Month: October 2009
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The Power of Yes
David Hare is an angry playwright, and rightly so. The Power of Yes is his attempt to make sense of the financial crisis, and rather than a conventional piece, we see the “author” (Anthony Calf) attempt to make sense of everything by conducting a series of interviews with relevant people. Many of them are named,…
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Waterstone’s
A new Oxford Street Waterstone’s opening soon. I love a good bookshop. I’m addicted to them. Yes – I certainly use Amazon a great deal, but browsing is something that simply can’t be replicated online. If you go to Amazon – despite the store’s best efforts, it’s hard to replicate the browsing feeling you get…
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10 Things You Shouldn’t Do…
…but people seem to do all the time just now. Please don’t do any of these things. You just look a bit sad. 10. Mention on Twitter how many followers you now have. I don’t really care. 9. Produce an iPhone version of your site, but not bother with a generic mobile version. 8. Get…
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Watching Football on the Internet
And so it has come to pass – this weekend’s dead rubber between the Ukraine and England, will only be available online or at your local Odeon cinema. The prices seem to range from £4.99 if you book now to £11.99 if you book on the day of the game. Odeon cinemas seem to be…
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Content
Warning. You are about to read a bit of a rant: if you haven’t already stopped reading already that is. It’s been a long time in coming, but I feel I have to say something about it. I loathe content. The word “content” that is. I really, really loathe it. It’s a hideous and yet…
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Smart Scheduling Decisions
Or perhaps they’re not so smart. This week, Channel 4 starts showing a couple of hot(tish) new(ish) shows from HBO. On Wednesday at 10.00pm it starts showing True Blood, a great vampire show based on novels by Charlaine Harris set in the Deep South. It’s a bit soapy, not a little sexy and but great…
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Dabbl
Allow me, if you will, a work related post. A few minutes ago saw the launch of dabbl, a new radio station from Absolute Radio. It’s an exciting new station that lets listeners choose the music. And for the record, because these things are important to know, the first track played was Bon Jovi and…