Culture / SATIREClassical concert reveals advertising soundtrack has unexpectedly long introduction
A familiar theme survives several minutes without somebody offering finance.
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Culture / SATIREAwards viewer objects to judges’ taste using album he has not heard
His detailed criticism is based on the confidence of the headline.
Society / SATIREBritish music lover listens to complete album, requests certificate
The achievement included three tracks without a recognisable chorus.
Culture / SATIREMusic fan waits for prize result before confirming he always preferred the winner
Independent taste will be announced following the judges’ decision.
Society / SATIREFestival tote bag returns home carrying entirely different personality
Its owner was briefly a person who attends discussions about the future.
Culture / SATIREMan attends author talk to discover whether his own question might be a book
Festival staff have requested a synopsis before returning the microphone.
Culture / SATIRELiterature festival visitor queues an hour to have unread book made harder to give away
A personal inscription has transformed a possession into a lifelong obligation.
Culture / SATIRELiterary judge refuses to shortlist email because ending is too neat
“Kind regards” offers a closure the modern condition cannot honestly support.
Society / SATIREBook club introduces award for member who has actually read the book
Early favourite disqualified after referring to the author as the main character.
Culture / SATIREBooker shortlist allows man to buy six new books instead of reading existing forty
His bedside table has entered its own period of structural experimentation.
Culture / SATIREInvite-only event invites guests to appreciate how exclusive not being invited feels
The queue has been divided into important people and people dressed as important people.
Culture / SATIREFashion guest spends more time selecting arrival outfit than attending show
The collection is believed to have happened somewhere behind the photographs.