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On this week's blog - a Sting in the tale

Sting. Where did that come from? I mean Reg Dwight becoming Elton John I sort of get. At least it's a proper name, although someone once warned me never to trust a man with two first names (Rory Stewart take note).

But how in all of God's fair creation did Gordon Sumner morph into Sting? Is it just me, or is there something just a little 'prétentieux' about giving yourself one name. Like Jesus or something. I mean even Elvis had two names and he was the king. Maybe that's why "Sting" always looks so bloody "smug"? Bono's just as bad, although much more annoying - his whole save the world routine is really begining to grate (you're a pop singer you daft ejit). As as for The Edge - what the fek? Get over yourself.

Can't fault the man's music though - Every Breath you Take remains genius. Nor can I question his views on the X Factor where he recently argued, rather eloquently, that the show encourages contestants to "conform to stereotypes" whereby they are either Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston or Boyzone ... 

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Out now - The Geneva Deception Masked by the shadows of the Ponte Sant' Angelo, a man is lowered into the Tiber's freezing waters. As his killers watch, the swollen current grabs hold of him, sweeping him downstream until the rope around his neck snaps tight . Slowly, and with his reflection staring remorselessly back up at him from the river's dark mirror, the man watches himself hang ... [more]