Enough Trajan

Why movies should get over Trajan, at Goodie Bag.

New BBC homepage

My first impressions of the new customizable BBC Homepage is: I like that they’ve 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 Greenslade’s blog, where an article by Greenslade on Andrew Gilligan’s 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 ‘most read’ list on the site. Oh, those merchant bankers…

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 haven’t seen it, the screaming headline is “Kill her! Kill her!” A very Mail sentiment, but instead of heading an article about a single mother, a female immigrant or

Arresting stuff

I’m just listening to 5 Live’s coverage of the Horsham v. Swansea City FA Cup game, and they’ve played a clip of a very softball interview with Harry Redknapp. He could have been England manager, y’see, and this ‘disgusting’ 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>