Archive for May, 2009

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Picture: UYCPCSpotlight on York Cave and Pothole Club

Matt Gosling, club Treasurer, offers an exclusive insight into York Cave and Pothole

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Picture: Mark Landells, FlickrDisappointment for York in big Wembley day out

Stevenage Borough proved too strong for York City in the FA Trophy final, winning 2-0 at Wembley

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Clare Short MP – My new personal hero

WARNING: This blog entry will be political. Proceed with Caution I am a liberal conservative. My dad was always a Labour supporter, my mum was always a Labour supporter. My brother has never shown much political interest but I suspect, if pushed, he would consider himself more Labour than Conservative. But I’m a Conservative. Clare [...]

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Destructors

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Will Heaven

Admit it. When Susan Boyle strode onto the stage wearing that 1978 frock, you were booing too

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The XY chromosome: the thespian

I simply cannot believe it. I would never have dreamed that such an injustice could have been inflicted with the careless ease Marion exhibited just now. Understudy. Upon my Oscar (2012, just wait), this is surely some nightmare. Treading these very boards I have portrayed with unparalleled flair characters from Winston Smith to Vladamir to [...]

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Social Pariah

A homage to indie disco. In one dark corner a voluptuous female is straddling a skinny boy with a side parting. She repeatedly smacks his hand away from her groin, desperately tugging on the edge of her dress to keep her knickers covered and her dignity intact. I wouldn’t bother love, I’m sure your knickers [...]

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Performance Aesthetics

Despite his rather disappointing performance, I found myself surprisingly wet. Was I aroused? Unfortunately not, girls and boys. Alas, Tena Lady Heavy Flow had not done its job. Yep, Aunt Flo had been a-visiting, and whilst she’d stayed a few days, I thought her little visit was done. Ah well, his mother will have fun [...]

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The MUSE festival guide

Whether you’re a festival virgin or hardened rave junkie, Estella Adeyeri, Isaac Hewlings and Laura Hulley help you find the right festival this summer.

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A father’s grief

For seven agonising weeks Peter Lawrence, father of missing chef Claudia, has fought to keep his daughter’s disappearance in the news. Raf Sanchez meets him

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Carol Ann Duffy and Ian McMillan

The new Poet Laureate and ‘Britain’s busiest poet’ enlighten Liam O’Brien on the place poetry holds in today’s society, and how poets are changing the relationship between their medium and the nation

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Photo: George LowtherReferee madness and controversial goals mark start of College Cup

Nouse rounds up the first two days of action in the College Cup. Want to know your Fantasy Points? Check now.

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Crossing the line

At what point does a drunken encounter become something more sinister? Camilla Jenkins asks where consensual boundaries lie

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The Latin Lifestyle

Revisiting one of her favourite travel destinations, Gina Heslington engages with local Mexican people and discovers eco-tourism on the beachfront

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