Paul Macinnes
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/ 29 January 2008

My journey to the stars

Every year the festival season becomes longer and more exotic. That summer spell when young people gather in fields to listen to music and fall over, the result of either inebriation or inappropriate footwear, used to involve simply packing a tent and heading for a farmer’s field. Today you can build your summer around a trip to Benicassim in Spain, Burning Man in Nevada or Exit in Serbia.

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/ 1 June 2007

Anyone for tchoukball?

The rules of cheeseminton are simple. Just as in ordinary badminton, a shuttlecock must be biffed energetically over a net by opposing players and a point is scored when the shuttlecock hits the ground. Unlike ordinary badminton, however, that point is annulled if, before the shuttlecock lands, the opponent nibbles off the hunk of cheese stuck to its tip.

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/ 26 March 2004

Arsenal setting new trends in football fashion

A dozen nationalities, a broad palette of skin tones, cutting-edge footwear and the latest techniques in male grooming: this match was a London thing all right. The capital has been waiting for a game such as this for a long time; if nothing else, just to flash its footballing wad in the face of the rest of the country.