March 2009
68 posts
Yemen kidnapping - AFP reporting kidnappers want the release of relatives so it’s not part of the suicide bombing thread thankfully.
RT @kevinthepang: What a cheap shot. Reporter films rival hack falling asleep at meeting, posts video on YouTube http://tr.im/hZoJ
Be warned… this is beautiful RT @magnumphotos: Staff photo pick of the day: http://bit.ly/4okPz
Two foreign tourists kidnapped in Yemen. Will it be the usual ‘freed-after-three-days’ or have the really bad guys started getting involved?
Yemen kidnapping happened 30miles east of Sana’a. Hopefully the proximity to the capital is a sign it’s the usual bartering & not beheading
Today I’m unfortunately spending my day off in Sidcup. I did discover it was home to animpressive spy-turned-hack tho: http://bit.ly/XLIg
I’m sure I read something about a company making a newspaper that you can eat but can’t find it anywhere. Any seen the story anywhere?
Interesting interview with General Sir Richard Dannatt: ‘MoD took eye off Iraq as Afghan deaths rose’ http://tinyurl.com/d5lpge
Andy Burnham, Culture Secretary: The BBC should come to the aid of struggling local newspapers http://tinyurl.com/c4b8qy
Anyone know anyone who knows anyone who went to the Ivory Coast game today? News is slowly drip dripping out that lots of people died there?
I think Premiership clubs should each put some money into helping rebuild football grounds around Africa. An idea even the Pope could back..
RT @petermoore Just had a look at the Hackney Post online - all done by post-grad students at City. Nice: http://bit.ly/4BKXhX - looks great
Listening to a surprisingly enjoyable debate on 5Live about the ethics of circumcision. Not your obvious bed-time listening but v.good…
Imagining how much easier life would be if the ST would just become the Sunday edition of The Times. It’s dross anyway!
RT @hold3n: It lives! Wired.co.uk sprung to life a short while ago. Please feel free to pass on the news and let us know what you think…
Oh, Andrew Bird. I don’t want to dance. No. I’m tired. Oh, Andrew. Go on then. Just a little. Oh, Andrew. I’m having fun.
ha… cats do have a lot of love to give…
NewcastleCityCouncil is now following me?! Why?!!
Anyone have a song that always pops into their head when at work? Mine is Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime. 2/3 times a week…
Having now read about five obituaries of Ali Bongo I really wish I’d known who he was before he died.
Random. In a pub with Royal Opera House folk. Just been told I look like Alan Carr. That’s fairly depressing.
Wow. Reading Paul Collier’s new book. I didn’t realise how frequent coups were. 360-odd successful ones since 1945.
And so it begins. Probably should have flown away from the Spitfire last night. But fun awaits at Wired today.
Everyones a little slow to catch-up w/Times Online today on the Sir Fred story. ToL is pretty good with breaking news. http://bit.ly/qRY1n
Slightly stuffy head today but enjoying the sunlight creeping into the office. Suits this tune perfectly… http://blip.fm/~3dtw4
RT @MusicThing “Writing online, which I thought was going to be a pain in the neck, has become a pleasure” http://bit.ly/25mBKt
I love the tradition of the 15 minute period between 00.45 and 01.00 on Radio 4. Nothing calms you down like the shipping forecast…
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #conflict #journalism #media
I like that Mondays are my new Sundays. I get to catch-up and look at the week ahead while everyone is busy working #workingweirdhoursiscool
somewhere along the line I completely forgot about http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/ it’s such a great blog
Managed to make it through two pars of Tyler Brule’s FT column before feeling physically sick. Quite proud of myself.
i really hope Villa don’t get smashed today, if only for @petermoore ‘s benefit.
Afternoon all… just wondering if anyone knows what time Andy Murray is due on court tonight to humble Nadal?
Have nearly recovered from an evening of drinking green ale yesterday. Lovely pint by Stonehenge Ales: http://tinyurl.com/5cnnar
RT @Alistair1990 erm, should there really be a topless woman on The Times homepage? http://bit.ly/EXmF1
Highlight of the day: looking for pictures of church pews and finding a picture of Pepe le pew http://tinyurl.com/d5s3gp
Oooo Cameron gets a spanking from the Speaker for calling Brown a phoney. Quite a good battle today. Brown’s winning IMO #pmqs
This is mind-bogglingly brilliant… RT @benhammersley: ASTOUNDING: http://tinyurl.com/bm32hr
The search term ‘pope condoms’ really takes your mind somewhere it ought not go.
only just picked up on this great story via @whiteafrican ‘s blog http://tinyurl.com/celnft ‘The blackboard blogger of Monrovia’
This is a great feature: ‘Meet Afghanistan’s new prisons boss — Vicky Blakeman, from Blackpool’ http://bit.ly/ToTgo
ha…this Fritzl press conference is hilarious. utterly pointless process.
Wonder how much money the ST spent on sending John Witherow to Afghanistan so he could write this crap: http://bit.ly/61fz
Forgot to mention that earlier this week I did do something exciting: went to see The Class & it was bloomin’ brilliant http://bit.ly/VkKez
Well In Bruges was ace. Mother gave up due to wide use of the c-word but Dad laughed his arse off. Success!
Still in my pjyamas… now going to sit down with mummy and daddy and watch In Bruges. Saturdays are craaaaazy days!
Bit slow on this but it’s a film worth promoting… RT @philbrownuk Please watch Blood Trail at #SXSW http://bit.ly/zMkQ3
RT @jemimah_knight: http://thru-you.com/#/videos/1/ This is astonishing - so beautifully done and good music (IMO of course)
In the lovely Windsor Castle near Notting Hill Gate. Supposed to be with ‘friends’ but am alone with a book. A solo pub crawl beckons…
I’ll always pick night work over days. Travelling in rush hour is just miserable.