The Smashing Pumpkins return

Seven years since they broke up, the Smashing Pumpkins are back together, with a few line-up changes and a new record out next month. The video below shows Billy strumming through the song 33 at their comeback show in Paris.



For the uninitiated, the Pumpkins formed in Chicago in 1988, and have made some really really really really really good rock albums.

A short Pumpkins videography
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Today (1993)... the Smashing Pumpkins go on a road trip in an ice cream van.


Tonight Tonight (1995)... the Smashing Pumpkins take a journey into space.


Stand Inside Your Love (2000)... the Smashing Pumpkins don big black dresses.

Brideshead Revisited

There aren't many TV series better than Brideshead Revisited, which was first shown on ITV in 1981. It explores all the important themes - growing old, spirituality, war, falling in love, the passage of time, getting drunk, friendship, family and so on. The whole 13 hour epic is now being turned into a two hour film (see here), so watch this space.

United champions again

Cue some fireworks, streamers and a parade around the pitch.

Happy birthday Iain Playle

Pints of Strongbow, the Eurovision song contest, and shirts and ties, what more do you need for a party? Here are three party animals toasting Iain, who later fell asleep in the pub. Allegedly.

Impressive time-lapse video

Famous movies in 30 seconds

And acted out by bunnies... click here.

Star Wars kids costumes

At last! Dress your toddlers as characters out of intergalactic six-part movie franchise Star Wars. Find the links here.