Category Archives: media

I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times

Posted on September 25, 2011 by blogmywiki

Ian Jack has written a very interesting piece about the death of newspapers – in The Guardian. Printed papers, he argues, are going to become a niche, luxury product like artisanal (awful word) cheese. I’d prefer to think of them … Continue reading →

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The Guardian on the Kindle: Review

Posted on July 24, 2011 by blogmywiki

I’m just over a week into my 14 day free trial of The Guardian and The Observer on the Kindle, and here’s what I Reckon. I know there’s no reason why anyone should give a damn about what I Reckon, … Continue reading →

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David Cameron: a metaphor

Posted on June 21, 2011 by blogmywiki

It struck me on the train this morning that the recent hospital photo opportunity where a camera crew got thrown out of a ward by a senior surgeon, is a metaphor for Cameron’s premiership thus far. Dave goes along with … Continue reading →

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Blink, always with the Blink…

Posted on November 5, 2010 by blogmywiki

A while back a friend said to me “You Moffat-ites are all the same, you all cite Blink… yeah, yeah, time travel, big deal…” Well, yes we do cite Blink. I think it’s not just the best episode of Doctor … Continue reading →

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The Eleventh Doctor

Posted on April 4, 2010 by blogmywiki

Well, of course I loved it. Matt Smith is great, he clearly ‘gets’ it – maybe playing it a little too much like David Tennant, but I’m not complaining. The Avengersesque rural England (ok, Wales pretending to be England) was … Continue reading →

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