Monthly Archives: August 2008
The Reality is….Horrific!
In news that hits rather too close to home for my taste, and which may also be a harbinger of oncoming doom for the US market, the news is coming in that the British commercial broadcast network, ITV, might be … Continue reading
Klaatu, barada….Nix this!
It’s widely acknowledged that those in charge of ‘Tinsel Town’ are out of ideas. In such a position, the overwhelming temptation is to do something that was already successful. And it’s always an overwhelming mistake. The 39 Steps, Brief Encounter, … Continue reading
‘…and flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest’
This is a sad day, at the end of what was not a good week for this wonderful business. On Thursday, Bernie Brillstein, who evolved from a Mail-room minion at the William Morris agency in 1956 into one of the … Continue reading
You do the Work, I’ll keep the Pay…
Blogging – for those of you who may not have tried it yet – is hard work. You’re basically a tech-enhanced Author and face the same challenges every brave soul who has ever taken up the gauntlet has encountered. Every … Continue reading
Ars Gratia Artis… And why not?
As I said earlier, if you’re not fond of sport the next 15 days will focus a lot of attention on your walls. Well, I think I may have found the answer… The Park West Art Gallery has what’s reputedly … Continue reading
I Think I’ll Move into a Cave…
Enjoy your Thursday, folks – For those of us who find sports less than irresistibly transfixing, this is the last day of freedom we’ll see for two weeks. NBC’s coverage of the Olympics begins tomorrow and will continue at levels … Continue reading
Times change….Some things shouldn’t
I take second place to no-one in my admiration for the radiant wellspring of intellect enshrined in the American jewel that is PBS. But some news reached me today that suggests this intellect may have temporarily failed them: PBS are … Continue reading
How Is This Fair?…
When you leap out of bed at the crack of noon on a Monday morning and spend a peaceful few hours composing your blog, beneath a sky so radiantly blue you’d be forgiven for thinking the entire stratosphere is an … Continue reading
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CNN — Shame on You !
Being a foreign import myself, the history of this splendid country is intriguing, to say the least. The recent HBO series, ‘John Adams,’ was a fine illustration of it. The Founding Fathers endured pains and emotional turmoil far beyond what … Continue reading
Is This Really That Important ?
Well, could you sleep last night? In what has to rank among the most over-rated, over-hyped and utterly meaningless events in all of human history, People magazine have posted their oh-so precious pics of the new Brangelina product online. …I’m … Continue reading
