Media hoaxes and churnalism
Greg Watts just linked to an interesting article in the Financial Times about the recent spate of media hoaxes, like a boy supposedly trapped in a balloon and…
“The Iron Duke” by L. Ron Hubbard
I don’t generally read this kind of thing, but it was given away free by a very nice lady on the L.…
Monday morning inspiration
“And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
Why the London Evening Standard is dying
A few weeks ago, I walked past an Evening Standard vendor, and glanced at the headline: “WORLD’S FIRST AIDS VACCINE”. This was…
“In Dependence” by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
I love the opening line of this book: “One could begin with the dust, the heat and the purple bougainvillea. One might…
Follow the money
Saw an interesting little table in New Internationalist October 2008. It answers the question of why, despite billions of dollars in aid, poor countries keep getting poorer. For…
“Birchwood” by John Banville
This book has very clear echoes of Proust, both in the writing style and in the sense of nostalgia that pervades the…
Monday morning inspiration
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense…
The ingredients of success
In my meanderings across the internet I just came across a great post on the nature of success and the influence of…