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Blog Life!

Stock Market Trading and Me.

ward 13/07/2011

Buy! Sell! Adrenaline! Men in ties stressing out! Brokers swilling champagne or chucking themselves out of skyscrapers! Yup, that’s my new life. Apart from pretty much everything I just mentioned. … Read More

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Blog Films Life!

Game of Death and myself

ward 06/07/2011

I grew up in Hong Kong in the 1970s. It was a glorious time and place for a young lad. Skyscrapers, jungles, beaches, and all the latest gadgets. Also, as … Read More

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Blog London Theatre

Ghost Stories review

ward 30/06/2011

We decided to see this the other day as we had an evening free and happened to walk past the Duke of York theatre where it was playing. If you … Read More

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Games

A real LA cop plays LA Noir

ward 22/06/2011

I am currently obsessed with the uber awesome game LA Noir. It really is as groundbreaking as all the reviews have said. I don’t normally write about games until I … Read More

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Blog

The Wimbledon Weather effect

ward 21/06/2011

It’s the first day of summer and the longest day of the year today. Shame it’s so shite outside. As I look out the window of my flat at all … Read More

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Films

The Hangover 2

ward 08/06/2011

This film has had a lot of bad press. Mostly because the plot is almost exactly the same as the original. Which is true, but what the fuck were people … Read More

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Books

The Millennium Trilogy by Steig Larsson

ward 06/06/2011

I have already written about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and how exciting and page turning it is. I intended to write separate reviews for the Girl who Played … Read More

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Blog Life! TV

Apple worship

ward 25/05/2011

I saw a cool documentary the other day, called ‘Secrets of the Superbrands’ on good old BBC. It was actually pretty interesting given that I generally don’t care about brand … Read More

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Blog Books

Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown

ward 11/05/2011

Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown teaches you, the Padawan, some awesome tricks. It also has quite a broad scope and touched on lots of things I am genuinely fascinated by. When it comes to mind powers I am now at least 10% more superior than most of you. It astounds me that I am still broke.

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Blog

Science Fiction Website

ward 08/05/2011

I just found the most incredible new site! It boldly goes where only several hundred other websites have dared to go. Except it is slightly bolder. Actually it was written … Read More

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Blog Life!

Aliens please abduct me!

ward 26/04/2011

This website now gets over 100,000 hits a month. (I know! Why? I just talk shit.) That still makes me a speck on the arse of the interweb, but it’s … Read More

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Films

Death Race

ward 24/04/2011

I had been meaning to watch this for ages. I remember watching the original, set in the far off year of 2000. A more violent age when everyone wore spandex. … Read More

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Blog

Amazon can see into my brain

ward 15/04/2011

This morning I logged into Amazon and checked out my recommendations. At first I was a bit shocked at what kind of twisted artistic deviant they must think I am. … Read More

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Blog TV

30 Rock

ward 05/04/2011

A review of the sitcom 30 Rock with Tina Fey.

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Blog Games

Killzone 3 review

ward 23/03/2011

An awesome of review of the incredible Killzone 3. Read the review, stay for the trailer.

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Blog Films TV

The Human Centipede

ward 17/03/2011

The Human Centipede is a pretty pointless horror film once you get over the main premise.

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Art Blog London

The Secret Cinema

ward 09/03/2011

Last week myself and Mrs wordofward went to the mysterious sounding ‘Secret Cinema’. We were invited by our hip and trendy friends who took us to Shunt. It’s not just … Read More

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Blog Games Life!

The future of storytelling

ward 22/02/2011

Computer games have come into their own and are now a full blown story-telling medium in their own right.

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Art Blog London

Susan Hiller Exhibition

ward 18/02/2011

Being the cultural man about town that I am, I went to the Susan Hiller exhibition at Tate Britain yesterday. Actually, it was my wife’s suggestion otherwise I would have … Read More

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Blog Life! London Travel

The Bangkok Podcast

ward 11/02/2011

Well I’m back in Blighty. Bangkok was, as always, very exciting and warm and fun and full of hot sexy, er, food. I’m feeling mildly homesick for the place which … Read More

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