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Buena Vista Social Club presents (2007 Tour)
My flatmate saw a documentary film about some Cuban musicians. He insisted I see it for myself. And I did, eight years later.
- Originally published: 15 Mar 2007 in Concerts
Luxembourg
A too-quiet Sunday in the expensive city of banking.
- Originally published: 21 Sep 2009 in Europe
Gilda
A gorgeous Rita Hayworth totally owns this tight, noirish drama and you end up forgiving her for the silly happy ending.
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
Buena Vista Social Club
All rockumentaries should be like this: memorable film on the great cultural discovery of the late 90s.
- Originally published: 4 Nov 2007 in Film
Göreme
Leaving the city for the desert: the rocky landscapes of Göreme, a town in Central Anatolia that has become a popular destination for backpackers.
- Originally published: 25 Sep 2011 in Middle East
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.