Asa Butcher

A 30ish Englishman who resides in Helsinki with his Finnish wife and two young daughters. Hates tea, banana and panpipes, enjoys a guilty obsession with DVDs and his sense of humour has caused him many problems.


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	Happy 6th birthday, Ovi! by Asa Butcher Admittedly, I have been a wayward father to young Ovi over the past year, but that is not to say my interest in his growth has diminished. My name may not regularly appear among the four daily contributions hitting the front page each morning, but
	Smoke Screen by Asa Butcher Over the past few months there has been very little to spark my outrage enough to open up a new Word document and begin bashing the keyboard. However, an article about a National Health Service smoking cessation service, based in Plymouth, England
	Nominate: Event/Person of the Year 2010 by Asa Butcher And the winner is... you decide! Yes, it is that time of year when Ovi Magazine offers you the chance to nominate your choices for our Event or Person of the Year. There can be only one winner, so make your choice count. Past

	Number 6000 by Asa Butcher Can you believe it happened again? I began the celebration of article 5,000 with an apology for being four months late and here I am starting with the same words for article 6,000. Okay, I am only 60 days overdue this time, so I am improving and m
	The Last Emperor: Oriental opulence by Asa Butcher When describing the majority of Best Picture winners over the past 80 years, “sweeping”, “epic” and “biographical” are three of the more common adjectives employed, although we mustn’t forget that having a
	Moomin World: Come and hug a Moomin by Asa Butcher For the uninitiated, the Moomins are a family of cute and cuddly white trolls that live and play together in Moomin Valley. Created in Finland 1945 by Tove Jansson, the Moomins have appeared in countless comic strips, books, films and TV series
	The Shootist: The Duke of Dignity by Asa Butcher As I sit writing this, the clock on the kitchen wall reads 1:43am; obviously, I cannot sleep. For the past half-hour my mind has been stuck on a film and the only remedy for this rare bout of insomnia is to write down these raging thoughts and exo
	Are you a Genius? by Asa Butcher
	Around the World in Eighty Days: A review by Asa Butcher
	Cinema's Calorie Cuisine by Asa Butcher "Last time I went to the movies I was thrown out for bringing my own food. My argument was that the concession stand prices are outrageous. Besides, I haven't had a Bar-B-Que in a long time."- Steven Wright
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