February 2012
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intercourse with biscuits: If you’re a woman on... →
brokenbottleboy:
Grace DEAD. Franky RAPED. Mini PREGNANT. Liv better watch out as the Skins writers appear to be on a quest to punish every leading female character in the show for having a good time. Grace’s reward for finding happiness with oddly squeaky clean ‘rocker’ Rich was to be smashed to bits in…
October 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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TEDx Workshop (2010) Jason Wishnow: How we shoot TEDTalks (by jason wishnow)
A useful primer on shooting conference presentations.
A Day in the Life of Mickey Mouse Aboard Disney Cruise Line (by disneyparks)
Mickey’s depressing life at sea.
February 2011
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Democratic congresswoman delivers personal... →
Go on, that woman!
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January 2011
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transmediale.11 RESPONSE:ABILITY (by transmediale)
pretty.
wish I could go to Berlin and talk bollocks.
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Don Lattin: Harvard Psychedelic Club: 1956 Footage... →
(via huffingtonpost.com)
December 2010
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Entering the Palace of Bones (by Papa Sangre)
YouTube - Robot sign spinner in Sacramento →
I can’t stop watching this. It’s so creepy. Just 12 seconds long - I wonder was it ever on 12seconds.tv.
November 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010
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June 2010
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A terrific example of the contradictions and incoherence plaguing the Tea Party...
– Adler, making the case for closer scrutiny of the Tea Partier’s beliefs (via newsweek) (via notthatkindagay) (via peterwknox) (via mikehudack)
May 2009
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Black Box, Belfast, 16th May 2008
Thanks Andy for organising!
April 2009
3 posts
Random thoughts over morning coffee (Scripting... →
February 2009
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Paying reporters
Jay Dedman posted a Clay Shirky article about micropayments to the videoblogging list:
Why Small Payments Won’t Save Publishers
At the end it raises the issue of whether we should be worried about paying for publishers or thinking about how to fund reporters.
What matters at newspapers and magazines isn’t publishing, it’s reporting. We should be talking about new models for employing...
January 2009
5 posts
Seth's onion tart (for Cheryl)
Actually, it’s my recipe but I kindly shared it with him so he would make dinner for totally unselfish reasons
For a tart that feeds 2 (around the size of a standard baking sheet)
Slice 3 medium onions
Fry the onions on a low heat for about 10 minutes so they soften gradually. When they are good and soft add some balsamic vinegar and a little brown sugar and let them caramelise for a...
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Rules for Writing Fiction.
stevewoolf:
erik:
ledgeradio:
amandasthoughts:
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
Start as close to the...
John Atkins Saves Up
We’ve been watching some of the old GPO movies, most wonderfully one about a man who finds love because of his Post Office Savings Account.
http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk/collections/records/0013-0000-2907-0000-0-0000-0000-0.html
This film was made in 1934 and its focus on people saving up and being sensible with their money has a particular resonance given the world’s current...