The Opinion Engine 2.0:
24/31:
When really was the
golden age?

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Guest answer from Ian Jones of TV Cream . I'm a sucker for compartmentalism. Life is far more manageable when ordered and filed ...

Ken Branagh's In The Bleak Midwinter now available on R1 dvd. Ish.

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Tonight, after my usual pre-Christmas viewing of Ken Branagh's In The Bleak Midwinter via an increasingly ropey VHS recording from S4C a...
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The Opinion Engine 2.0:
23/31
If Star Wars were made today who would you cast in which part?

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Film Sacrilege. One might even say “blasphemy”. Recast Star Wars? Are you mad? But note this isn’t a question about remaking Star Wars...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
22/31:
What's the last game you played, and did you win?

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Question asked by Jess Haskins . Life  When did everything in life become a game? Perhaps everything in life has always been a game, ...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
21/31:
Why do you think the common discourse in our society, at political, technical and cultural levels, generally ignores the likely impending collapse of our civilisation? Answer can include things like: What are the consequences of this ignorance? How does it make you feel? What does it remind you of? What could alter it? Bonus: Avoid making assumptions about the exact nature and timing of the collapse - there are lots of possible ones, and nobody knows the future. It's probabilistic.

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Question from Francis Irving. Let's begin.  Prestissimo, please. Civilisation is going to collapse. We won’t know how, we won’t k...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
20/31:
If Matt Smith was to leave Dr Who tomorrow and then the BBC rang to offer you the role, how would you play it?

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Question from Risa Arendall via Facebook. TV For a fan like me this is a two part question.  Would I play it?  Then how would I play ...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
19/31:
Are the tips in The Sunscreen Song really useful?

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Guest answer from Lisa-Marie Ferla . Life I feel as have been spending most of this month backpedalling furiously, playing catch-up. M...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
18/31:
Vegetarianism.

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Topic suggested by Rosie Fernandez. Food My first visit to the Egg Café was over ten years ago for a works Christmas night out. The w...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
17/31:
What's the most exciting thing you see on the way to work?

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Guest answer from Jess Haskins . Life First, what work for me is — I'm a game designer. I work at a small game development studi...

The Opinion Engine 2.0: 16/31:
Republic of the Moon at FACT.

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Press view invite from FACT in Liverpool . Art When was the last time you looked at the Moon? Properly looked at it? Walking around ...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
15/31:
Are You Easily Distracted?

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Guest answer from Karie ( @kariebookish ). Life The fact that I had to be asked three times to contribute this piece says a lot. I am...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
14/31:
Torchwood's Web of Lies.

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TV  Revisiting Torchwood’s Miracle Day , this summer’s great televisual disappointment in any form is rather like picking at a scab, but f...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
13/31:
What is your favourite building?

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Guest answer by Ruth Moss ( @smashpoetry ). When Stuart asked me to write a guest post on the subject of my favourite building I was st...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
12/31:
Will the physical book become obsolete with the advances in technology? Could the same fate befall the physical act of love?

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Question from Zoe Pattulo via Facebook. Books However obsolete Google has now rendered most of my undergraduate degree in Information ...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
11/31:
What was the first album you bought and when and how? Listen to it again. How do you feel about it now?

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Guest answer from Alison Gow . Music When Stu asked me to write about the first album I bought my first thought was “Wow, it feels lik...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
10/31:
Can you truly love someone you have never met?

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Question asked by Tonia via her friend on Facebook. Life  Of all the questions I’ve been asked in this past couple of weeks, this is the...

The Opinion Engine 2.0:
9/31:
Weren't we happier before the internet?

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Guest answer by Laura Brown . Life Remember when you didn’t know what a trending topic was? Remember when students had to go to a proper...