What we’re talking about (11th April)
Here at Monkey Towers, we get excited by almost everything. For your benefit though, we try and keep the stuff we tell you about media related. Because of this, every month we’ll be bringing you [...]
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“You wouldn’t steal a car…”
Websites constructed for sharing have had a bad rap since the day they were invented. Peer-to-peer programs like Napster and, later on, Limewire have been hated by the media industry since creation, and it has been [...]
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Was David Beckham born gay? I’m not convinced…
My knowledge of LGBT history isn’t all that comprehensive. In fact, I’ve only started to look into it in-depth relatively recently. For work, I had to take a look at some archive footage of shows [...]
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Has social media killed critical thinking?
It’s been a while since any of us actually had to think. Since the dawn of the internet twenty years ago, information has become more and more accessible to more and more people. Back when [...]
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[Blog] Getting to grips with Twitter
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This article comes to you from ChrisMarr.co.uk and express permission has been given by the author to republish this article. The article begins below. For some people Twitter is a fad and is much less understood [...]
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The sad loss of a true pop icon – Whitney Houston
Today is a very sad day in the world of music, as late last night, the sad news broke that Whitney Houston had passed away at the age of 48. No matter what your taste [...]
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Warning: Some storylines have been created for entertainment purposes
I’m sure we’re all guilty of using TV and film as a valid reference for real life situations. Some of my best relationship advice has been backed up by ‘look what happened to Ross and [...]
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Live music bill given the go ahead by the Lords
When I first moved to Brighton from Bristol the best part of a decade ago (gulp), part of the reason was my love of music. Brighton was famous for its cosmopolitan attitude, it’s abundance of [...]
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Let it under your skin, then we’ll begin to make it better
Is anyone else thinking, what the Ofcom is going on with Jeremy Clarkson? It is almost like him, Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross were all in the pub one night and made a bet with [...]
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Has popularity seen off original comedy?
Now don’t get me wrong, I used to love the Mighty Boosh, both the radio shows and the TV series were fantastic. Not necessarily original, with a lot of inspiration obviously being found from the [...]
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The Americans are coming
We are slowly being invaded by American TV, with ITV taking the lead on anglifying American formats, swapping X Factor for The Hills and Keeping Up With A Celebrity Who Is Only A Celebrity Because [...]
