Best political ad of 2008?

Not a happy bunny

Bad mood. Cheering myself up by shopping for guns online. I’d like the feel of a tidy little Smith & Wesson then again, a Glock would certainly make a statement… What’s that? This post smacks of bad taste? Trust me, it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Seriously pissed off today and as such will… [Read more…]

Europe’s teenage birth map

Crazy hectic day. Back to back meetings and fiddly bits of work like creating a Google Map to show how the UK compares to the rest of Europe in terms of teenage birth rates. The answer is badly.

Google and ITN join forces on geotagged news

File this post under  g for “geek” ITN and Google have paired up to provide users with geotagged news. Quite a few months after the discusion was first had, Google has named ITN as it partner for its ‘Gears Geolocation API’ which enables you to find local news stories based on your current location. The application ‘pinpoints… [Read more…]

Join the Atheist Bus Campaign

DISCLAIMER: I’m not urging you to sign up to this campaign because I’m an atheist. Being sent to church from the age of zero to 16 means that while I’d describe my self as areligious I could never deny the possibility that there is an exsistence of a God. No, rather the reason that you… [Read more…]

Video: Topshop supremo Phillip Green

Arcadia Boss Phillip Green, who signed Kate Moss to Topshop shares his views on the future of retail in the UK, the likelihood of a full-blown recession, and why he believes in a return to “old fashioned shop-keeping”. Readers in the UK can see the ITV News report here. more about “Topshop supremo Phillip Green… [Read more…]

Mugged on Gray’s Inn Road

As I’ve alluded to in previous posts I have a few issues with budgeting. While it’s cool to have so many Librans in my life, the months of September and October are always tight as I seem to have parties to attend every other night. This has left me with £23 in cash (£20 of which was… [Read more…]

Katy Perry DID kiss a girl

Stop the presses, forget the credit crunch, dismiss concerns about global warming! The breaking news story of the day? Californian songstress Katy Perry has admitted in a candid interview with OK magazine that she, yes, really did kiss a girl and, yes, she did like it. What on earth is the world coming to when… [Read more…]

Network news – inside the dragon’s den

Back on the day shift and the joys of the morning editorial meeting beckon. Each morning at an hour long meeting takes place in which the programme editors of the news bulletins thrash out what news you the viewer will consume. It’s a bit like the Roman gods; they decide what stories the correspondents will… [Read more…]

Jungle Jazz – blast from the past

On the train home from seeing the olds up in Hertfordshire when I notice the snare coming out of the headphones of the guy sitting behind me. The bpm are around 160. Hmm sounds like jungle. In fact, it sounds strangely familiar… Oh my gosh (it’s been a long weekend so it takes a while for… [Read more…]