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The Storm is here!

April 9, 2011 By 2 Comments

The amazing animated version of Tim Minchin’s amazing 9 minute beat poem, Storm, can now be seen on the web. Right here even!

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A Storm is Brewing

January 10, 2010 By 1 Comment

Tim Minchin’s brilliant beat-poem “Storm” strikes a dagger in the heart of pseudo-medical flim-flammery. You’ll be glad to hear that there is a new animated version in the works. Keep your eyes peeled for when the final version is ready, as the trailer suggests it will be worth waiting for.

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Words of Wisdom in Christmas Cheer

December 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Christmas Brilliance from the Guru – Tim Minchin White Wine in the Sun I’m looking forward to Christmas It’s sentimental I know But I just really like it I am hardly religious I’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu To be honest And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerism [...]

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Quackery Without Scruples

April 4, 2009 By 14 Comments
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The film also provides an excellent introduction to the “double-blind randomised controlled trial” – the study design generally recognised in medical science as the “gold standard”, because it removes confounding factors and accounts for the placebo effect.

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