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My Dad Wrote A Porno
My Dad Wrote A Porno
Comedy
10
8.5 (24 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Hysterical!
This podcast, which is quickly gaining notoriety for it's humour, didn't fail to disappoint me.

The 'book' in question - Belinda Blinks - is entirely secondary to the bland narration by the son, and his friends comments throughout.

I popped headphones on and listened on public transport- it quickly became apparent this wasn't a good idea as I kept suddenly laughing.

If you aren't easily offended, and the clue is quite firmly in the title, then give it a go for a little light hearted fun. If nothing else, you will come away with a sense of relief he's not your father!
  
Tuinyo Over Ear Stereo Wireless Headset
Tuinyo Over Ear Stereo Wireless Headset
Headphones
9
6.7 (9 Ratings)
Tech Rating
Superb sound quality, easy connectivity, stylish design, quality materials and packaging (0 more)
Excellent Low Price Alternative
Tuinyo Over Ear Stereo Wireless Headset is a fantastic equivalent to some more expensive branded headphones. These are bluetooth and have a 35h playtime with deep bass. Quality materials and stylish design add to the superior sound quality. Connectivity is simple and seamless with no problems on either my Lenovo Laptop or my Sony Xperia XA2 smartphone. The price is amazing considering the quality of the item. A must have if you want style, good sound and quality without the high end prices. A+++++
  
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Amanda Palmer recommended Into the Gap by Thompson Twins in Music (curated)

 
Into the Gap by Thompson Twins
Into the Gap by Thompson Twins
1984 | Rock
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I recently realised that I was leaving the Thompson Twins out of my list of influences because I subconsciously felt they were embarrassing. But I listened to a lot of Thompson Twins. Into the Gap was my favourite when I was 12 or 13. When I go back and revisit those records, some of it sounds a little dated, but actually they hold up really well. I feel like the songwriting of the Thompson Twins is one of the overlooked treasures of the 80s. It's really, really good. There are songs that tend towards the cheesy side, like 'Doctor Doctor', but if you listen to the deep songs on those records, the songwriting is fantastic. The lyrics are really, really good. That's what was on repeat when I was just starting to write songs. The ages 12 through 17 were when I felt I was completely defined by music, completely engulfed by it. You rarely saw me without a set of headphones on because I was trying to block out the rest of the world. Which is funny now – the only time nowadays I put a set of headphones on is to listen to mixes. I don't ever, ever wear an iPod. I barely even listen to music, which is no joke. But back then I was soaking up music like a sponge."

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Melody's Echo Chamber by Melody's Echo Chamber
Melody's Echo Chamber by Melody's Echo Chamber
2012 | Alternative, Rock
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"You can hear it's making, in the same way you can hear Joni in her lonely love cabin. Just the idea of the moon cast out on the water. That paints a picture. I can hear excitement and new love all over that Melody's Echo Chamber record. When my last relationship ended a few years ago now, I pissed off to New York for a bit, just to sort of gather my thoughts, and I would take to sitting in a cafe with my headphones on, listening to a piece of music and I had put together words to it in a book. And I remember being quite pleased with something I had just written, taking my headphones off, and that music, Melody's Echo Chamber, was playing on the sound system in the cafe. I listened to it, spellbound, you could just feel the excitement in it. I was listening to that, and I just looked away, who is this? And I shut my book and felt like giving up music. It was just so fucking good. And actually at the end of a tune, you hear them all whooping in the studio. It's like when you hear the Kinks whooping during 'Victoria' – when you're hitting a certain level of energy, bang on the nose, you're allowed to record yourself whooping at your own efforts I think."

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Kate (355 KP) rated Apple iPad Pro in Tech

Mar 29, 2019  
Apple iPad Pro
Apple iPad Pro
Computers & Accessories > Tablets
7
7.6 (58 Ratings)
Tech Rating
Was on the lookout for a new iPad, so went to test a few, had seen this one on line and was so tempted by it but thankfully I went to test drive it first and so glad I did because I changed my mind. It really is for the professionals, there is no home button, you swipe the screen upwards to get back and it moves quite fast, so those who do suffer from motion sickness it could you make you feel rather ill. There is also no headphone socket so you have to purchase Bluetooth headphones if you don't have any. Didn't purchase this one.
  
Libby, by OverDrive
Libby, by OverDrive
Book, Entertainment
7
8.2 (26 Ratings)
App Rating
Great to place holds, see what's new and discover books (0 more)
Doesn't sync with eLibrary on desktop or have audiobook features for Apple Car Play (0 more)
Could be great!
I love finding ebooks on Libby and I typically place all 6 allowed holds for new and hot books. I have downloaded audiobooks, but I typically listen to these in the car, and its not compatible with Apple Car Play. So I have to use headphones...weird! And I wish my wishlists and markers would sync my account to the eLibrary site. The holds do, but that's all. I had a huge wishlist on the website but when I went to find a new book on Libby, my wish list was empty :(
  
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Trouble in Paradise (Paradise, #4)
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I am not entirely certain that I want to publicly acknowledge having read this book. The blurb is not only poorly written, but inaccurate. The cover art - is that art? I'm not sure what or who it's supposed to depict, and after reading the book I still couldn't describe the four main characters in terms of anything but sexual characteristics, and even then, all three men might as well be one guy copied a few times, what with all the huge, throbbing, hard, chiseled, tan, and muscled going on.

I probably wasn't supposed to demand any kind of real plot or continuity out of erotica, but I'm contrary that way. We meet a woman who has worked all night in her garage. We're told she has exceptionally good hearing as she takes off her iPod headphones. Shortly afterwards, we learn that some THING has been stalking her - wait, she worked all night in an unlocked place without an alarm system, wearing headphones that block her oh-so-good hearing, despite supposedly being all anxious about a killer who is after her? I don't buy it.

I frequently felt that this might be an excerpt of a larger work, or from a series of stories that readers are expected to be familiar with. Decent authors know how to repeat key information without boring returning fans so as to help new readers get their footing. Is that just not done in erotica?

Yes, I'm probably being too critical. But if it doesn't work for wanking, it should work as story. And it didn't work for either, for me, at least.
  

"Before I dropped out to start the Pixies, I was in university in Massachusetts. [Future Pixies guitarist] Joey Santiago and I rented a house in the second year. I took the dark windowless room because it had a stereo and I would just sit in the dark and listen to Iggy Pop and XTC records for hours and hours. The one I listened to the most, though, was This Year's Model. They had it on cassette tape at the music library in college, which I remember had these horrible hard plastic headphones, like something you might find in the Soviet Union in 1959. Instead of studying I'd go in there and listen to Elvis Costello over and over until my ears hurt and my head couldn't take it anymore."

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Kate (355 KP) rated iPad Air in Tech

Mar 29, 2019  
iPad Air
iPad Air
Computers & Accessories > Tablets
8
7.6 (66 Ratings)
Tech Rating
You may have read on another post that I was on the lookout for a replacement IPad as mine is about 8 years old and apps were no longer compatible with it. I was shown this one by the salesman and it ticked all the boxes, the screen is slightly bigger it is 10.5cm, there is a home button and a jack for headphones, the screen and graphics are so much sharper and the memory is 64GB compared to current one of 12GB. I am normally so behind the curve with technology but pre-ordered this one last night online as it doesn't even hit the shops until today, I just have to wait impatiently for it to arrive. I did also buy a seperate keyboard only because I have never liked the onscreen one (being a typist), a seperate keyboard is so much easier.
  
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
2017 | Action, Comedy
Great Music (3 more)
Amazing Acting
Amazing Driving
Jon Hamm
Fast Paced, Adrenalin Pumping Movie
If you are going to see one movie this summer, make it this one. When you going to the theater do not be late, because the first 6 minutes of this movie are flat out fast paced and amazing. After the opening credits nothing slows down.

The best part of this movie though is how they incorporate the music into the movie. Every time Baby is on the screen and wear his headphones, we not only hear the music in his head but we can feel the way it plays into the scene. Because of the ringing in his ears he needs the music to balance himself out and stay focused. This plays a big part towards the end of the movie.


This movie from front to back is nonstop and has an interesting story to follow. Every person should go see this movie, then own it.