Please sir, can I have some more?
If I’m going to gain weight why can’t I choose where? I can see the headlines, “Man gains 6kg on his penis”. If this continues nothing will take me out … Continue Reading Please sir, can I have some more?
Oh the humanity of it all!
It always amazes me how people who come into power suddenly know what is better for me than I do. My quote for the day “A censor is someone who … Continue Reading Oh the humanity of it all!
#StarWars – a true story
Peering back into the archive from dating over the decades, it’s amazing how much I have changed. When I was young (and I will use the Star Wars metaphor here) … Continue Reading #StarWars – a true story
Think on the happiness of this….
Fantastic new research from University of Rochester shows that extrinsic rewards (money, cars, stuff) basically makes us more depressed – it’s called “hedonic adaption”. The research quotes that those focused … Continue Reading Think on the happiness of this….
Kids!
The lesson I have learnt from young children is: why be difficult when, with a little effort, you can be impossible.
Is an audience of one, enough?
Artistry is judged not just by merit, but much more fundamentally, by its ability to produce an audience. The corollary is that a story that is unnoticed, or perhaps untold, is doomed to be meaningless. Or is it?
Marketing & Spin – Mind the Gap
We in the media are so used to “selling” our brands – be they ideas, people, products or news – that we are poisoning the very font we want our audience to drink from.
The Internet ate my brain.
Have you recently looked up from your phone and had the dumb? It has become essential that we manage our attention when it comes to our digital drug of choice.
It’s Just Media.
Fear motivates only the worst kind of action or inaction, and it is a collective horror pedalled by every media outlet both liberal and conservative. So we need to ask only one question. What can I do?
SIDE FX. Some guidelines to a career in TV production.
So you are going into, or are already in, the business of making TV. Basically, in drug terms, you just swallowed the whole bottle. This then, is the neatly folded, … Continue Reading SIDE FX. Some guidelines to a career in TV production.
#lifetips34
There’s a famous saying that you can’t polish a turd. Don’t despair – because you can always roll it in glitter! Some days I am up to my elbows in … Continue Reading #lifetips34
The joys of dealing with shaved monkeys
I just experienced the joy that is the post office. It’s a different dimension which never fails to disappoint. You can’t make this up – but they were out of … Continue Reading The joys of dealing with shaved monkeys
dating myth #25
If I hear one more song about loving someone “forever”, I will consider proving that “forever” can in fact be abruptly ended with a blunt instrument to the head. This … Continue Reading dating myth #25
whining.net
If only my whining was like the internet and could be capped when it reached 3GB. Instead, its unlimited bandwidth has enabled terabytes of complaining this month. Perhaps if Net … Continue Reading whining.net
The interweb
Someone was talking about the net not always being what it seems – sometimes the men are men, and the women are men, and children are often the FBI.
Digest this.
I am in a quandary. The only thing I am sure of is that if someone offers me advice about “listening to your gut”, I will be tempted to remove … Continue Reading Digest this.