Enough Trajan
Why movies should get over Trajan, at Goodie Bag.
Anthony Zacharzewski
New BBC homepage
My first impressions of the new customizable BBC Homepage is: I like that theyāve got the clock I remember from schools programming up in the top right.
Andrew Gilligan on Greenslade's blog
Interesting debate going on at Roy Greensladeās blog, where an article by Greenslade on Andrew Gilliganās media feud with Ken Livingstone has prompted Gilligan himself to turn up in the comments section and defend himself.
I have to say, whatever the facts of the dispute (which are arcane)
Rock on!
According to Gideon Rachman in the FT, their review of the Led Zeppelin reunion concert made the āmost readā list on the site. Oh, those merchant bankersā¦
Richard Corbett MEP on the UK media's interpretations of Europe
Here, via Fistful of Euros.
Death to those who preach violence, part 2
I really hope the staff at the Daily Mail appreciated the irony of their front page today. For those who havenāt seen it, the screaming headline is āKill her! Kill her!ā A very Mail sentiment, but instead of heading an article about a single mother, a female immigrant or
Arresting stuff
Iām just listening to 5 Liveās coverage of the Horsham v. Swansea City FA Cup game, and theyāve played a clip of a very softball interview with Harry Redknapp. He could have been England manager, yāsee, and this ādisgustingā treatment (his words) has ruined his chances.
Murdoch to public: Obey
According to evidence before a House of Lords committee, reported by the BBC, Rupert Murdoch has admitted telling his red-tops what to write (and making his views clear to the board of the Times, as well). So if you want distortions and half-truths designed to warp your views to fit
Adam Curtis on the Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist
From Screenwipe, on Youtube here. Adam Curtis is the man behind the ravishing but occasionally dodgy doc, the Power of Nightmares.
Thoughts on web design
Do Canonical Web Designs Exist?/a>