April 2009
29 posts
“not only do so many people assume, now, that they are being misled; but more...”
– Ben Goldacre: Swine flu and hype – a media illness
“Steady mobbin, wid me shoppin, I’m feared, I’m dreaded, fill’d...”
– Just gettin my shop on - big ballin & shop callin on Twitpic
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This weekend, I...
Enjoyed the balmy weather of Friday evening by indulging in a couple of interesting drinks (including the marvellously named Bruges Zot) at The Dove.
Followed it up with dinner at Bistrotheque — lamb rump, grilled provencal vegetables, garlic crisps. Very tasty indeed, though the service left a little (OK, a lot) to be desired.
Picked up some lovely sausages, a crêpe and some lovely...
Open Font Library →
An archive of non-proprietary typefaces and a collaborative platform for budding type designers. It almost makes me want to dig out some old FontLab projects.
I said ‘almost’.
Lachhiman Gurung
On a day when one of Britain’s most fearsome, loyal and skilled regiments have been stiffed by a pathetic attempt at being diplomatic (defended by an even more pathetic, weasly little man), it’s worth remembering folks like Lachhiman Gurung:
“On 12/13 May 1945 at Taungdaw, Burma (now Myanmar), Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung was manning the most forward post of his platoon which bore...
Confusing error message
From a human rather than a computer this time. In response to a request to book a table for tomorrow night at Buen Ayre:
“Dear Sir, thank you very much for your interest in dining with us. We recommend that for tables of 4 or more people bookings are made at least a week in advance. We hope you give us a try soon.”
So … is that a no?
“A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some...”
– James Graham Ballard, 5 November 1930—19 April 2009 (Obit.). R.I.P.
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Monsters vs Aliens (3D)
I suppose the first thing to say is that — having not seen a 3D film since about 1988 — I was seriously surprised at how good 3D technology is. I think the new Ray Charles style glasses are probably a little better than the old-school red/blue 3D glasses, and the show-off moments — like the bored guy playing with a paddle ball — really are quite impressive (in that case, I...
“Time: is a tool of inconvenience which at best is conveniently misplaced.”
– Metrogusto
“I would not shoot him without giving him a choice.”
– Werner Herzog on threatening to shoot Klaus Kinski (from Werner Herzog: Beyond Reason)
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The Hunter
It’s almost impossible to describe Julia Leigh’s debut novel: a dark, haunting, thrilling, mysterious … monologue. Leigh attempts to draw the reader into the mind of a cold, emotionless killer on a quest to find and kill the last Tasmanian Tiger (assuming it’s not extinct already).
At 170 pages, The Hunter is a short, tightly-focused novel. It’s gripping,...
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward...
Directed by Andrew Dominik (2007)
Yes, it may be nearly two years old, but good things come, etc. I’ve been waiting for the right time to watch this movie for about a year, and on Saturday night I decided it’d never come so I better just get on with it.
I think ‘breathtaking’ would undersell Andrew Dominik’s achievement with this film, it’s an almost surreal...
“MikeUnderscore2004@yahoo.com”
– E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone.
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Bottega Prelibato
Gorgeous little Italian deli/café/restaurant on Rivington Street in Shoreditch. Popped there for lunch today and had some absolutely perfect penne gigante pasta (made in house) with a simple but absolutely mouth watering tomato (imported from italy), ricotta and basil sauce. Simple, but absolutely delicious - like the best Italian food.
The toasted ciabatta sandwiches were delicious too - the...
“When a family member calls “just to say hi” and then asks you what a...”
– Twitter / Ainsley Drew: When a family member calls …