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  (Joseph Beirce in jail) Update 3: Appearances So, if you haven’t met me, you are probably wondering what I look like. I’m average. Average height, average hair and eye and skin colour. I’m in shape. I know I am and I work out hard as an athlete. Not for appearances’ sake. Most women in [...]

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Facebook and other social media are essentially where everyone shares everything they see/find/steal from all around the Internet and laugh, like and poke along with their friends or those people they went to school with 10 to 20 years ago and don’t quite know how to politely shake off, so not wishing to post anything [...]

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It’s the Jubilee next week, probably Monday or Tuesday. In light of this momentous celebration of villainy, here are two common myths briefly discussed and somewhat debunked. Myth One: The Queen and institutional Monarchy is good for the economy and value for money. This argument is about as backwards as it gets. It’s for cabbage throwers, unflinching, vacant [...]

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ITV2 has given journalism the Apprentice treatment in a bid to find Britain’s Next Top Journo – someone who’s Got Britain’s Talent and the X-Factor all rolled into one. What’s not to like about a programme that gives six pre-packaged twits the opportunity to interview, to write and stuff? Well it’s not that it’s unfair [...]

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For those unfamiliar with the KDP it’s a scheme where a signed-up Amazon author allows readers to download their ebook for Free. It’s for a period of 1-5 days per 3 months signed-up and it’s basically in the hope people downloading for Free will like your work, spread the word to friends who will in [...]

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If there weren’t enough reasons to love Jack White already, he’s only gone and knocked Adele off the top of the UK album charts, aint he? I’m not ready to don stars and stripes just yet but on this occassion, I’m standing proud with that lot across the pond. Aaaawesome! So, is the irreverent rockstar’s first [...]

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Hallo, Rich Pickings For Ravens, me début novel, is currently exclusive to Kindle for 90 days, it means the minimum price I can sell it for is $2.99 and whatever the equivalent is in good old English money. I’d probably have started selling it for a nicker or one dollar by now, just to get it “out [...]

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For those living in a fittingly shaped ball like bubble, you may not be aware the Premier League finished last Sunday. But it did, and the season kind of flew pretty high, oh so high up in the sky… but unlike a West Ham fan mawkishly singing about fading dreams dying, well,  this year’s climax [...]

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Here’s something that affects us all. Potentially. We all know about PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) right? It’s been all over daytime TV adverts; it’s something no one had ever heard of before but it’s made out to be the biggest cover up since child molestation in the Catholic church. Several million people have apparently been [...]

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 (Joseph Beirce in jail) Joseph Beirce is currently broken hearted and formerly a male escort. Here’s what he has to say (Part One can be read on the front page): … Part 2: Beginnings There’s only a few things people ask about what I do; What do you need to be a pro? Do I like [...]

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The IP promotes Chuckin’ Chuck by Mike Seid. Check out Mike’s work, and see the bottom of the page for ways to follow and connect with the talented indie author of Chuckin’ Chuck. … BLURB ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mike Seid is a former stand up comic and lifelong sports fan. Chuckin’ Chuck is his first novel. He is currently working on Jacking [...]

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Breaking news: A Wes Anderson film might make sense. A little bit. I’m obviously not a Wes Anderson fan – mainly because he makes me feel like an uncultured mutton ‘ead. But for those who hail his films as the best thing to happen to quirky since someone said “oit, we should stick a cupcake [...]

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The IP STRIP: The Man with Everything - illustration by Becky Shepherd & words by Tom Conrad (click on strip to see enlarged).