buy book). This isn't far from the truth, but the extent to which reality TV has now become a matter of routine is now glaringly apparent. Vote them all out...

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