The Inconvenient Mule

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Musings, reviews, opinions and news from the edge of London. We check out the latest films, restaurants & entertainment. Tara examines and English language. Dan reviews the best UK iPhone apps and technology.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Stephen Fry on an Inconvenient Mule

    Some months ago I recall Stephen Fry sharing his shock that he'd be travelling on mules for the 'Last Chance to See'. His reaction was along the lines of 'a thousand boiling arses.' Today, finally, we got to witness this great event. Using the TVcat...

  • 2001: A Westfield Odyssey

    The mosaic of building works and confused signposts that have  formed large parts of Shepherd's Bush's  landscape for the last few years have largely gone to reveal the Westfield shopping centre, finished in October, which is served by four Tube st...

  • Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Long before Half Blood Prince went into production, I was curious as to which bits in the film would be kept and which bits would be cut out.  I was convinced that the director would keep as much of the main plot as possible, as had been done in the...

  • Walking the Chess Valley

    Making the most of the fine, summer-like weather yesterday we headed over the border to Hertfordshire for a walk along a stretch of the Chess Valley. We began at Chorleywood station, walking north through Chorleywood House Park to the river and then...

  • More from the Aquadrome

    A grey day today and little of note to capture on camera, so here's another photo of yesterday's amazing colours over the Aquadrome. [caption id="attachment_780" align="aligncenter" width="481" caption="A golden Aquadrome in yesterday's evening lig...

  • The mule twitters

    Regular visitors to the blog will have noticed the new Twitter feed on the right of the page. Yes, the mule now offers instant news and updates through Twitter in addition to the more considered musings here on the blog. If you're not familiar with.

  • Australia

    Where has Baz Luhrmann been since Moo Roo in 2001? If he's been working on Australia all that time, then I'm sorely disappointed at his time management skills. Haughty aristocratic woman goes to rough, barren landscape and comes to love a noble