Editorial (page 2)
The books are burning
Nowadays a media event reaches everyone everywhere. The Koran burning at Gainsville shows that leaders still don’t know how to respond.
- Originally published: 9 Sep 2010 in Editorial
Postcard from an old friend
Sixteen years after I won several races on it, my old bike is still working hard for someone.
- Originally published: 22 Aug 2010 in Personalia
Green credentials
Governments, global corporations and green issues: reflections on an environmental protest in Brussels.
- Originally published: 13 Jul 2010 in Editorial
Alias Watch: Damn, He’s/I’m in trouble again
There are other Mike Padgetts in the world. Today I learned that one of them has had some bad news.
- Originally published: 21 Jun 2010 in Editorial
Service with a frown: the joy of Brussels taxis
Taking a taxi in Brussels is expensive: maybe the hacks should read some Confucian philosophy
- Originally published: 11 May 2010 in Editorial
Introducing the Fashtonometer
A visual approach to the many fashion gaffes of Lady Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign affairs head.
- Originally published: 10 Mar 2010 in Humour
Kuurne Brussel Kuurne
The 2010 Kuurne Brussel Kuurne was marked by strong winds and heavy rain. We caught up with the riders on the Oude Kwaremont.
- Originally published: 28 Feb 2010 in Editorial
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
After a hard winter and a week of rain, we go roadside at the opening race of the 2010 Spring Classics season in professional road cycling.
- Originally published: 28 Feb 2010 in Editorial
Democracy is deaf
After Tony Blair’s appearance before the Iraq Inquiry in the UK, a few thoughts on the growing distance between politics and the people.
- Originally published: 30 Jan 2010 in Editorial
Christmas 2009: a visit to the UK
Spending Christmas back in the UK with family.
- Originally published: 31 Dec 2009 in Personalia
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Ramée Blonde
3/5. Sweet, sweet, sweet blond with soft, fruity aromas that goes particularly well with spicy cuisine.
- Originally published: 22 Jan 2011 in Beer
The Yellow Cross
After they scattered into the Pyrenees, the Cathars were hard to trace. So was the thread of this book.
- Originally published: 22 Aug 2008 in Books
Hot Fuzz
Not caught by the Fuzz: this British parody of American buddy cop movies is rather tepid.
- Originally published: 25 Feb 2007 in Film
Babel
Exciting director’s brave attempt to take on the theme of globalisation.
- Originally published: 29 Jan 2007 in Film
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Something appeals to me about the Thyssen-Bornemisza and it’s not just the fine collection of paintings.
- Originally published: 13 Oct 2010 in Museums & Galleries
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.