Tag: pitt
Snatch
Ritchie’s stylish talent for quotable, punchy London screenplays still has mileage, so why reinvent the wheel?
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.
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Paris
On a cold, rainy February morning, I returned to the French capital for the first time since I was twelve years old.
- Originally published: 23 Feb 2011 in Europe
Cononley
I grew up in a small village on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
- Originally published: 31 Dec 2009 in Walking
Snatch
Ritchie’s stylish talent for quotable, punchy London screenplays still has mileage, so why reinvent the wheel?
- Originally published: 20 Apr 2008 in Film
Reflections on Relocation: Part 2
The second of two articles looking back on relocation to Brussels five months on. This is my partner J’s perspective.
- Originally published: 30 Oct 2008 in Relocation
Back to books
After a spell reading work-related stuff and watching screens for entertainment, I recently returned to my beloved literature. Here’s my current list (and ignore the cheapo deals if you’re a latecomer): Natsuo Kirino “Out” Haruki Murakami “Kafka On The Shore” David Mitchell “Cloud Atlas” Kazuo Ishiguro “Never Let Me Go” At the time of writing, …
- Originally published: 19 Jul 2005 in Books
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.