We’re in the middle of one of the biggest paedophile scandals that this country has ever seen. And yet, the Daily Mail still thinks that it’s appropriate to report on Elle Fanning‘s Halloween costume with the headline Lady Liberty! Teenager Elle Fanning shows off her womanly curves as she pays homage to New York Statue… Continue reading Mailbait
Author: Dave Cross
MPs’ Web Sites
When I set up Planet Westminster in 2006 I thought it would be a relatively simple project to maintain. Over the years, more and more MPs would start blogs. Every couple of months I’d add the new ones and everything would be great. It hasn’t worked out like that at all. MPs’ web sites have… Continue reading MPs’ Web Sites
Week Notes 41 & 42
Blogging All we have to show for the last two week’s is yesterday’s classic album post. And I only write that because I was feeling guilty about not having written anything else. Health Massive failures on this front too. I’m currently about two and a half pounds heavier that the lightest I’ve been. Two weeks… Continue reading Week Notes 41 & 42
Let It Bleed
This week’s (ok, it’s actually from a couple of weeks ago – I’m catching up) is the Rolling Stones’ Let it Bleed. Some Historical Context My earliest memories of popular music are from the late 1960s. It was a time when the Beatles dominated. But the Stones were the only band who came close to… Continue reading Let It Bleed
Week Notes 39 & 40
Blogging Another fortnight of limited blogging. The sum total is two classic album posts and a rant about woo-mongers. Wasted Inches came to an end about a week ago. I’ve now republished all of the stories that I originally published back in 2002. Health Still not running. Still losing weight rather slower than I’d like.… Continue reading Week Notes 39 & 40
What Doctors Don’t Tell You
There’s a new magazine in the shops this week. It’s called What Doctors Don’t Tell You and I’m reasonably sure that no-one who reads this blog would be at all interested in reading it. If you think that you might be then try looking at the sample pages on their subscription site. It’s all complete… Continue reading What Doctors Don’t Tell You
System of a Down
Last week’s classic album is System of a Down’s eponymous début album. Some Historical Context System of a Down completely passed me by. I had never heard of them until at some point in the last few years I read an article on the Guardian web site called “100 essential albums from the last ten… Continue reading System of a Down
Machine Head
This week’s (actually two weeks ago’s – I’m a bit behind here) classic album is Deep Purple’s Machine Head. Some Historical Context I’ve never heard this album before. Oh, I know Deep Purple, of course. When I was a teenager, we all had, at least, a copy of 24 Carat Purple. Later on I also… Continue reading Machine Head
Week Notes 37 & 38
Blogging Two blog posts here in the last fortnight – one classic album review and some advice for recruitment agents. There was a rant about magazines publishing bad code over on my Perl blog too. Not a hugely productive two weeks – but there have been worse. I have a few ideas for posts (and… Continue reading Week Notes 37 & 38
Dear Recruiter
Over on LinkedIn, a recruiter on one of the Perl groups has asked for what people want from recruiters. He’s interested to hear what recruiters do that give them such a bad reputation. I thought that was an interesting question to answer, but as it might be interesting to other recruiters I’ve decided to answer… Continue reading Dear Recruiter