Tag: war
Soldier of Orange
Strong performances and arresting images in this Dutch view of wartime occupation.
JSA (Joint Security Area)
A buddy film for those who like their nostalgia – and the sunshine policy – spread on thick.
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The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
The walls have ears: a painful look at the methods of the former East German regime shines a light on the darkness.
- Originally published: 11 Oct 2007 in Film
Democracy is deaf
After Tony Blair’s appearance before the Iraq Inquiry in the UK, a few thoughts on the growing distance between politics and the people.
- Originally published: 30 Jan 2010 in Editorial
Kika
Hair-brained, frivolous and fun. But also incredibly violent.
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
Lakes with the Lads
A jaunt around the Lake District. Rubbish weather and gorgeous scenery.
- Originally published: 11 Aug 2007 in UK
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
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.
