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June 12th, 2009

Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here

Published in 1991, Douglas Coupland’s novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture focused on the coming to late twenties maturity of Americans and Canadians in the late 1980s. The novel’s three main protagonists embark on a journey of self discovery, distancing themselves from the ferocious pace of a society overseen by the godless yuppie [...]

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By Robocons
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June 5th, 2009

The monkeys have landed in Elstree

Last night saw the return of unrealistic reality freak show Big Brother. A sombre Davina McCall appeared on the screen in breaking news style fashion, delivering her grim message across the airwaves: the circus is once again back in town. Now in its tenth season, the fact that Channel 4 continues to churn out the [...]

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By Robocons
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June 2nd, 2009

It started out as Hogwarts now it’s Lord of the Flies

Once I loved Big Brother . Note, there is no number following that title.
The first Big Brother .
The most interesting thing about the first Big Brother was how different the contestants were when compared to the crop over the last eight years. Few of the contestants were fame hungry. No one really knew if it [...]

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By Will
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