The XX – XX, the album

Monday, 16 November 2009, 16:00 | Category : Musical interludes
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Is it my imagination, or did the XX come out of nowhere? One minute the band wasn’t even a blip on my aural radar – the next, they’re playing what I hear is a blinder at Electric Picnic, “living up to their debut”. Eh, what now? Sorry Jim, I totally missed that one. So I [...]

What’d you miss this past weekend?

Monday, 16 November 2009, 13:30 | Category : Random musings
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Probably a lot that I can’t fill you in on, but there are a few bits that I can enlighten you with, namely: A guide to the shopping that’s still going on in New York and London in The Irish Times – where to go, what to see, what to buy, and the savings you [...]

Style file – Sunday roast

Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:30 | Category : What I'm wearing
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So Sundays, for me, are usually a combination of catching up on work I’ve neglected during the week, scheduling blog posts for the week ahead, washing clothes, playing with the cat and, when I can fit it in, reading the Sunday papers (they just have too many supplements!). This Sunday was no exception, other than [...]

In my basket – or, I’m addicted to Asos

Monday, 16 November 2009, 9:30 | Category : fashion fix
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So Asos are having a 25% off partywear sale, which lured me in through their golden gateway. And what did I emerge with? The above delightful items, none of which are included in the 25% part. Well, I never claimed to be clever*. I did, at one point, have £427 worth of items in my [...]