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Category Archives: Media
K.I.S.S.
To err is human. We all make mistakes.
The adjective ‘unintentional’ is very often attached to the word ‘mistake’ – a notion that is challenged by some. I remember well getting quite riled when challenged, by a therapist leading a … Read more...
Why Trump’s victory isn’t like Brexit
[The Ericle recently posted a piece (see here) on this subject. This week, the leader in The Spectator was exactly on this theme. I am re-publishing it here for my reader, who may not be a subscriber.]… Read more...
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An hour well spent.
The subject of my blog piece today will not be ‘news’ to my younger reader; though, the fact that I’ve become an avid fan of This American Life may be. This American Life is an hour-long radio show, originating out … Read more...
We are living in ‘Interesting Times’
My Reader kindly commented on my most recent post – Tempus Fugit. Again. (here) – with the famous quote: “Those who cannot learn from history are condemned to repeat it”. You may recall that my post, referring to … Read more...
And in today’s Times …..
The song ‘Overs’, from Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Waters LP, contains the following lyrics
No good times, no bad times
There’s no times at all
Just the New York Times
Well, from where I am sitting … Read more...
The Interview
(Managed to catch an early viewing of The Interview thanks to the efforts of Kim Jong-Sam.)
Besides being a very silly and a very funny movie, The Interview is very much a film of its time and, as such, … Read more...
Death of an Advertising Man
I was very sad to learn of the recent death of David Abbott.
I was very fortunate to work within British advertising during its heyday when in 1979 I joined CDP/Aspect, a subsidiary of Collett Dickinson & Pearce. As … Read more...
Auntie.
The term ‘National Treasure’ is much (over)used these days but in the case of the BBC this term is not a platitude, rather an expression of its unique qualities – in every sense of the word ‘quality’. The Ericle is … Read more...
😨 about Facebook? You should be, but for the right reasons!
The Ericle, in both his personal & political personae, is a keen user of social media in general and Facebook in particular. I think it is not unfair to say that I spend at least 30 minutes of every day … Read more...