Tag: crime
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.
Death of the salesman
A Brussels businessman’s murder highlights the Capital of Europe’s seedier side.
No Country For Old Men
The Coen Brothers are back on form with this grim, sharply written movie featuring an terrifyingly unfathomable Javier Bardem.
Zodiac
Overlong and slightly overambitious but a welcome return for Fincher and a careermaker for Ruffalo.
Proper ASBO
I heard on the radio about the latest figures for those of the nation’s youth in receipt of an ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order for those of you who don’t read the panic papers). Fancy a look at the wastrels in your area? Check them out. They ought to get the old buffers at the Daily …
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Arthur H: L’Abondanse
None too serious: Arthur H follows in the footsteps of his funny family.
- Originally published: 23 Oct 2008 in Concerts
Bus 174 (Ônibus 174)
A fascinating documentary tracing the circumstances that led one young streetkid to take hostages on a Rio bus.
- Originally published: 28 Mar 2007 in Film
Linz
The old city of Linz has seen a lot over the centuries. Today it balances long tradition with new civic developments.
- Originally published: 13 Feb 2011 in Europe
Estrella Morente
A shining light of modern flamenco comes to Brussels, bringing three centuries of tradition and a modern sensibility.
- Originally published: 16 Mar 2011 in Concerts
Y Tu Mamá También
Your mother wouldn’t like it: the awkward charm of a Mexican coming-of-age drama.
- Originally published: 4 Feb 2008 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.