I watched Jesus Camp yesterday. What a frightening film that is. It’s like watching child abuse. No, I take that back. It is watching child abuse. You should all watch it. It will open your eyes to some of the atrocities carried out by the evangelical christians in the US.
Author: Dave Cross
Today’s English Lesson
A slight piece of exaggeration from the Croydon Guardian. They are talking about the success of Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae Sauce (as seen on Dragon’s Den). They claim that The sauce was literally flying off the shelves in the Balham branch of Sainsbury’s on Thursday night Well I’ve been in the Balham Sainbury’s a couple… Continue reading Today’s English Lesson
Sloppy Journalism
This story was in yesterday’s londonpaper. Writers earn just third of average UK authors earn 33 per cent less than the national average wage, a survey revealed today. I’m not misreading it am I? The headline says something completely different to the text. Of course, it’s just maths. So it’s really not important.
British Book Awards
The shortlists for this years British Book Awards have been announced. Richard Dawkins is included on the Author of the Year list and The God Delusion is on the Book of the Year list. Don’t forget to vote. Update: The results were announced yesterday and Richard Dawkins is Author of the year.
Good Deeds
Your good deeds for the day. Please read this and sign this. And then pass it on.
Neverwhere on DVD
Neverwhere Neil Gaiman points out that Neverwhere is finally getting an official BBC DVD release. There’s been an import version available for some time – which I have. But it’s nice to know that the BBC have finally remembered what a good series it was. For those that don’t know, Neverwhere was a series that… Continue reading Neverwhere on DVD
Job Hunting
My current contract finishes at the end of this month so I’m looking for something new and interesting to do starting in early April. So if you think you could use the skills of someone who knows a bit about Perl, Unix, databases and the web then please get in touch. If you need more… Continue reading Job Hunting
The Joy of Flying
Martin makes some very good points about the unpleasantness of current airport security procedures. And, of course, once you get past security spending any amount of time in a plane is no fun at all. I’m seriously considering cutting back on the amount of flying that I do. Not because of global warming, and not… Continue reading The Joy of Flying
GodTube
This could lead to hours of fun. GodTube utilizes Web based technology to connect Christians for the purpose of encouraging and advancing the Gospel worldwide. The brief poke around that I’ve had would seem to indicate that they aren’t just christians, but raving mad creationist christians – with titles like Four Problems with Evolution and… Continue reading GodTube
The Old Gaffer
This is the kind of thing that we need more of on the web. The Old Gaffer is the recollections of a man who was born in 1928 who is using the blog format to document his life. I was drawn to the site because of his description of the Balham tube station bomb (photos… Continue reading The Old Gaffer