Monthly Archives: December 2011

Driverless Cars

Driverless cars offer a tantalising glimpse of a congestion free future. Continue reading

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Early Morning at #OccupyLSX

I have been meaning to visit the Occupy London protest camp at St Paul’s Cathedral since it appeared in October. Yesterday morning I went via St Paul’s on my way to work and shot a few slices of video of … Continue reading

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Speaking Ill of the Dead

Following the death of Christopher Hitchens last weekend, there has been much discussion on how to speak of the dead, and whether you should criticise them while their family is still mourning.  Hitchens himself was famous for slagging off Mother … Continue reading

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The End of Cultural History?

What drives this retor chic, this nostalgia at the expense of innovation? I think it is due to a decline in the belief that we are progressing. Continue reading

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Gingrich, Bin Laden, and Issac Asimov

Apparently, the megalomaniac tendencies that many perceive in Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich are inspired by Iassac Asimov: If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, Newt Gingrich is from the planet Trantor, a fictional world created by Isaac … Continue reading

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Half Light

The folk at my alma mater Fifty Nine Productions have produced this stunning short film, with Yes Prime Minister actors David Haig and Henry Goodman taking the two main parts. Super Shorts 2011: The Half-Light (11-0327SS ) by THEHALFLIGHT It … Continue reading

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Strategic Ignorance in the US Primaries

The Republican Presidential Primary debates are frightening. From the audiences at these events, we’ve had the booing of a solider because he is gay, the cheering of the idea of someone dying because they didn’t have health insurance, and the … Continue reading

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