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La Hype Machine

Later this week, a supposedly unforgettable, magical, vast, breathtaking and captivating cultural event is coming to Liverpool. It’s called La Machine and it’s a large-scale art project created by French artist François Delarozière.
I use the word “supposedly” because nobody can truly know whether it will live up to the various adjectives used above (which, like [...]

Supercasino “definitely” axed (again). Er, maybe.

North West Tonight reported today that Manchester city council is ready to launch legal action against the government when it formally axes the proposed supercasino in the city. It claims to have also “learned” that the city “definitely” won’t be getting the development. Which is all a bit baffling, since the Manchester Evening News reported [...]

North West Tonight succumbs to “autocue tennis”

My regular reader (sic) will be itching for a verdict on the relaunched North West Tonight, which I almost promised the other day.
Thankfully, the temporary studio of last week has been replaced by something glistening and new that nonetheless looks reassuringly similar to what was there before. However, in accordance with the current fashion, Gordon [...]

Gordon Burns’ sofa trauma

There seems to have been a mishap of some sort on the set of North West Tonight. It looks like it’s being broadcast from BBC’s Oxford Road reception area. The big screen has been replaced by what appears to be an Argos special offer £349 flatscreen telly and Gordon Burns, on his cheap red sofa, [...]