july2014
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contents ISS BEHAVE @ BLYSH FESTIVAL
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06roundup
“There’s no shame in being like Taylor Swift. I’m not
sure I’m as popular as her though”
12upfront
A section full to brimming with polymaths, aka people
who excel at more than one discipline. Rhys Darby:
New Zanyland comedian and fearless explorer. Paul
Weller: jangly vintage-rocker and haircut pioneer.
Dawn French: vicar and chocolate orange salesperson
28film
“This apology is heartfelt, genuine, and I have an
enormous personal affinity for apes in general, and
those specifically in this series of movies. The apes,
persecuted through said movies, are the first to hear
God’s voice, and surely are neither damned nor dirty”
– Gary Oldman
30food&drink
Check out my blog for several thousand words
of extensive musing on the sexual politics
and marketing of masculinity inherent in the
‘Gentlemen’s Afternoon Tea’, reviewed in this issue.
Just kidding – I will die before I blog
34previews
Unexpected showings this month include flow-locked
ex-Liverpool defender Barry Venison, cornrowed
ex-Real Madrid midfielder Zé Roberto, evangelical
Republican lunatic Mike Huckabee and Diana Ross’
daughter Rhonda Ross Kendrick
42reviews
The last time I added an editorial aside to a Buzz
review was several years ago, concerning someone’s
very dubious turn of phrase about Rodney P and a
“Jamaican coconut tree”. Tempted to interject again
re: the claim that Example is “one of those artists
that everyone likes”
48sport
By shunning team sports in this issue, in favour of
ones geared to the pursuit of individual glory like
speedway and riding a pushbike, it could be said that
this section is endorsing Ayn Rand’s philosophy of
Objectivism. It could equally be said that there’s also
a bit on powerboats, which seat two people
50travel
A guide to a pilot scheme launching soon, concerning
wholesome activities taking place on the Glamorgan
Heritage Coast. If you’re lucky enough to earn a
monthly salary, you might even want to have a go
yourself
55listings
I’m Really Looking Forward To Bracken Bashing
In the Brecon Beacons For The Small Sum Of £25.
That’s What You Pay. You Don’t Get Paid For Doing It
78competitions
Q: Where did Neil Ruddock’s nickname ‘Razor’ come
from? A: A vision in which he was visited by three
ghosts named Alliteration, Inference and SelfMythology
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