(I know I said the last post would be the final one on the new Guardian – it seems I lied, but this is important stuff) One of the things that provoked the loudest complaints about the Berliner Guardian (maybe I should just start calling it theguardian) was the removal of Doonesbury. There were some… Continue reading Doonesbury
Author: Dave Cross
More Guardian
A couple of final points about the Guardian redesign before I start looking for something different to write about. Firstly, circulation levels. One of the driving forces behind this redesign is (I assume) the Guardian‘s falling circulation figures over the last year. I realise that this is purely anecdotal evidence, but over the two days… Continue reading More Guardian
Berliner Review
In general, I think that the new format Guardian looks fabulous. It was, by far, the most interesting looking paper in the newsagent’s this morning. The few niggles I mention below are only very minor and I fully expect to not be noticing them at all in a month’s time. I’m not sold on the… Continue reading Berliner Review
Guardian Digital Edition
And while I’m talking about the new Guardian (face it, that’s all I’m going to talk about today) it’s worth pointing out that the digital edition is free for the next two weeks (until Sept 26th). This is partly to let people have a closer look at the new format and partly because the move… Continue reading Guardian Digital Edition
“email” vs “emails”
Obviously I’ve got my copy of the new Guardian and I’ll have more to say about it later on. But I just wanted to raise a point about the letters page. They’ve renamed it “Letters and Emails”. Now that makes sense on one level as I assume that a large proportion of the letters aren’t… Continue reading “email” vs “emails”
Vanishing Adverbs
When did people stop knowing the difference between adverbs and adjectives? It’s becoming common to hear people using adjectives instead of adverbs and it really grates. There’s an example on the BBC new site right now. The headline says “Charles urges society to go slow“. Isn’t it obvious that the last word should be “slowly”?
Guardian Preview
There’s a special report about the new Guardian now available on the GU web site. It includes a PDF version of a preview edition that will apparently be in tomorrow’s paper. I haven’t examined it closely yet, but on first glance it looks good. Of course the main change (the size) won’t be really apparent… Continue reading Guardian Preview
Respect My Authority
According to Technorati, this is currently the most authorative blog about the Guardian. I expect that to change pretty quickly.
Celebrity Comment
Most “celebrities” are obviously too stupid to add anything sensible to discussions on world events. Unfortunately that usually doesn’t stop them trying. Here’s Celine Dion on the recent looting in New Orleans. Some of the people who do that they’re so poor they’ve never touched anything in their lives. Let them touch those things for… Continue reading Celebrity Comment
More Spooks
Ooh. New series of Spooks starts next week. There’s a two-parter on Monday and Tuesday. The last series wasn’t up to the standard of the first two (losing the three main characters didn’t really help) but it’s good mindless entertainment. I’ll certainly be watching. Oh and, purely coincidently, today I was given the first two… Continue reading More Spooks