Tag: italy
Milan
Think of Italy and the Pisan belltowers and Roman arenas of our mind aren’t usually capped with snow. It’s February and this is Milan!
Once Upon A Time In The West
Sergio Leone’s long, brooding scenes and dusty, sunbaked malevolence reach their apotheosis.
La Dolce Vita
This masterpiece of stylish satire, full of memorable images remains nevertheless aloof.
Florence
One of the world’s most beautiful cities in winter: the colours of terracotta and almond dusted with snow.
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Christmas 2009: a visit to the UK
Spending Christmas back in the UK with family.
- Originally published: 31 Dec 2009 in Personalia
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 …
- Originally published: 1 Jul 2005 in Personalia
Casino Royale
Overhyped but not overboard: a solid, reliable performance from the new, edgy and unpredictable Bond.
- Originally published: 30 Dec 2006 in Film
The Darjeeling Limited
Riveting rail movie: terrific casting and a sparkling script make this an enjoyable passage to India.
- Originally published: 3 Dec 2007 in Film
Nanny McPhee
Entertaining and magical handbook on child discipline. Behave yourself or the kid gets it.
- Originally published: 8 Sep 2006 in Film
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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.