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PoGo a go-go...?

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26/01/09
by Nick Holloway

I’ve been trying to think of a witty headline for the news that Polaroid unveiled it’s latest bit of kit - a combined digital camera and instant printer named the PoGo - at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month. ’Polaroid To Know Better,’ maybe, but even said in a heavy Brooklyn accent that’s scraping the pun barrel, I know.My undying gratitude and a box of Cadbury’s Roses to the person.. More

Chinese Burns

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25/01/09
by Nick Holloway

A video for anyone who, like me, is taking the proximity of Burns Night and Chinese New Year as an excuse to celebrate them together More

Dish of the day

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24/01/09
by Nick Holloway

A comment on the fast food industry? A message to dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets? A new street art movement? (I choose the word movement there with care). Or just a childish prank?Either way, this poo on a fork (spotted by a friend on Greenbank Road, Liverpool) reminded me of a man who, according to an obituary in The Guardian in 2006, ’was wont to carry chalk to draw faces around dog.. More

Cut the phone, bleed the radiators

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23/01/09
by Nick Holloway

Sniffing around Facebook I found this rather lovely video of the title poem from Ross Sutherland’s debut collection, Things To Do Before You Leave Town. Ross has gigged for Mercy on what must be 50 occasions over the last few years and he’s never failed to turn in anything less than a stellar performance.Check out more of the man on Myspace and, when you’re through, buy his book here More

The Skinny

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23/01/09
by Nick Holloway

Lord knows why - an experiment to see how low an internet addict can go before hitting bottom, perhaps - but the good folk at Mercy have seen fit to unleash me on the blogosphere. I’m putting it down to the face. Trustworthy, no?If you’re not too familiar with Mercy, a quick recap is probably in order. Starting life as a zine in 2002, we’re better known nowadays for the gigs, exhibitions and live literature.. More