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Trophies For Losers
"At one point Louis was given a high powered crossbow and invited to sample the thrill of making his own kill. I’ve seen Louis in many dangerous situations but I’ve never seen him look as uncomfortable as when he eyeballed a small wild pig down the telescopic lens of his crossbow. The moral fight within him was palpable but it was also a foregone conclusion. He just couldn’t bring himself to do it. I doubt that anybody watching was at all surprised. Louis Theroux is just not a cold blooded killer..."
Pocketropolis gets the great white hunters of the west in its sights right here.
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Hairy Cakes
"I guess my biggest complaint about the hairy bikers is quite simply... the hair. Their jaw-lines and top lips are just too hirsute to make their food at all palatable. It’s very off-putting to watch them sinking their molars into a double crust yak and leek pastie and then try and sing it’s praises to the camera as flakes and shards of pastry and meat hang loosely in their beards and moustaches like miniature trapeze artists trying to escape from a Russian circus..."
Bloggertropolis chews the copious fat with The Hairy Bikers right here.
You're An Embarrassment
"Boris looked a complete scruff-bag. Whilst everyone else ponced about in suits so sharp you could slice bacon wafer thin on the lapels Boris shambled about in what looked like one of Patrick Moore’s old cast-offs. His suit plainly didn’t fit him. His trousers looked like they’d collapsed inwards at the knees and the jacket looked like it had been used to smuggle African elephants through Chinese customs. Is this the best Britain can offer? What must the world have been thinking? Is this Britain’s much rumoured but rarely seen sartorial elegance?"
Bloggertropolis prepares to emmigrate as the 2012 Olympics approach right here.
Belatedly Batman
"Was Heath Ledger as good as the hype? For me: yes. Definitely. All the clichés are at least meaningful and fresh – a commanding performance, hypnotic, mesmerizing. In any scene where he didn’t appear I found myself pining for him to pop up in front of the camera. I liked the fact his performance doffed its cap to the classic Joker and yet also managed to contemporize it so fully. The lies, the tricks, the surety that he will always, always play you false, the certainty that even the truth from his lips will inevitably be a lie..."
Bloggertropolis talks dirty down the Bat-phone right here.
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New Leamington Today Reviews...
The Jug & Jester
"The Jug is that weird animal - the "crossover pub". It seems to attract people from all walks of life: office workers, students, barge living crusties, knickerless Top Shop girls and sweaty bummed footie fans..."
The Jug & Jester has had a facelift. Pocketropolis inspects the scar tissue and checks that the jugs are still nice and firm. Read the review here.
Paprika Club
"The Paprika Club is an excellent venue at which to entertain family, friends or that hot date into whose quivering knickers you so fervently wish to leap, tongue akimbo. My only problem with the place is the décor. Last time I was there the walls were as crisp and white as hospital bedsheets and the furniture - a collage of purples and blues - looked liked it had been stolen from the Business Class lounge of an international airport..."
Pocketropolis gets hot under the collar and reviews one of Leamington Spa's most premier curry houses. Read the full review here.
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