RIP
Natasha Richardson was a tremendous and sadly underrated actress. I devoted myself to her entire back catalogue when I was in my mid-teens, in keeping with my enormous crush, and it always saddened me that someone with her talent didn't get the recognition she deserved.

In all seriousness…
it's not often celebrity news affects me in any way, but I adore Natasha Richardson and am enormously fond of her work, and I'm incredibly saddened to hear about this. I've been following her career for years, and I think she's a brilliant and sadly underrated actress. I really, really hope she…

@easytoplease - Yes, exactly! And if you have any sort of wit or affinity for the language you can make 140 characters extremely entertaining. I follow 52 people on Twitter, all of use it well (or, in the case of Ewan McGregor, haven't quite worked it out yet but are sweet in their enthusiasm - I *like* that every…

I love Twitter, and the new knee-jerk anti-Twitter response is hugely tiresome. There's no contract that says everyone must use every social interaction tool on the internet, you know.

Blue Monday
It's probably not all that amazing since the advent of eBay, but I've wanted an original 1983 UK pressing of New Order's Blue Monday (with the die-cut sleeve) since practically *birth*, and I recently managed to score one. It's mint. You don't know my joy.

…really?
Lumping Top Gear in with Bargain Hunt is just ignorance, Amelie.

Thank you!
I've been looking forward to this write-up for months, and it hasn't disappointed. You've done one of my favourite movies justice, Scott. Thanks. :)

Now, if I had talent…
Band: Cinnamon Bear
Album: Until I Need More.

Topher is a nickname for Christopher.

The Zombies>White Zombie>Rob Zombie>Zombie, by The Cranberries.

Hey hey, give her a chance! How early in the relationship is this? Did you just spring it on her? Maybe she froze up. Maybe she needs time to sort out her feelings. Either answer has consequences, you know!

Class of '99 here. We tried to tell ourselves that 1999 was a far better year to have on your graduating jersey than 2000, but we were lying to ourselves. And we proved it with our song - Silverchair's "Anthem for the Year 2000". Tragic.