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MUSIC Festivals RockNess was a blast – now, it’s T time!
FILM Prometheus In space, no one can hear your lukewarm critical reception.
THEATRE Oliver! [Insert pun about wanting more]. COMEDY Michael McIntyre £30 to see a work-in-progress by old prancey squealy floppy chops? Cheeky.
FILM Jaws re-issue Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun . . .
BOOKS Ben Lerner Ex-pat stoner struggles to write book in Spain. Yawn. MUSIC Martin Creed Lightswitch-flicker. Blu-Tack- depresser. Indie-pop auteur. Who knew?
SPORT Euro 2012 Your favourite pub is full. Come back in July.
WeLike The things making our world just that little bit better
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■ This month, we like customisation. e customisation. It doesn’t do to just have stuff these days s you know – it has to be bespoke-designed, , personally-engraved, brimming-with- sentimental-value stuff. If you like your morning coffee with a spoonful of nostalgia, the folk at ticketcoaster.com will ll laminate your ticket and build it into a sturdy coaster to treasure forever. Those memories of 2012’s summer festivals need never leave you – not even when you’re old and grey and wonder what musical merit you could possibly have seen in Olly Murs. Upping the ‘awwww’ factor considerably is the service offered by Child’s Own Studio (childsown. com), who, at a cost, will
NEXT ISSUE Wednesday 18 July
EDINBURGH FESTIVALS Our next issue will take us right up to the cusp of the festivals season, and as such will come packaged with the brand new edition of the Edinburgh Festivals Guide. Have a peek inside for info on all the big events at the Fringe, International, Book, Jazz & Blues and Politics festivals (including Camille O’Sullivan, Danny Wallace, Alan Davies and NVA’s Speed of Light) as well as the low-down on the 2012 Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Bear in mind you can purchase the Edinburgh Festivals Guide throughout the summer, or save your cash to spend on tickets instead by getting a copy free with the next issue of The List.
128 THE LIST 21 Jun–19 Jul 2012