Category: Misc

I don’t quite know why, but I’m really pleased that the House of Lords chucked out Tessa Jowell’s super-casino last night. In the meantime, am I the only person who thinks that the new Ministry of Justice sounds like a cross between something you’d find in 1984 and Judge Dredd? I found myself not watching…

I’m sitting opposite a man. He’s probably in his early forties, and he’s one of those commuters who carries no briefcase; no rucksuck; no bag of any kind. He doesn’t read a book, or a free evening newspaper. He just toys with his mobile, sending and reading text messages. His suit screams cheap, and his…

The other day, before my screening of Blades of Glory, we also saw the trailer to the forthcoming Stardust – based on the Neil Gaiman novel (Admission: I’ve not read this book… yet). I hadn’t quite realised that this was something of an exclusive, but can say here and now that it looks stunning. I…

Or Mother’s Day as some would have it!

I’ve seen a few different posters over the last few days that have intrigued me. They’re all very much campaign-based, almost agitprop. What do they all mean? Information-Revolution.org – was announced to me on a sign attached to a lamppost outside work. It’s the kind of advertising that you normally associate with new (or not…

So I’m just checking my mobile phone tariff with Orange to make sure that I’m not paying too much. As usual, all the good offers are either only available to either new subscribers (for which read, people who move networks), or me, if I wanted to take out an 18 month contract. I took out…

Who knew that the former songstress, former wife of Chris Evans, and now very successful actress, only got around to giving her first interview today?

We had some interesting news at work yesterday. We also found out where we came in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For.

So I popped around to my local Co-op to pick up a few essentials after work. Outside, a single unseen tinny loudspeaker was blaring out classical music. Very strange. I looked up, and thought that perhaps someone in a flat above was enjoying the music. Then I found out what was really going on. It…

I must admit that I’m complete sucker for maps. When in another city, the first thing I want to get hold of is a map. So I finally got around to going to the British Library’s London in Maps exhibition this weekend. It’s an exhibition detailing the evolution of London maps from the earliest examples,…

As you may well have seen in the ads, Lynx (website “temporarily unavailable”) has a new style lockable can. You can see it in the picture above. The idea is that you can twist the cap and rises slightly locking the spray mechanism. It’s to stop the cans going off in your bag – something…

Which supermarket do you use? Is it Tesco? The chances are it is. We’ve all heard that one pound in every eight of money spent in shops, is spent in their stores. Is this healthy? Last Friday, Shopping the Supermarkets concluded a week of programmes with a detailed examination of Tesco’s attempts to get a…