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Restaurant reviews

Blubeckers at Besselsleigh
12 June 2008 at 17:10
I've been past The Greyhound hundreds of times on my way to work, but never been in.

Jamie's Italian, George St, Oxford
10 June 2008 at 10:18
Exceptional," Mr Greedy said, smacking his lips in appreciation, the faint memory of the meal still intact on his lips." Really exceptional food at amazing prices, he can't fail."

Peppers Burger in Walton Street
30 May 2008 at 10:11
Call me a heretic, but I've never quite seen why this burger bar (Peppers Burger Bar, Walton Street, Oxford) is rated so highly, although undeniably it has an awesome cult following.

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Music reviews

Steve Earle @ Carling Academy
10 June 2008 at 10:32
During Saturday night's show at the Carling Academy, I overheard someone behind me say: "Steve Earle - best songwriter in the world. After Dylan, that is."

Little Man Tate @ Carling Academy
23 May 2008 at 09:58
If you're going to name your band after a movie, it's probably best not to go for one with such a duff title as Little Man Tate.

Wood Festival @ Braziers Park
22 May 2008 at 10:01
Wood, the brand new eco-friendly festival brought to you by people who give us the Truck Festival each year, was held 16-18 May in the lush surrounds of Braziers Park, near Wallingford.

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Movie reviews

The Incredible Hulk (12a)
12 June 2008 at 17:08
If at first you don't succeed, try again - or at least that is the aim for The Hulk.

The Happening (15)
12 June 2008 at 17:05
As M Night Shyamalan's contemporary paranoia thriller enters its overwrought final act, Mark Wahlberg stares dumbfounded at the camera and gasps, "Can this really be happening?"

Mongol (15)
10 June 2008 at 10:38
Kazakhstan's entry for this year's Academy Awards as Best Foreign Language Film is an epic chronicling the rise of Genghis Khan from orphaned boy to bloodthirsty leader of men.

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