john sturgis
@sturgios
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Journalist, editor, copywriter, ghost. Centrist dad takes on media, books, food, wine, nature, London, West Ham
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Joined October 2008
Sian got one of those texts from an unrecognised number purportedly from our oldest son who had lost his phone. But because he is overseas in the wilds she was concerned it could just be true. So she asked him to name his cat. Fair play to the scammer for having a punt:
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Why did the bouncing fun industry become so fixed on the castle as its edifice model? Why not bouncy cathedrals, bouncy hospitals, bouncy leisure centres, bouncy multi-storey car parks? There’s so much more scope for variety yet we have this depressing castle monoculture.
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They sound like the members of an avant garde jazz quartet.
🚨 NEW: Four people have been charged after £7m of damage was caused to two aircraft at RAF Brize Norton . - Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, of no fixed abode. - Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 35, from London. - Jony Cink, aged 24, of no fixed abode. - Lewie Chiaramello, 22, from London.
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Fabulous cameo by novelist Olivia Manning’s mother in her potted bio:
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Every tennis player I have heard in post match interviews this week is either super happy, super excited or super disappointed .Is this some ghastly consequence of TikTok?.
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A fishmonger would realise that a fresh kipper was a red herring
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Because I'm so nice I alway pick up any litter on my way home from my morning dog walk. Today I saw what I thought was a sweet wrapper but turned out to be a bit of West Ham iconography. It's surely a portent of some kind, I'm just not sure of what. Relegation?
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RT @Pott_Shrigley_: The Devil's Arrows. The middle one is surprisingly tall, second only to Stonehenge amongst British standing stones. W….
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My controversial Rod Stewart opinion: .his version of I Would Rather Go Blind is the definitive one - better even than Etta James.
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Neanderthals were more advanced than the operating system of The Circle Line, scientists have revealed
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“Unwind”.Collecting Number One Son from student rental in Leeds .The styling has barely changed since my undergraduate days -
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If this was on the Central Line it would suddenly stop for no reason and he would lose his balance and smash his guitar to matchwood- and everyone would cheer
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