London Astoria – Thank You For The Music

Music fans in London are in mourning after the announcement that one of London’s most popular live music venues, the Astoria Theatre, is set to finally close its doors for good.

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Mobile Dating: The Body Languages You Have to Understand

So, how long has it been since you first met with your mobile dating partner? If your first date had gone really well, then the two of you must have been sending each other sweet messages up to this day. Well, you have to go down from cloud nine somehow and try to contact her again for another date. But if unfortunately, the first date with your mobile partner didn’t go well as it should, you should have realized by now there will be no calls or messages from her any more.

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Quitting the day job: Kevin Smith and the making of ‘Clerks’

Kevin Smith was born in Red Bank, New Jersey and attended school in both Jersey and New York before enrolling at the Vancouver Film School. However, half way through his studies, Smith decided to drop and out and took a partial reimbursement of his tuition fees as a way to finance some of the production costs of his first movie.

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Celebrating 25 years of the Miami International Film Festival

Centered on the campus of Miami Dade College, the annual Miami International Film Festival began in 1983, promoting not only thought provoking film but also encouraging cultural understanding and tolerance; a fact made evident by the festival’s emphasis on Latin film making, set against the backdrop of Miami’s multi cultural communities.

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Will the UK smoking ban call ‘House’ on bingo halls?

Bingo has proven to be one of the British public’s favourite pastimes for decades, with the enduring image of brightly lit halls and air thick with smoke being the first thing many people will think of when the game is mentioned. Now, however, with the smoking ban in effect across Britain, many bingo enthusiasts prefer to stay at home and play online at any one of several gambling web sites, where they can enjoy a cigarette without interrupting their game or having to go and stand outside in the cold during the winter months.

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Seinfeld: A Show About Nothing with Something For Everyone

Jerry Seinfeld, a New York-born stand-up comedian, had little interest in doing a TV show when he was approached in 1988 by American TV channel NBC to attend a creative meeting. Unhappy with his small recurring role on the TV show ‘Benson’, he felt like it was a limited medium and not right for his brand of comedy. He had already appeared several times on the ‘Tonight Show’ with Johnny Carson and on a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special, giving him enough publicity to make a living of the touring comedy circuit.

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The West End is still drawing the crowds!

Perhaps you’ve always promised yourself a trip to London to catch a show you’ve always wanted to see, but have never had the time. Well, now is the ideal time as the West End goes through a mini-revival, offering a fabulous choice of productions.

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Spamalot – the Monty Python West End musical

Spamalot, a musical comedy, “lovingly ripped off” from the classic ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ film is a must-see for anyone with an appreciation for the film or West End Theatre productions. The adaptation, directed by Oscar winning director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Charlie Wilson’s War) premiered on Broadway in February 2005 and made its way over to London’s West End in September 2006, becoming both a critical and financial success.

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The Great Doug Stanhope

Doug Stanhope, born March 25, 1967, is a critically-acclaimed American stand–up comedian, influenced by the likes of George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, and currently residing in the small U.S.-Mexico border town of Bisbee, Arizona.

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Beware the San Francisco Pillow Fight Club

Most of us probably had the odd playful pillow fight when growing up, usually with our siblings and occasionally a bit of venom would sneak into the fun. But now battering each other around the head and body with a feather-filled weapon is just one of the many games played by adults participating in the worldwide craze known as Street Wars.

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