The red and white of St George... and Jake in BH 22 April

One can be forgiven for missing St George's Day in England because, unlike the Welsh who deck themselves out in leeks and daffs for St David's, the English don't tend to bother very much. Fortunately, I was reminded by the two-storey English flag that completely covers a pub down the road, even hiding its windows and, peculiarly, its way in. 23 April is also Shakespeare's birthday and, rather gloomily, his deathday.


I'm not aware of any photos of Jake Gyllenhaal swathed in the English flag and I don't believe there are pictures of Jake decked out in jerkin, hose, slops and codpiece while strutting around a stage soliloquising. Therefore, one has to make do. To celebrate St George's Day, I have picked some photographs with Jake wearing the red of the St George cross. Although these must follow the new pictures of Jake in white, which were taken at (you'll be surprised when I tell you...) The Medical Center yesterday.



After the white, the red - not a colour that Jake wears much at all, but yet he does it so well. You may spot Mike White amongst these.










Oxford Interlude

St George's Day coincides with what can be a truly beautiful time. Fortunately, this year the weather behaved and so, as I walked around today, I thought I'd record it. This is an Interlude and so can be skipped!

However, ETA back on topic and still in Oxford, rapper MC Lars has been playing here and during an interview he was asked: 'A lyric in your new song ‘Hipster Girl’ states ‘Donnie Darko makes no sense’ yet my housemate tells everyone he understands it. Is he talking rubbish?... [MC Lars:] It’s a very complicated plot. If you’re willing to accept the fact that physics, logic and the linear progression of time can be changed however you want arbitrarily, then it makes sense. I just don’t like how Jake Gyllenhaal is so surly and dysfunctional.' (I'm guessing he means Donnie.) Personally, I think Donnie may have been slightly less effective if he'd been the sprightly, bedroom-tidying sort. But I can't be too hard on a fan of George and Danver...



Includes pictures from IHJ and WDW.