Monthly Archives: January 2011

Shenanigans at Sky

There’s been a lot of talk in the press about these two geezers – Andy Gray and Richard Keys. They’ve both departed Sky sports amid a cloud of lurid and seedy lad mag shenanigans. Apparently both ‘lads’ like aggressive sexist … Continue reading

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Mark on Cannibalism

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Ted Hughes and Paganism

It isn’t only Romanian witches and politicians who live in pagan stories. English poets are very fascinated by pagan and gnostic worldviews. Ted Hughes was one of the most gifted British poets of the last century. He was also fascinated … Continue reading

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Romanian politicians and the Evil Eye

A few years ago a group of Romanian witches warned former Chelsea player, Adrian Mutu, that his career might suffer because of curses put on him by a former girlfriend. “No problem,” replied Mutu, revealing an unusual Romanian superstition. “Curses … Continue reading

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Marriage and Consumerism

Vickie Lynn Marshall (1967 – 2007) was better known under the stage name of Anna Nicole Smith. She was an American model, actress and television celebrity. She first gained fame by appearing in the magazine Playboy when she became the … Continue reading

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