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OFCOM steps up enquiry into whether idiots are ‘fit to hold TV licence’

soon to be renamed SitcomThe broadcast regulator Ofcom has stepped up its inquiry into whether morons can be trusted to hold TV licences.

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Posted: Apr 26th, 2012
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Digital marketer lauds Shakespeare’s ‘compelling content’

‘I’ve no doubt that if Shakespeare was alive today, he’d be working as a copywriter in my agency; excelling at engaging the public in dialogues with leading brands.’

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Posted: Apr 24th, 2012
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Scholars reassess Hamlet following one-star Amazon review

to buy or not to buy‘What is this sh*t? Dont get me wrong, I like theater (Cats, We will rock you, etc) but this just goes on and on until you dont care less what happens. To be or not to be? Couldnt give a flying one, mate!’

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Posted: Mar 12th, 2012
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Film casts new doubt on authorship of Bill Bryson’s ‘Shakespeare’

Following new doubts raised by the film ‘Monotonous’, an account of the life of Bill Bryson, a leading scholar has entered the fray with his views on the true authorship of Bill Bryson’s book ‘Shakespeare’, which has sold millions and has been translated into 134 languages.

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Posted: Nov 7th, 2011
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Kindle (‘slightly foxed’) fetches record price

The value of a Kindle can depend as much on its content as on its physical condition, according to experts.

‘Recently we were unable to reach the starting price on a Kindle containing 3,500 books because most were Jeffrey Archer novels,’ said a Sotherby’s spokesman.

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Posted: Jun 20th, 2011
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