Michael*

Van Bommel's cynicism was so shameless and obvious that my annoyance has almost crossed over into admiration these past few weeks. You have to grudgingly tip your hat to him for somehow managing to turn kicking, hacking, diving and just generally getting away with murder into an art form. :|

Away We Go

Film 1. The Dude (The Big Lebowski) 2. Amelie Poullain (Amelie) 3. Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters) 4. Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) 5. Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) 6. Ed Wood (Ed Wood) 7. Max Fischer (Rushmore) 8. R.P. McMurphy (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) 9. Roger "Verbal" Kint (The Usual Suspects) 10. Marge Gunderson (Fargo) TV 1. Omar Little (The Wire) 2. Dexter Morgan (Dexter) 3. Walter Bishop (Fringe) 4. Roger Sterling (Mad Men) 5. Debra Morgan (Dexter) 6. Temperance Brennan (Bones) 7. Dr Smith (Lost In Space) 8. Mr Spock (Star Trek) 9. Chloe O'Brian (24) 10. Adrian Monk (Monk) Comedy 1. Alan Partridge (Various) 2. Father Dougal Maguire (Father Ted) 3. Monty Burns (The Simpsons) 4. Niles Crane (Fraiser) 5. Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) 6. Terry Collier (The Likely Lads) 7. Murray Hewitt (Flight of the Conchords) 8. Rigsby (Rising Damp) 9. Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show) 10. Zap Brannigan (Futurama)

Sloggi - 2 Quite liked the simplicity of the setting and it fit the brand well. Did drag on a bit though. VS - 4 Gisele looks great, but minus points for the shadowy figure approaching her towards the end. For a moment there, I thought a murder was about to take place. :| Incanto - 2.5 Too similar to VS to be particularly memorable, but not bad.

Yaya x3 Polina x3 Anastasia x3

Europe 1

Karolina x3

Monika x2 Miranda x1

Ana x5

My favourite band. Selita x3

1. Adriana Lima (8) 2. Doutzen Kroes (10) 3. Cintia Dicker (9) 4. Bar Refaeli (10) 5. Irina Sheik (10) 6. Hilary Rhoda (9) 7. Candice Swanepoel (9) 8. Erin Heatherton (8) 9. Miranda Kerr (10) 10. Behati Prinsloo (10)

Dirk Kuyt is right to point the finger of blame at Howard Webb for Iniesta's goal. If he'd given out red cards when they were warranted, the game would have been abandoned long before extra time. Anyway, pleased Spain won. The thought of Khalid Boulahrouz and Andre Ooijer as World Cup winners was always a hard sell for me.

Funny and true.

Last five...

(Cont...)

Iron Man 2 premiere in London (April 2010) -

1-2. Olga Kurylenko 3-4. Mila Kunis 5-6. Diane Kruger 7-8. Leighton Meester 9-10. Charlize Theron 11-12. Angelina Jolie 13-14. Kristin Kreuk 15-16. Keira Knightley

Isabeli x1.5 Lily 1.5 Emanuela x2 Hilary x1 Lindsay x2 Amanda x1

Calvin Klein - 4 Well made, but a little overboard on that grainy black and white style. Like Darth Vader, it was a bit on the dark side. C & A - 2.5 Started off alright, but spoilt slightly by the jarring graphics at the end. Wasn't too keen on the voiceover either. Emporio Armani - 1 Odd one. Didn't appear to be advertising anything but Megan, and I'm not a fan.

Candice x3

Paulina x2 Cindy x1

Doutzen x4 Flavia x1

SF1. Olga Kurylenko SF2. Mila Kunis 5-8. Diane Kruger 5-8. Rachel McAdams 9-12. Ashley Greene 9-12. Angelina Jolie 13-16. Kristin Kreuk 13-16. Keira Knightley

Europe 2

Not a problem eNe, conversation is what this place is all about. Admittedly, Spain haven't been as pleasing to the eye this year. Adding Busquets to the mix with Alonso already out there seems to have cramped their style somewhat, and I believe Del Bosque has come under fire for being needlessly defensive. Perhaps rightly so - from a purist's point of view, you don't need a ball winner in the midfield when you never lose possession. The pure neutral enjoyment has been stifled slightly, and the relentless measured passing can get a little frustrating when not accompanied by goals, but if their build-up play had been matched with ruthless finishing, no-one would have any hesitation in calling Spain worthy World Cup winners.