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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The earliest masterpiece on the British working class and still strongly relevant today.
- Originally published: 1 Dec 2011 in Books
Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado)
Searing heat and boiling tempers in the Brazilian outback.
- Originally published: 28 Mar 2007 in Film
The last night of Hobson’s Choice
Treading the boards is John Savident as the cobbler who must tread carefully.
- Originally published: 3 Dec 2007 in Theatre
La Guillotine
5/5. Golden and lively with plenty of fizz. A little harsh as it meets the tongue, but packs a mature and very mellow finish. Definitely one of my favourite blondes.
- Originally published: 7 Jun 2010 in Beer
St Idesbald Tripel
2/5. Rich dark gold colour but not much in the nose. Very bitter on the tongue and a rather acidic aftertaste.
- Originally published: 9 Jun 2010 in Beer
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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.