Tag: oscar
American Beauty
Watching one of 1999′s best movies, it’s easy to forget the seriousness of the issues being discussed here.
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
A smash-and-grab of awards for a film that feels rather rushed.
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Oh, we do like to be beside the lakeside
Forget Arthur Ransome, William Wordsworth and that Ruskin bloke, it’s time to get lyrical about our own Lakes experience.
- Originally published: 7 Aug 2006 in UK
St Feuillien Brune
4/5. Tasty brown ale with a rich, red brown colour. Full-bodied with fruity, woody flavours and a slightly dry finish.
- Originally published: 1 Jan 2010 in Beer
Rebel Without A Cause
Remembering the acting talent of James Dean, a legend in his own afterlife.
- Originally published: 27 Feb 2007 in Film
Gorges du Toulourenc
Walking a beautiful gorge in the Vaucluse in the shadow of Mont Ventoux
- Originally published: 6 Aug 2009 in Walking
The Apostle
How many actors can play winsome and sinister in equal parts? Robert Duvall can. And he can direct it for you too!
- Originally published: 12 Mar 2007 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.