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Withneil and I
25th February | 2 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Almost a quarter of a century after its original release, British cult classic Withnail & I has still been randomly bobbing up for air, both directly and indirectly, from the new Tory slogan “We can’t go on like this” echoing Withnail’s lament over his penniless plight, to Richard E Grant’s revelation at the recent Food Inc premiere that he became a lifelong vegetarian after being disturbed by the scene in...
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Crikey! It’s Steve Irwin Day
16th November 2009 | 4 comments | 2 people like this
So, once again it’s ‘Steve Irwin Day’ – an official day of remembrance for the crazy Aussie conservationist who met an untimely watery death in 2006. This year’s biggest commemorative gesture is the official naming of a newfound Australian snail species ‘Crikey Steveirwini’ (!)
My own personal gesture is to write this blog entry as I was fortunate enough to meet and interview the man a few years before he died,...
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Kris Griffiths
Kris Griffiths is a London-based writer with 10 years' experience covering culture and entertainment for regional and national publications. With an obsession for music and an eye for the alternative, he divides his time between shouting at the radio, twanging his guitar and playing with his cat Muse. Kris also enjoys DJing at private parties and terrorising local pub goers with his pool skills. His celebrity interview scalps include Steve Irwin, Nicole Kidman and boyhood idol Shakin' Stevens.
