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Lock up your daughters and your beard trimmers, after a two-year hiatus, the ‘stache is back for Movember. The first time around, the legend of Ron Burgundy lived again and the city of Vancouver couldn’t keep scotch in stock. This time, it’s taking the form of a Texas rancher ‘stache that Yosemite Sam would be proud to call his own, and the ladies of London only wish they could. Of course, growing an impeccably groomed moustache in November is meant to do more than just raise the eyebrows of Blighty's women and the ire of thin-bearded men. It’s about raising awareness and funding for men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. One man dies every hour from the disease in the UK. As me and 3 billion of my brothers from other mothers (and two from the same) are at risk, this is kind of a big deal. So I’m asking you to support prostate cancer prevention by making a donation to The Prostate Cancer Charity. To help, you just need t...

Last night, I was talking with a flatmate when we were both stalled mid-sentence by this ad for Orange's RockCorp . The rapid morph-like progression through hundreds of people was impressive enough to make us stop and stare, which is the first aim of any TV spot, isn't it? And our interest was paid off when it came to the line at the end about the Orange volunteers being rewarded with a couple of free concerts. I couldn't help but think, "Awesome." Great stuff from Fallon and Orange. (Hope you had something to do with this Noel!)