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Leave the Internet alone
The day after some websites went dark in protest at proposed US laws on online intellectual property rights, the authorities shut down a file sharing service.
- Originally published: 20 Jan 2012 in Editorial, Technology
A culture of sorrow
Orhan Pamuk describes a collective sorrow that permeates his native city but this cultural meme seems to have taken root everywhere.
- Originally published: 14 Jan 2012 in Editorial
Caye Caulker
Island life: Caye Caulker’s motto is ‘go slow’ and here visitors learn to take the rough with the smooth.
- Originally published: 29 Dec 2011 in Belize
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The earliest masterpiece on the British working class and still strongly relevant today.
- Originally published: 1 Dec 2011 in Books
Trust (like interest on savings) must be earned
In these times just how attractive are Belgian government bonds?
- Originally published: 24 Nov 2011 in Editorial
Bière de Miel
3/5. Light, refreshing and floral. A beer full of the joys of spring.
- Originally published: 20 Nov 2011 in Beer
Cuvée Delphine
5/5. Rich, complex and promisingly dark, Cuvée Delphine’s stint in Bourbon casks is time well spent.
- Originally published: 20 Nov 2011 in Beer
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
DJing again!
I haven’t brandished a 12″ mix in anger for some years, but this weekend my name’s down and I am coming in.
- Originally published: 10 Nov 2005 in Editorial
El Torcal
So what exactly is Karst topography? Take a drive and find out at El Torcal!
- Originally published: 12 Apr 2008 in Europe
Ocean’s Thirteen
A golden jackpot to help raise the budget for a proper film. Like Las Vegas, this film is loud, garish and steals your money.
- Originally published: 9 Jul 2007 in Film
Enough already!
When Jade Goody goes off-message, isn’t it time to think about the price of celebrity?
- Originally published: 21 Jan 2007 in Editorial
MASH
A confusing mish-mash of dialogue sharply delivered by a wisecracking ensemble.
- Originally published: 12 Apr 2007 in Film
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.