Category Archives: Becky Shepherd

The Media says Thurrock is Miserable – They Just Don’t Get Our Sense Of Humour.

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Last month, the media (The Guardian, The Daily Mail etc) were quick to report news that Thurrock had scored lowest in the Government’s wellbeing survey, giving it the title of Most Miserable Place in the country to live. Thurrock is … Continue reading

Pixar’s Brave: Five Reasons Why Everyone Should Go See It And Love It!

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“If you had the chance to change your fate, would you?” 1. Merida. Merida, Merida, Merida. She is without a doubt the best Disney heroine and has replaced Princess Leia as my favourite princess of all time. Sorry Leia, I … Continue reading

And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks: Part Two of Shepherd’s Beatnik Revival.

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When I recently recommended And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks to a good friend, I said something along the lines of: “I was really shocked that I didn’t know any of this before!” It’s semi-autobiographical, and though the manuscript for … Continue reading

Big Screen Adaptation of On The Road: Part One of Shepherd’s Beatnik Revival.

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Walter Salle’s portrayal of Beat classic On The Road has been causing a stir since it’s Cannes Festival debut in May. It was always going to be difficult, dealing with such an iconic novel. But I’m finding the hostility that … Continue reading

Marxism is fashionable, maybe someone should let Vogue know?!

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A week or so ago, there was a really long winded article in the Guardian about the resurgence of Marxism in popular culture. I only got half way through – it was hard going, a bit unclear and, well… boring. But … Continue reading

Fifty Years of A Clockwork Orange – Becky Shepherd grabs Burgess by the yarbles!

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  I sometimes have to go into HMV or Waterstones with the specific aim of having a look at the charts. I read the backs of CDs and paperbacks for something I might like or something I’ve heard people raving … Continue reading

New Order’s Blue Monday – the story of a chart-topping underdog.

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If you’re unfortunate enough to follow me on Twitter, you’ll have noticed I’ve been banging on about something in particular for many, many weeks now. It consumes my every waking thought. It will be, to date, the most important and … Continue reading

Sue Townsend announces a new Adrian Mole book – and the 13¾ year old in me shouts yippee!

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Sue Townsend announced this week she will once again bring life to Adrian Mole, the original underwhelmist and suburban anti-hero. The tenth book in the series, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, doesn’t have a title yet but Townsend … Continue reading

The IP Jubilee Playlist – songs to help you survive the Jubilee madness!

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In case you were all worried that the surge of Union Jack flags on sale meant Nick Griffin has bought shares in Tesco, it is in actual fact HRH’s Diamond Jubilee next week. I’ve seen some hideous memorabilia knocking about, … Continue reading

The Exclusives on ITV2 – journos compete, only Simon Cowell is nowhere to be seen.

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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 … Continue reading