Jack Peat on TLE's story so far “While Jack Peat reports a far more balanced article concerning the failings of the Football League and not just Leeds bashing it doesn't cover up the inept report from one of his journalists which is why it had so many replies. If this is some sort of half-hearted attempt of an apology for the aforementioned report it doesn't come close.” – Steve Perception is a funny thing in publishing. When we were a one-man blog nobody really gave a toss about...

By Anna Power  Film Editor  @TLE_Film I knew nothing of the epic voyage that Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl made in 1947, sailing across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia on a raft, so Kon-Tiki for me was a history lesson as well as a seafaring adventure story. Shot with breathtaking cinematography, the film is visually striking with genuinely awe-inspiring oceanic vistas complete with Dolphins, Sharks and electric Jellyfish. Pål Sverre Hagen plays charismatic adventurer Thor, who with little more...

By Dave Binder @davidpaulbinder At some point a few months ago, I thought it would be a good idea to research how far I could travel from London in a day using trains only. Why? Because I like trains; not in a mouldy green anorak and notepad sort of way, I’ve just always found train journeys enjoyable. Hence, a significant proportion of what follows will be a review of my journey down to Nice as well as my thoughts on...

By Steve Taggart It’s no secret that London has some of the most expensive real estate in the world, with average property prices up to twice as much as those in the rest of the country. With many homeowners struggling to make it onto the property ladder in the capital, and those that have choosing to extend their current homes through loft conversions to add value or instead of moving, London is beginning to outprice anyone not currently living within...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle I go to the pub on xmas eve, it's a tradition I have actively followed since I got fake ID, then I spend xmas morning moaning and ruining it for everyone else. This is my Christmas tradition and it will never die out, but it seems a lot are. Christmas traditions such as midnight mass, carol singing and greeting cards are in decline - because modern life has taken over, it has emerged. A study of...

Mike Deverell discusses five reasons why those with less end up paying more In Terry Pratchett’s “Men At Arms” there’s a passage which neatly encapsulates why it’s so expensive to be poor: “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. “Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort...

By Richard de Winter  @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport Dear Santa, First of all, hope that all’s going well for you at this busy time of year, and that you’re not too swamped by the deluge of demands for an iPad from armies of over-privileged 6-year-olds with a worrying sense of entitlement.  Give them all a lump of coal I say, the chances are they’ve been more naughty than nice, and anyway what possible benefit could a 6-year-old gain from owning an iPad?...

Sport News 24/7 By Ian Caroll Newcastle United fans are ungrateful, deluded and fickle. You’ll already know this if you read the work of some of the finest journalistic minds of our age- Paddy Barclay, Rob ‘Shep’ Shepherd et al. Those deluded Geordies have actually dared to criticise Alan Pardew after their eleven brave lions were dumped out of the League Cup at White Hart Lane. How very dare they…What do these Northern Clowns expect? Their team had played half...

By Will Bateman, Music Reporter After releasing 2001’s genre defining Is This It? with The Strokes Julian Casablancas has struggled to match its impact, and more importantly appeared to struggle with his own artistic satisfaction with their output. His first solo outing, the synth-pop heavy Phrazes for The Young seemed to be a move in the direction of creative freedom, but even then struggled with the powers that be. Expressing in hindsight a lack of gratification stating he’d wanted to...