London
— A few words on the July 7th bombings in London.”
I’ve held back saying anything here about the recent events in London. Already the media machine is calling it 7/7, to go along with 9/11. As usual, the Internet leads the way in popular reaction.
Almost everyone feels the proximity of these bombings. J’s sister was on a bus in London that morning. I used to work in Russell Square and took the tube down there from King’s Cross for a while until I realised it was actually only a short journey on foot.
It’s all just such a waste.
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A glimmer of London summer
A rare chance of some good weather during a short visit to London.
- Originally published: 13 Aug 2007 in UK
Old St Paul’s Cathedral
A brief look at the troubled Gothic cathedral that preceded Wren’s famous London landmark.
- Originally published: 12 Aug 2011 in Architecture
The slow train to Richmond
From Wagamama to Crabtree & Evelyn, all the shops are packed with the thirtysomething fritterati.
- Originally published: 16 Aug 2005 in UK
Snatch
Ritchie’s stylish talent for quotable, punchy London screenplays still has mileage, so why reinvent the wheel?
- Originally published: 20 Apr 2008 in Film
At the National Gallery
London’s National Gallery is free and packed with masterpieces. Almost makes me wish I lived or worked nearby. Almost.
- Originally published: 31 Oct 2005 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.
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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.
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