So Right, Yet So Wrong
Julia Neuberger has been looking at the nudge philosophy so beloved of iDave and company. Her brief was to see if it would help with […]
Month: July 2011
Oh Dear, Never Mind
One of Wanksy’s Banksy’s pieces of vandalism works of art has been painted over. One of street artist Banksy’s most famous early works in Bristol has […]
A Conundrum of Spelling
While I tend to agree with Charles Duncombe as he rails against the poor level of spelling we now see as a consequence of our […]
The Pen is no Longer Mighty
US schools are steadily dropping the teaching of handwriting. I have to say, I’m surprised that they were still doing it. I was taught cursive […]
So Do I Feel Sympathy?
In the wake of the News of the World’s demise, there have been various voices making the point that the current crop of employees weren’t […]
The Weirdness of Harrods
I’ve discussed dress codes before but the latest case to hit the headlines is, without doubt, one of the oddest I’ve come across. A sales […]
Well, I’ll be Damned
This morning while idly commenting with Mrs L on the NoW scandal, I said that the brand had become so toxic, that the only logical […]
Harry Mount Cuts to the Quick
Harry Mount tells it like it is when discussing Cy Twombly’s work. You can see how, in the 50s, this still had a little shock […]
Huffington Comes to the UK
AOL is to launch a UK version of the Huffington Post. I wonder how that will work out. Araina Huffington’s success in the US relied […]
The Oxford Comma
The Oxford comma appears to be in the firing line of late with two articles about those seeking its demise. Apparently, its use indicates “smug pedantry” […]