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The Astonishing Story Of Nicholas Alkemade, The Rear Gunner Who Fell 18000 Feet

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Do Writers Really Work Better Drunk? Should you ‘Write Drunk, Edit Sober’?

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The Loudest Man in the World, a Duck at a Presidential Briefing, and Pigeons with a Liver Compass

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Surviving Antarctica: The Fascinating Reason Residents Of Villa Las Estrellas Remove Their Appendixes

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Medium and Substack – the Strange, Lonely Business of Finding Readers

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This Is Why Japan Is Now Infested with Raccoons

Cats

Did a Pope’s Hatred Of Cats Lead To The Plague?

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The Man Who Accidentally Took Control of 7,000 Robot Vacuums

The Fascinating Story Of Africa’s Fake Mountains Of Kong

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The Real Reason Photos Are Banned in the Sistine Chapel

The Greatest Heist In Canada’s History Wasn’t What You’d Think

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The Man Who Faked A Volcano Eruption – One Of The Greatest April Fools’ Hoaxes Ever

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The Forgotten Story of the King of the Amazon

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Why Modern Novels Are Getting Longer (And Why Readers Love It)

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Blog Travel

New windowless planes

ward 28/08/2014

The idea the plane boffins have had is to get rid of all the windows and turn the walls into massive screens. This has the benefit of reducing weight (apparently) and making the whole fuselage more structurally sound. Another big benefit is that it looks fucking awesome. Essentially, cameras will film the outside and then project the images on the inside.

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Blog TV

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

ward 26/08/2014

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has been described as ‘Seinfeld on crack’ which I guess is kind of fair given the shallow cynicism of the protagonists and the ludicrous situations that evolve but they are from a very different social spectrum.

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Blog

Goodbye London!

ward 18/08/2014

It is with sadness that I leave but also some excitement. Working in TV with a bit of freelance writing on the side was great and it paid for a degree and a shiny new pair of lasered eyes.

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Blog

Moving abroad – the final countdown

ward 08/08/2014

Well, it’s all happening here at the Word of Ward. In 10 days from now, on the 18th, I am undergoing a continent/country/career/lifestyle change. I am mentioning this not to … Read More

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Films

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For trailer (Red Band trailer)

ward 29/07/2014

Here is the extended red band trailer for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

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Blog Games Travel

Assassin’s Creed real life Parkour

ward 26/07/2014

If you have ever played Assassin’s Creed for hours then left the house, you sometimes find yourself looking at real life buildings to assess easy access to rooftops or cool things to run over. If you like Assassin’s Creed or Parkour then you should enjoy this 3 minute clip set in Paris.

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Blog

Joaquin Phoenix’s Forehead

ward 19/07/2014

For just a minute, tilt your head to the left, watch this clip, marvel at the strange little face that appears on Joaquin Phoenix’s forehead and forget about things briefly.

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Blog Travel

Nice in France

ward 03/07/2014

Sorry I haven’t written in ages but I was moving house and then had a delightful couple of weeks in the south of France.

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Blog

RIP Rik Mayall

ward 11/06/2014

I just wanted to say a quick goodbye to Rik Mayall. I would find it hard to add the hours I have spent watching him on TV but it would … Read More

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Blog

Turns out I’m an apathetic non-voting scumbag

ward 24/05/2014

I want to vote, I really do. Unfortunately, like a lot of the apathetic bloody populace these days, I don’t.

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Blog

Deadly snakes that could kill babies at large in North London!

ward 11/05/2014

Little did I know that I, as a North Londoner, have been living with the threat of DEADLY KILLER probably EVIL, RABID snakes for years.

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TV

Gotham trailer

ward 06/05/2014

The much anticipated (by me anyway) Gotham TV show is on its way. Now there is a trailer.

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Blog London

Augmented reality bus stop

ward 24/04/2014

I think they could go a lot further and have zombies, Triffids, psychopathic clowns, Daleks, Stormtroopers, Cthulu, Godzilla, the Borg, giant mechanoids, the Blob… well, I could actually go on all day.

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Blog

Scifiward.com has shiny new look!

ward 14/04/2014

Scifiward.com has a shiny new look!

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Blog Travel

myhotel, Brighton

ward 05/04/2014

This isn’t really a hotel review as such – it’s more of an excuse as to why I have been a bit negligent toward the poor old www.thewordofward.co.uk website. The … Read More

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TV

Fargo Tv show

ward 23/03/2014

When I heard they were making a Tv show based on Fargo I was a bit baffled as to what that actually meant. I assumed it just meant the occasional murder in a very bleak landscape with lots of black humour.

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Games

Acapella versions of classic game themes

ward 13/03/2014

Everyone loves acapella and playing computer games from the 80s and 90s don’t they? I’m going to assume you answered yes there.

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Blog

Brilliant explanation of the Big Bang – space stuff on Youtube

ward 04/03/2014

There are also lots of youtube clips that teach you things. You can get totally educated and shit watching exciting animated clips and documentaries. I am currently watching a lot of astronomy related videos on youtube.

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Games TV

South Park: The Stick of Truth Game

ward 24/02/2014

South Park: The Stick of Truth video game is almost upon us and I am damned excited.

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Blog

Fun with a Theremin

ward 16/02/2014

In case you are bored at work which, let’s face it, is likely given that you have read this far, I give you (drumroll…) – a desktop Theremin!

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