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The Beach Only the silver sea shivers slightly at 6 in the mornings. The sand is pickled a
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THE ENVIRONMENT
It's Wednesday Again Who would have thought it would come to this? As it becomes so obvious people are so ruthless They are the one's who we condemn
step into the silver. At Buck stops here is the message we must send.
These are the wounds we must tend Over the tooth-ridge Plunge down into the thick
Feels longer
Dirty
Silly Dolly Who will play with you now?
Power back to the people is what I contend Look out to miles and miles and miles and miles
away and no one knows how I made it
Darren Reick
Atmosphere Atmosphere is over rated
streaking my eyelashes and
diving.
stated That it is our most precious resource. When you think a short while longer You will see petrol is stronger
gaining speed that’s what I need.
Why does it always seem so slow? perhaps I should have taken a hike?
but I shouldn’t have taken that last bend. Daphne Edwards where everything makes
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OILING THE WHEELS OF THE COMEDY VEHICLE>THE ART OF STEWART LEE This week, George Gilbert explores the work of comedian Stewart Lee, a cult figure with a particular appeal for those who like their comics a little more dark and subversive. The date was January 2007; the time of the Celebrity Big Brother scandal, when a pair of halfwits launched a racist attack on a fellow housemate, attracting headlines all around the world, and promptly spawning well in excess of 44,000 complaints from the public to Ofcom alone. Amongst the gushing torrent of verbiage and platitudes, many of them approaching the original tirade in terms of the force of unwarranted rhetoric and hyperbole present, the scandal brought forth this press statement from the show’s sponsors, the Carphone Warehouse. “Racism…is entirely at odds with the values of the Carphone Warehouse”. Now, if the almost parodic use of the word ‘values’ doesn’t sound quite right in your mind, then you would do well to seek out the comedian Stewart Lee. If the statement seems unintentionally amusing to you, chances are that you already have. Stewart Lee is a comic who takes a playful delight in irreverance, but there’s much more to him than just that. Lee believes it is his job to challenge both the lionisation of cultural mediocrity and the transparency of the dishonest hypocrisy that defines our celebrity obsessed time. Unusually, rather than stating
the particular advantages of him in particular pointing out the plainly ridiculous, Lee realises it is part of the general futility of being a cult comedian. He was recently quoted as saying, “I’m an overweight, greying, middle-aged man in a suit that obviously needs letting out. I don’t have any power, so there wouldn’t be any skill in crushing me”. In essence, any comic is a bauble. Shiny and decorative, but pointless. Think of the trends that define the nation’s comic sensibilities. Peter Kay was behind the surreal and superb Phoenix Nights, but also behind the poorly received Britain’s Got The Pop Factor, and Possibly a New Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (and do not be fooled by the verbose title; it isn’t funny). Similarly, flavour of the moment Michael Macintyre has been working for years, yet has only achieved truly breakthrough fame relatively recently. If it is not only a fickle role, being a comedian is also in essence trivial. Lee knows this, and for all his passionate pathos, his work will, like all comedy, carry a trace of futility about it. Like Camus’ The Outsider, it is this sense of belonging that makes Lee particularly compelling. A supporter of humanism and
democratic socialism, among other things, Lee is brilliant at tapping into the sense of futility in the face of widely supported but abhorrent cultural institutions. The genius of Lee is in the detail, and his ability to tap into a common countercultural consciousness is perhaps unmatched among any other comic. In his recent programme Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, his first show on mainstream TV in almost a decade, Lee mocked subjects such as celebrity hardbacks, the recession and rubbish TV that saturates channels such as E4. “Watching Channel 4 is like a flood of sewage coming unbidden into your own home, whereas E4 is like you’ve constructed a sluice to let it in”. Ironically mocking Channel 4 (which had Lee on its schedule at one stage), was certainly not a lone foray against those who’ve frustrated him first hand. One of Lee’s own books, The Perfect Fool, attracted excellent critical reviews but did not sell huge amounts (as Lee says in his DVD 41st Best Stand Up Ever, “you’re just not getting the figures son”), and in a similar vein Lee notes the irony of a book appearing such as The Gospel According To Chris Moyles – a man who, Lee notes, having published now two volumes of his autobiography, “…has written more than
he’s read”. You have probably realised by now, capturing the essence of a comic, especially one who specialises in something as broad as counterculture, is particularly difficult. It is, however, worth trying, if only to draw some attention to an especially interesting comic who seems to be just slipping back into popular consciousness after a long hiatus after his controversial role as a writer of Jerry Springer: the Opera. Long live Stewart Lee!
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Derren Brown loses five thousand pounds of an unwitting participant’s money on the spin of a roulette wheel, Anton Du-Beke jokingly uses an incredibly volatile racial slur against partner Laila Rouass in an otherwise genteel middle-class dancing competition and Dannii Minogue proves how well versed she is in red-tops by witlessly questioning contestant Danyl Johnson’s sexuality instead
of commenting on his singing. But rather than this being the inevitable implosion of reality TV sociologists worldwide have been praying to the god of humanism for, these are really just coinciding examples of a tradition of live TV blundering that goes back decades. From 1969 children’s television to this year’s MTV Music Video Awards, from intellectual game shows to biscuit dunking
for them to be shown later on shows such as TV’s Finest Failures and TV Moments From Hell
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through YouTube, where one recent video has received 56,088 views to date. The format of the show itself, with the
massive problems for the Channel 4 producers,
You don’t get to be one of the longest running game shows in the world without having a few mishaps and Countdown fair share over the years. Although extremely popular among our fellow students, the target audience of housewives and pensioners in its usual tea-
a clean-cut show going so wrong rather delicious to watch. However, while in the past contestants themselves would choose swearwords to play the game, they were quickly cut from the broadcast completely in 2008. The word ‘wankers’ was merely bleeped out. What is clear is that, despite the producers’ Countdown
People always warn about the dangers of working with children and animals, but what they forget is that whilst children and animals mostly cause a few giggles, adults are capable Which is something MTV found out to their cost at the Video Music Awards last month when Kanye West bounded onto stage, to tell the crowd that Beyoncé should have won Best Female Video instead of her. This rightly as well as a lot of booing from the astounded
a simple apology gained a whole new level of drama, when Barack Obama was overheard
that another hilarious mishap will somehow comment was picked up by a nearby journalist comment was withdrawn an hour later, the damage had already been done.
refused to leave the set with her keeper and trod on presenter John Noakes’ foot in the
WITH FERNS LIKE THESE...
classic lines Blue Peter badge holders will never forget, but maybe the true humour lies with her keeper wordlessly being dragged along the
Remember when TV meant perfectly staged lines, comedy-on-cue and not a hair out of place? When presenters behaved with dignity and poise? Nope, no-one else does either, not since live TV arrived on our screens. And one of
cannot help but feel sorry for the creature as she clearly doesn’t seem to like the guy and so
The long-running BBC children’s programme once starred the baby elephant which has now become one of the most memorable pieces of television. Lulu caused
maintains a good sense of humour throughout an episode which has become a prime example of a show that tries to be so careful with what it broadcasts being reduced to chaos by the
best kind of comedy. Nicola Pearson
Lindsay Harris
This Morning on ITV. Phil and Fern are legendary for being unable to keep straight faces, and But if they were having so many laughs
drags him straight through the muck.
“Oh we’re having a slight penny down here… a Blue Peter
This just goes to show that in our technologysaturated world you don’t even have to be live on air to be caught out anymore. To all of you
our laptops. Caroline Preece
‘LOO-LOO’ WAS THE HINT
chat shows, they’ve always been at it and whether it’s the celebrities conspiring to bring down television (if not society as a whole) or just an industry agreement to keep Denis Norden in work, the one thing that’s for certain is that it’s nothing new. The Event opens up the vaults of TV’s Finest Live Fumbles to prove it.
into giggles like naughty schoolchildren. Example: This Morning were covering the types of biscuits viewers like to dunk in their tea. Phil reveals to everyone’s ‘shock’ that he does not like dunking biscuits. However, when they talk roast beef later on, ignoring her mind, Fern calmly notes, “You don’t mind dunking a bit of beef, then, do you?” Immature giggling breaks out and not even the sternest of schoolmasters could shame them in to silence.
Feminism and pride take hits there, as did ITV with the slightly staler Holly Willoughby. Phil and Fern as a team are sorely missed but their entry to the live TV hall of fame is assured for all the wrong reasons, and some of the right ones. Sophie Morgan
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PRIMETIME - EMMA Austen’s classic novel Emma is adapted charmingly under the skilful hand of Sandy Welch. The well-known characters spring to life in this fresh and funny series. Michael Gambon is the hidden gem of this period piece as Emma’s worry-wart
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You may have seen How I Met Your Mother Friends and this may be because Friends has been repeated ad nauseum and now they need a new show to overplay.
contrast perfectly with Emma’s reassured Friends. The similarity between these shows begins and ends with a group of friends who live together in New York, and have seats seemingly reserved
Whedon geeks. Two of the main characters Willow from
and the
Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog. And these aren't even the only Whedon stars that appear on the show: Morena Baccarin ( and Serenity), Amy Acker (Angel and Dollhouse) and Tom Lenk ( and Angel and Angel
because How I Met Your Mother is a much more intelligent take on this friendship dynamic. The wit in the show is so much more than back and forth banter between characters (although that obviously is a big part of the show) but it is the
childhood dolls of a bride and groom fade into the matrimonial ceremony of Anne Taylor (Emma’s former governess) and Mr. Weston. Mr around her as she would her play things. Emma however claims to know people - ‘their hopes, In the second episode, Emma’s matchmaking plans go awry in her mission to unite the naïve the good of the community. It is clear that Emma is extremely intelligent
of the show. It is possible that the show is so the lives of friends, and creators of the show
of others or herself. In the midst of a heated argument between be without wits than to use them as you do”. Emma rebukes him with lines that would have feminists everywhere raising their hands in
however his style is generally in keeping with the feel of the series which combines a touch of screwball comedy with all the elegance and Put on your costume drama bonnet and catch this comedy of manners at 9pm, Sundays on BBC 1. Rebekah McGill
never let down by the cast that includes Apatow comedy stalwart, Jason Segel ( Marshall as well as various other bromances) coincidentally playing Marshall, but even more
misogynous womaniser in New York.
make cameos. Even if you’re not a Whedon cross-over fanboy/girl, this original take on a group of New York friends will have something for you Series two is currently showing on E4 at 7.30pm every weeknight, whilst series four is showing in America and hits the usual places Monday nights. Micha Butler
‘GARTH AND STACI’: LOST IN TRANSATLANTIC Gavin and Stacey has
Perhaps this is actually a good thing, and
the Americans. There seems to be a perceived
because they don’t understand the style of the humour? Although surely if that were the case, there wouldn’t have been a successful show for American programmers to want to reproduce. With successes such as Life on Mars, perhaps it
running serial drama in the vein of Lost or 24. Or could it be with shows such as and now Gavin and Stacey that since the loss of the long-running comedy show Friends and the original Scrubs, the genre of comedy and are looking overseas for the content. Maybe the feeling is that
so much, but our short series frustrate the American desire for more and so they take
shows purely to capitalise on their success. natural response to this news is ‘why’? If
way to gain an audience that has already been established.
how come it feels so much like an insult? Natasha Golley
to be useless. If you want to make God laugh tell him your plans, but if you want to make everyone else laugh publish your theories about The X Factor.
close to doing something that logic dictates
women on The X Factor were the ones being discriminated against and Anton du Beke was
the BBC must have breathed a sigh of relief
GRAPEVINE Weathermen have it easy. Sure they have to forecast the weather to a margin of error
let alone factual accuracies such as whether it will rain or not. Unless you have the end of House the
stupid.
seems to have the playground loophole of “we were only playing Miss”, because, not to climb on any soap-boxes, but their responsibility is but to the minority that person represents.
through polystyrene. It’s like trying to predict being published on November 3rd. around gathering obsolescence for a fortnight while the passage of TV proves your foresight
has the defence that he actually came very
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<TECHNOLOGY> Kathryn Heuston interviews Elliot Ingram, a former UEA student, who is now a Norwich based entrepreneur in the IT industry, whose company specialises in computer repair.
THE EVENT: How and why did you start I Need A of the series. While some of the music has been recycled from previous games, and can
demand in Norwich for these services.
Nerd?
THE EVENT:
E.I: It started out because I was doing a lot of
E.I:
annoying, so I decided to use the skills that I had and start up a business. That was in my second year.
clink of the Keyblade comes clearly through the speakers and greatly enhances combat.
THE EVENT:
heart and memories. Tetsuya Nomura, director
company? gameplay of 358/2 Days takes place through
E.I: Anyone can start up a company. All you need is a name and a logo and a website. And a
one of these unanswered elements of Kingdom Hearts: players of the previous games will recognise him from Kingdom Hearts II, where
E.I:
work for a friend of the family – web design and
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, puts the player
stated that he likes to keep some aspects of
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of the voice cast has returned, and while it is used only sparingly for key plot points in the cut scenes, the voice work does much to
a storyline mature enough for the fans of Final Fantasy series to appreciate? Seven years and four games later, the popularity of Kingdom Hearts has yet
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the help of the UEA and the Entrepreneur Society (now UEAE).
THE EVENT: Any advice for aspiring entrepreneurs? E.I:
THE EVENT: you as an entrepreneur?
E.I:
THE EVENT: What makes the perfect nerd? E.I: They need to be technically very, very
you can register as self-employed. out of there, rather than leave any room for feel of the storyline, and although there is
where you can play through all of the missions with other players. In this mode, it is possible
you are new to the series, therefore, I would
358/2 Days
need a nerd.
358/2 Days
of the game. 358/2 Days missions you have completed, it does feel like it has taken some of the soul out of the game
THE EVENT: How is the company coming along?
familiar characters, but looking at them from characters from the previous games. All in all, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is a
If you need a nerd, visit ineedanerd.co.uk or phone 01603858586. There is a 10% discount for UEA students.
WINDOWS 7
Ever since it was leaked to the Internet on
from this, instead taking full advantage of the
in the unprecedented scenario of being given Hannah Gorton
rendered cut scenes look every bit as good as from the original cast reprising their roles. The
this is more than made up for by the engaging storyline and amazing graphics and sound. It styles, it can be a pain to have to remember to 358/2 Days has enough of a
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hardware - printers, USB wireless network adapters, you name it – did not have Vista game it would be madness to not try it out.
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have been installed on computers for a long much as possible, wary to avoid infringing on
desktop, and become suitably responsive – a big improvement over the several minutes
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album Wordshaker boasts more of the same
which was intended to be played on four stereos pop of
Wordshaker predecessor, nor is it free from the occasional
they here that can be classed as easy listening but it is an album which is challenging, rewarding and went a
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Sigh No More a half of unbridled ecstasy, in a promise of a momentous record. for the
energy and sonorous enthusiasm of four men under the pressure of expectant admirers and
setlist comprised largely of unheard album scene. performed, as well as more popular previously released favourites, and Awake My Soul, perfect singalongs for the masses of
tumultuous applause to old and new songs
Helen Thomas
EASTPAK ANTIDOTE>UEA LCR>THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER
As the only Brits on the tour, openers Ghost of a Thousand are fun, entertaining to watch, yet strikingly unoriginal. Not that this really everyone is happy.
the very top of their game and a band united in their unrivalled energy and presence on stage. Drunks, Lovers, Sinners and Saints and Boiled Frogs are greeted with some rather
have been up next, yet no one else seems to
all be relieved to hear that he recovered quickly, Then they return for their encore: Happiness performers and go down well with the gradually swelling crowd.
vaguely disappointed that a band that can be
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