Monthly Archives: February 2009

The best people aren’t people

Posted on 27 February 2009 by Robert

Matt Jones: I’m kind of finding that the best people on twitter aren’t people. Continue reading →

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Mightier than the Sword

Posted on 23 February 2009 by Robert

Today I start a new job, as Campaigns Manager at English PEN, promoting literature and human rights worldwide.  A dream job for a blogger, I reckon. As before, consider this full disclosure to the bloggers’ register of interests, and sufficient … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Diary, Human Rights, Literature | 1 Comment

Linklog for 24th January to 22nd February

Posted on 22 February 2009 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 24th January to 22nd February Darwin Posters – … in the Obama style American Girl – Ta-Nehisi Coates on Michelle Obama Mindfuck Movies – The Morning News How long was Phil in Groundhog Day? – A fascinating … Continue reading →

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Convention Mega-Mix

Posted on 12 February 2009 by Robert

I’ve been helping the Convention on Modern Liberty edit some videos in support of the project. My colleague Portia made a compilation: Please do have a gander, and pass it on to your friends. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fconvention-mega-mix%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Convention+Mega-Mix’; … Continue reading →

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Hooray! Its the retro packaging aesthetic round-up!

Posted on 11 February 2009 by Robert

This aesthetic hints that there’s a good old traditional supply chain here, with a farm and a factory, that is bringing tangible produce to your local independent grocer’s store. Continue reading →

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Journalists and the Web

Posted on 10 February 2009 by Robert

Plenty of my friends now seem to use Facebook as a place to post pictures of their babies. Does that mean that they are obsessed? No more so than all my childless mates, who only ever post images from their holidays, or of weddings. We choose to only record certain things, tiny slivers of our lives. Thank God they don’t post pictures of themselves on the train, or worse, on the bog. Continue reading →

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The Cloak Slips

Posted on 6 February 2009 by Robert

I’m struck by the idea of personal or organisational “channels”. I now produce YouTubes, podcasts, blogs and Twitters, all of which appear on Facebook without me ever having to actually visit the site. Its an experimentation in communication, self expression. Continue reading →

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Christian Bale’s Muddled Trans-Atlantic Accent Syndrome

Posted on 6 February 2009 by Robert

Other people afflicted with Muddled Trans-Atlantic Accent Syndrome include Julie Andrews, Anthony Hopkins, and Madonna. Blogger Andrew Sullivan has it too. Who is your favourite? Continue reading →

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Big Brother, we’re watching YOU

Posted on 5 February 2009 by Robert

At the fantastic and soon-to-be-essential techPresident, there’s a post on a new technological openness from Congressional Republicans.  Although their site at GOP.gov carries pretty run-of-the-mill content, it actually has an extremely substantial API.  For non-technophiles, the API is the Application … Continue reading →

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Snowhenge

Posted on 4 February 2009 by Robert

Free from the humdrum of work for a day, how interesting that we suddenly come over all pre-historic, and construct a set of monoliths, our very own snowhenge. Continue reading →

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