Tag: london
Old St Paul’s Cathedral
A brief look at the troubled Gothic cathedral that preceded Wren’s famous London landmark.
Snatch
Ritchie’s stylish talent for quotable, punchy London screenplays still has mileage, so why reinvent the wheel?
DJing again!
I haven’t brandished a 12″ mix in anger for some years, but this weekend my name’s down and I am coming in.
At the National Gallery
London’s National Gallery is free and packed with masterpieces. Almost makes me wish I lived or worked nearby. Almost.
The slow train to Richmond
From Wagamama to Crabtree & Evelyn, all the shops are packed with the thirtysomething fritterati.
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Ladybower and Castleton
A day out in Derbyshire blessed with a rare spell of good weather.
- Originally published: 22 Apr 2007 in UK
Sainte-Chapelle
Now almost hidden on the Île de la Cité, the Sainte-Chapelle is a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture.
- Originally published: 4 Oct 2011 in Architecture
Kika
Hair-brained, frivolous and fun. But also incredibly violent.
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
Les Poupées Russes (Russian Dolls)
Though it could never live up to its predecessor, Russian Dolls is pretty pleasant in its own way.
- Originally published: 20 Mar 2007 in Film
No Country For Old Men
The Coen Brothers are back on form with this grim, sharply written movie featuring an terrifyingly unfathomable Javier Bardem.
- Originally published: 27 Jan 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.