The public/private problem
People in difficult situations have always relied on dark humour to get them through, police, doctors, solders are well known for it. Private grief or impotent horror at public events produces jokesRead More…
People in difficult situations have always relied on dark humour to get them through, police, doctors, solders are well known for it. Private grief or impotent horror at public events produces jokesRead More…
Ben Goldacre has had a nastygram from LBC 97.3 and “Global Radio” over posting audio of what he describes as "Jeni Barnett’s MMR scaremongering". If you're in a position to help, it would be appreciated. – Bad Science needs help, or at least link love.
These are my links for 26th February through 28th February: GeoPic II geotags your Nikon shots, saves on battery – Engadget – ITN doctors footage – Apparently they dropped advertising into theRead More…
Ned Sherrin and Ronnie Hazelhurst in a day, bad time for eighties nostalgists. The Guardian reported that Ronnie wrote “Reach for the Stars” by S Club 7 (although I’m sure that itRead More…
Oh dear. The meerkat photograph hoax review – which UK newspapers admitted online to being duped? – currybetdotnet – 12 September, 2007
If you’ve read my rantings on ‘survey culture’ on the BiNS blog, or heard me go on about it as part of the reason for Talk Like A Brummie Day, you mightRead More…