Author Archives: Charles Lambert

Goldenbums

Regular readers may have guessed from my silence that I’ve been staying with my mother for a few days. While I was there she asked me to buy her a strawberry gateau for the freezer. After decades of disdaining ‘bought … Continue reading

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Milk-snatcher death shock – preview

News has leaked that the British government is planning a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher. I thought you might like to know that I too am planning a post in my good riddance series for the wicked old shite-bag. But … Continue reading

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The fruit – and peel – of love

From today’s Guardian: Young Catholics attending World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney may find themselves swamped with offers of free condoms after a court overturned legislation giving police the power to arrest anyone who “annoys” pilgrims. Annoyed? I’m sure the … Continue reading

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Vulgarity

Remember Giuliano ‘Tubs’ Ferrara? Obese man wobbling naked along a beach to rescue foetuses? Ex-communist, turned foot-servant/mouthpiece/toe-rag to Craxi (corrupt ex-PM, dead in luxurious Tunisian exile on the run from justice), then Berlusconi (currently rewriting the Italian judiciary system to … Continue reading

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Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Will Smith… (yawn)

http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1312919&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1SCIENTOLOGY PROMOTES HATRED AND VIOLENCE AT GAY PRIDE TORONTO – Anonymous from STOPCanadianHATEGROUP on Vimeo.What is it with these religions? Why can’t they just relax?

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The Last Shadow Puppets: Standing Next to Me

http://www.youtube.com/v/_8YRx47oylM&hl=en&fs=1Love the suits. Love the dancing. (Love Alex Turner.)

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Two days in London

…actually, one and a half days in London, but they followed the same rough pattern as the two days I spent there last autumn and I’m just so self-referential I couldn’t pass this one up. You can find out what … Continue reading

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Dear Penis

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More on Helms

Jonathan William wrote a poem for Jesse Helms. Here it is: POEM BEGINNING WITH FIVE WORDS BYGERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory be to godfor jesse helms jessehates fags jesse hatesniggers jesse hates modernart now that onethinks about it jesse’sjust like most … Continue reading

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This almond love

My thanks for this to Lally’s Alley (who got it from Terry Winch).

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