Aug
1
Rich pickings
August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Ever wondered how stressful it would be to be on the board of Google? $30.2m of stress to be exact . . .
Jun
5
MeltBrown…
June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
 It’s days like these that make quitting the world of Linux and non-pre-emptive NOS’ for the world of media so much fun . . .
Apr
27
Mexico — the world’s most unlucky place?
April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The BBC World Have Your Say team hit Mexico city a couple of days ago. They went there to talk about the narco wars that have crippled the country and left more than a few people headless. Instead they walked into swine flu central which, just a few hours ago was followed by a 6.0 […]
Jan
19
Flight myths debunked…
January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment
As well as finally confirming that a plane can land on water the miracle landing on the Hudson finally proved to me something that has been bugging me for years: a jumbo doesn’t skim like a pebble when it hits the blue stuff but ploughs on through until it slows to a halt . . […]
Dec
21
All hail the king of sauces
December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It’s always a pleasure to go to a new place and discover something unique about it. Costa Rica has a lot of unique things (see here for one) but I’m interested in anything culinary and authentic. Now as far as I know, here in London no deli nor fancy food shop sells this amazing sauce […]
Dec
5
Celeb Watch
December 5, 2008 | 1 Comment
Gawking at celebs is a national pastime in London. An occasional series updated whenever I spot a celebrity in London and If I ever get a phone from this millenium then I’ll post pics here too . . . unless of course the 3AM girls demand an exclusive.
Nov
30
Nuance
November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Nuance. It’s a word you hear a lot about in media circles. Fareed Zakaria uses it on average three times per sentence I think. Personally I don’t think I’d used it more than a coupla’ times prior to entering the world of journalism. It has come to carry with it the very strong whiff of […]
Sep
29
Who the Hell . . . returns with a whimper
September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Q Magazine’s great feature of the early nineties was “Who the Hell . . “. Anyone over thirty with an interest in music will remember its scathing brilliance. It’s been revived with the November edition of Q . . alas, things ain’t what they used to be.