Tag: inquisition
The Templars
A millenium of pre-Templar history condensed into fifty taut pages. Sadly, Catholicism appointed itself the editor of the one that followed.
The Yellow Cross
After they scattered into the Pyrenees, the Cathars were hard to trace. So was the thread of this book.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
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
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
The Gospel According To Jesus Christ
Saramago shows surprisingly more respect for his subject than could be expected, but his narrative genius is as dependable as ever.
- Originally published: 7 Aug 2008 in Books
Christmas 2009: a visit to the UK
Spending Christmas back in the UK with family.
- Originally published: 31 Dec 2009 in Personalia
Barcelona
The Barcelona of my expectations turned out to be a bit different to the Barcelona in reality.
- Originally published: 14 Jul 2009 in Europe
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.