this is england
Flotsam & Jetsam
Are Booze Ads Making You A Drunk?
12:42AM Hamilton Nolan | Whoa: The British Medical Association is urging a complete ban on alcohol advertising and sponsorships in England, home to many drunks. But the media needs that money! Who’s more disingenuous here — ad agencies, media companies, or doctors? It’s close! More »
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American Apparel Ad Succeeds
1:40AM Hamilton Nolan | Ho hum, the UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an American Apparel ad that ran in Vice magazine for being too much like child porn. Can you imagine anything more cliché? More »
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Crazy British Weed Makes Kids Go Loco, Moms Write Books
2:12AM Hamilton Nolan | In the UK there’s a magical strain of skunk weed: It addicts teenagers, turns them psycho, prompts their mum to write a tell-all book, and then sends the nation into an uproar over said book. And it’s coming to America! More »Celebrities Spotted At Last Night’s MIFF Closing Film (And Glamorous After Party)
8:29AM Jess McGuire | The Melbourne International Film Festival finished up last night with a screening of This Is England followed by a knees up at some place on Little Bourke Street. We kept our eagle eye out and managed to spot in the crowd…
- Brooke Satchwell!
- Brendan Cowell!
- And we’re done!
Well, there may have been others but the room was quite dark and we were mostly focusing our attentions on planning a “dance off” of West Side Story proportions in order to get the party started. Then we got distracted by a passing quiche, remembered how hungry we were, and left to find a late dinner.
Also, Brooke Satchwell is quite sweet looking and we now feel oddly protective of her (glares at Matthew Newton).
PS: This Is England was wonderful. Hilarious and moving and terrifying and heartbreaking in equal measures. More » 