The British have always loved an underdog. Since more often than not this has been a description of our island nation itself, it is a sentiment that runs deep in many. So it was no surprise that the big old BBC is currently coming under heavy fire for picking on the runt of its radio […]
It might seem a touch peculiar to be able to find similarities between two apparently disparate stories, but what can I say – that’s the way my brain rolls.
One of the two stories in question over that past fortnight has been the call to reveal the identity of one of the killers of James Bulger; […]
Sometimes we’re given a sharp reminder that trying to predict the future is a dangerous business.
Currently doing the rounds is a link to an article by Clifford Stoll from a 1995 issue of Newsweek. In it, Stoll gripes about the hype surrounding an invention that he felt was “oversold”. That invention? The internet.
A paragraph of […]
Pancakes; sitcoms; breasts; sandcastles; barbecue weather; cheese sandwiches. They don’t look like items that would fall naturally into one category. But for each of these things, there’s a formula for the perfect version.
It’s something that irks scientists and mathematicians everywhere, who feel that such formulae – appearing with some frequency in the press – undermine […]
As tunes go, United Breaks Guitars is pretty catchy.
The latest in global musical phenomena, Dave Carroll’s protest song about United Airlines hit heady heights this week as the disgruntled musician unleashed his tale of woe on the internet.
The incident which sparked his fury happened in March 2008, as Carroll watched baggage handlers in Chicago throw […]
We’re a cynical bunch in the Van offices. Over the past few days, we’ve been discussing the possibility that the disappearance and miraculous re-discovery of backpacker Jamie Neale might not be all it’s been cracked up to be. A quick rootle round the Internet tells us we’re not the only ones who find the situation […]
The main story for (seemingly) the last hundred years or so has, of course, been Claimsgate – the media in general, and The Daily Telegraph in particular, have had their hands full trying to fit in anything that’s not expensed iced gems, moats and duckhouses.
Sensitive to the media agenda, agencies have been holding back stories […]
Sometimes, the panic sets in just as you’ve hit the ‘send’ button. But there are occasions when it sets in round about the time you realise that your mis-sent efforts have made it to not only a raft of individuals you’d rather didn’t see your mistake, but several news sites as well as a whole […]
Predicting events in the political future is, at best, an inexact science. Political pundits will use any tools at their disposal in attempts to calculate the mood of the nation at a given time, and the way the pendulum might swing in an election. Opinion polls are tracked; theories abound as to what influences people […]
Since his infamous rant at a poor unsuspecting crew member was released to the world, web searches for ‘Christian Bale’ have risen by 1100% according to Google.
Evidence, perhaps, of the old adage ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’?
And maybe it’s true.
After all, Kate Moss’ little indiscretion with a Class A drug might have cost […]
