January 2008
Filmwasters Podcast Episode 4 →
Episode 4 of the monthly photography podcast that I run is now available to play/download.
Filmwasters Podcast. Episode 4: Three is the Magic... →
Renowned LA-based photographer, Aline Smithson, joined regulars Ed and Susan for the first podcast of 2008. Susan and Aline were fresh back from the excitement of Photo LA and Review LA, so there’s a lot of talk about that. The discussion topic for this episode was, “What’s The Most Difficult Thing We Face As Photographers”, so we kicked that around a bit too.
edwenn: Fell asleep last night before I could... →
edwenn: Discovered the TimesOnlone podcast... →
The Lethal Legacy of War →
Andy Rowell, 28 January 2008 Early last year, a 22 year old American soldier, Guardsman Michael Gwinn (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/01/12/us/20080113_VETS_DATABASE.html), fatally shot…
edwenn: Day off work. Hoping to find time to... →
edwenn: Jacqui & I just got home from our 1st meal... →
edwenn: Heading over to the park to try out Amy's... →
Motherland by Simon Roberts →
Synopsis: Photographer Simon Roberts travelled throughout Russia, for a year between July 2004 and August 2005, exploring the idea of the Russian ‘motherland’ and creating one of the most extensive photographic accounts of this vast country by a Westerner. His images are not cliched representations of a Russia ground down by poverty and despair; rather, he presents a beautiful and...
edwenn: On Ailsa's recommendation I bought... →
Rather inevitably running late for the Filmwasters meet!
Kermode: Sweeney Todd, 25 Jan 08 →
The Good Doctor waxes lyrical in celebration of Tim Burton’s latest collaboration with Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. We also hear very good things about In The Valley Of Elah from Crash writer, Paul Haggis - and there’s brief praise for The Savages, starring Laura Linney alongside the ubiquitous Philip Seymour Hoffman. Plus the UK’s top 10, and as...
Critics of the lobbying industry give evidence →
25 January 2008 The second session of the Public Administration Select Committee Inquiry into Lobbying saw three members of the…
Begin the fight back: How corporate strategists... →
Nicholas Jones 25 January 2008 Two of John Birt’s former corporate strategists —who both became political advisers to Tony Blair…
Open Up, Says New Campaign Group →
24 January, 2008 A major new campaign aiming to open up the opaque world of lobbying launches today….
Time to shed light on lobbying →
David Miller 24 January 2008 When it was announced that Tony Blair was to be paid $500,000 per year to…
Kermode: Oscar Nominations special →
Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode present a special programme as the Oscar nominations are announced
Smearing Livingstone →
Tom Griffin, 22 January 2008 There’s a huge (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0„2243903,00.html) amount (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3216687.ece) of knocking (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0„2243903,00.html) copy...
Science Media Centre Accused of Pro-Nuclear Bias →
22 January 2008Just over two years ago, I gave a talk on climate skeptics and included in passing the fact…
Kermode: No Country For Old Men, 18 Jan 08 →
Hear Kermode’s verdict on the latest movies including No Country For Old Men, Aliens Vs Predator - Requiem, The Good Night and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
Big Ray: Dodgy Promo Shots →
Just came across these cheesecake shots of myself, Jason and James that we shot one winter lunchtime in Ipswich in preparation for the French tour later that year.
Big Ray: Live in Bordeaux, 1999 →
Clearing out the garden shed just before Christmas I unearthed a box with a load of mini discs and 7″ vinyl; bit of a treasure trove truth be told. In amongst some other gems (like the Business Machines track) were three live recordings from the 1999 Big Ray tour of France. I’ve not listened to […]
“We believe that what the American administration does is apart from what the...”
– Asim Al-Haj, brother of imprisoned Al Jazeera cameraman, Sami Al-Haj, who has been held without charge at Guantanamo for over 5 years and who has been on hunger strike since 7th January 2007. Asim was interviewed by Amy Goodman for Democrary Now.
Kermode: Paul Greengrass, 16 Jan 08 →
Simon and Mark talk about this year’s BAFTA nominations. Including interviews with Paul Greengrass who is up for Best Director for The Bourne Ultimatum. Samantha Morton who has been nominated as best Supporting Actress in Control and Ronald Harwood who has been nominated for best adapted screenplay for the Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
Secret Nuclear Talks Held at No 10 →
Andy Rowell and Rich Cookson, 16 January 2008The Government held at least nine secret meetings at Downing Street with the…
Kenya: The Colonial Legacy Behind the Crisis →
Any Rowell, 14 January 2008As the once-peaceful African nation of Kenya has descended into an orgy of violence after its…
Matt Stuart Snaps Legs →
Thanks to Jay Reevo for pointing me in the direction of the powerful (and very funny) work by London based street photographer, Matt Stuart.
Implacable Logic
Amy: Piggy's going to the doctor to get some sweeties.
Ed: You don't get sweets from the doctor; you get medicine.
Amy: Piggy going to the sweetie doctor.
WatchEd, Jacqui and Amy inflating a home birthing pool in preparation for Joe’s arrival in July 2007. In the end he came out so quickly that Jacqui never got a chance to use the damn thing, BUT we got a killer paddling pool out of it….as well as a son of course :-)
“No! Don’t do that. It’s not pleasant.”
– Amy Wenn (aged 2 and a half)
Big Ray: You Get What You Deserve →
In an attempt to get some more music up on this site I’m having a Big Ray splurge for the new year. Here’s the 2nd album, You Get What You Deserve. This is our ‘classic rock’ album in the vein of those early 70’s Who albums, Mott The Hoople and maybe a touch or to […]
Business Machines: Sophisticated Weaponry →
One of the most bizarre music ventures I embarked upon was a techno track called Sophisticated Weaponry. There was no ‘band’ per se, but whatever we were I decided to call us, Business Machines…..seemed appropriate enough. I’m not sure what year this was even, but I was well into Death In Vegas, The Propellerheads, Chemical […]
What is Google's Plan for Jaiku? →
This is of interest since I’m a big fan of Jaiku — Re-blogged from azspot
Kermode: Tom Hanks interview, 11 Jan 08 →
Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode talk to double Oscar winner Tom Hanks about his new movie Charlie Wilson’s War which is based on the story of a Texan politician’s covert dealings in Afghanistan.
Kermode: Charlie Wilson's War, 11 Jan 08 →
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Charlie Wilson’s War and Dan in Real Life. They also run down the box office top ten.
The Covert Pro-Nuclear Push in Schools →
10 January, 2008As the British Government announces the go-ahead for a new generation of nuclear power plants in the…
Brown hires a fixer: back to the control freakery... →
Nick Jones 9 January, 2008 All the lofty rhetoric about Gordon Brown restoring traditional civil service values has finally been…
SPBE facilitates lobbying forum access to Scottish... →
David Miller, 9 January 2008The Scottish Parliament Business Exchange (http://www.spbe.org.uk), which was condemned by the Standards Committee (http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/historic/standards/reports-02/str02-09-01.htm) of…
Beer in the Movies →
Strange Brew, Beer Fest, Animal House, Van Wilder, The Sure Thing, Apocalypse Now, Smokey and the Bandit, MASH, Caddy Shack, The Bad News Bears, Cheers (the movie) never made. why not? Arthur, 1941, One Froggy Evening, Killer Clowns from Outer Space, Porky’s, Young Einstein, Beer League, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Side Ways, Moulin Rouge!, Repo Man (there is no need for beer here.) Beavis and...
Democracy Now! Monday, January 7, 2008 →
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College →
Drinking beer at college comes with surprises, statistics and lies. Honore, our college guest, talks about the beer that she and her friends like. The surprise is what they are drinking. Statistics came from collegedrinkingprevention.gov and cspinet.org.
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Nouvelle Vague is the spelling of that band that covered the Dead Kennedy’s song.
Beers on the show:
Wittekerke,...
FOOC: Including reflections on how to solve the... →
Despatches from the BBC’s foreign correspondents. This week: Adam Mynott in Nairobi reflects on what needs to be done to restore stability to Kenya; as the republic of Georgia goes to the polls, Matthew Collin reflects on whether the poll will help restore Georgia’s reputation as a democratic pioneer in the region; In China, property development is cutting the supply of arable land -...
Kermode: Lust, Caution, 04 Jan 08 →
Andrew Collins discusses the latest film releases with Simon Mayo. Lively, controversial and unmissable movie discussion. Broadcast live on Fridays at 3pm on BBC Radio 5 Live.