Archive for June, 2006
Woodstock Coverage
Articles:
Review: York music talent impresses
Report: Hundreds kept out of Woodstock 2006
Letter: Safe Woodstock
Photos:
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Cardboard Radio, Fibbers, 9/6/06
Yes, I too thought my dreams of ever frolicking in York to R&B music that actually stands for Rhythm & Blues, not Ringtones & Bling, had faded into our streets’ medallion-studded night. However, hope is to be found in the shape of Cardboard Radio, who will willingly mop up the blood from any battered ears that have taken too much Gallery-shaped abuse.
Foo Fighters, Hyde Park Corner
Last Saturday 85, 000 fans flocked to Hyde Park Corner to witness the biggest gig in the history of The Foo Fighters. Now at the height of their fame, the band were given free reign to pick and choose the support acts at this mini-festival, picking the friends they’ve toured with over the years. Joining the queue, and taking in the palpable atmosphere on one of the hottest days in memory, there was a definite sense that today was going to be special. It certainly was.
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Hard Candy
Director: David Slade
With: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page
Runtime: 103 min
Cinema loves controversy as the most taboo subjects often make for the most engaging films. Paedophilia is no exception and Hollywood has not remained silent, addressing the subject in films like 2004’s The Woodsman.
Hard Candy however, has a new lens for the mass hysteria. The title [...]
Thilda Thai, 16 George Hudson Street
Located on George Hudson Street and nestled quietly amongst the more chaotic Jumbos and Reflex, the often over-looked Thida is a pleasant enclave of calm. Once inside the purple walls, lined with carvings of elephants and alcoves adorned with bright flowers and Thai Buddhas, lend an atmosphere of tranquillity.
Meltons Too, 25 Walmgate
A laid-back café-bar bistro version of the more formal (and expensive) Melton’s on Scarcroft road, Melton’s too prides itself in using local produce and meats whenever possible. Thus the drinks list is quite extensive, and although the cheapest bottle of wine is 11.95, they’ll sell it to you in half-litre or glass form as well.
Local MP John Grogan
With the World Cup reaching its climax and the Wimbledon fortnight underway my mind turns to sport.
It is now nearly a year since London won the right to host the 2012 Olympics. I only got really enthusiastic when a couple of weeks before the announcement was made I spoke to a primary school class of 11 year olds in a village not a dozen miles from the campus. Instead of asking me whether I had met the Queen or how much I got paid, they were eager to learn if I thought London would carry the day.
Which Sweeties?
Gosh, isn’t it a long time since you skipped off to the sweetie shop in the first flush of youth, with a feverish glint in your eye! Some readers may have fond memories of a generic Woolworth’s pic ‘n’ mix counter feeding their childhood sugar-based fantasies, others may have had their confectionary dispensed by a kindly old tweed-clad gentleman who wore special gloves and had a slightly creepy smile…
SU denies No Sweat support
AN ATTEMPT to persuade the Students’ Union to support the anti-sweatshop campaign has been quashed in its first stages by Rules Committee, and York students will not be allowed to vote on the issue.
A motion submitted to the union’s central decision-making body, the UGM, asked the SU to “investigate the origins of university apparel…and if [...]
Feminists! It’s f-off to the f-word
Is feminism a fight for gender equality, or an outlet for frustrated lesbianism? Kate Smith and Heidi Blake find out what York men think.
A guide to the ‘Year of Reform’
THE STUDENTS’ UNION have claimed success in their ‘Year of Reform’, despite the criticisms it has received from students. The reforms, which started in the autumn term, have involved a complete overhaul of the SU, and, most notably, led to the introduction of the new constitution, which has been seen as one of the sabbatical [...]
L’antica Locanda, 33 The Shambles
L’antica Locanda is a restaurant that I have wanted to visit for a while, after being given three good independent recommendations. It is hidden away in the Shambles and also doesn’t look like a restaurant from the outside, but a delicatessen. The small seating area is upstairs, which does offer good views of the street below.
J.M. Coetzee’s introduction for the Nobel Prize
‘Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen.
To write is to awaken counter-voices within oneself, and to dare enter into dialogue with them. The dangerous attraction of the inner self is John Coetzee’s theme: the senses and bodies of people, the interiority of Africa. “To imagine the unimaginable” [...]
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