I am a firm believer in the idea that a little knowledge is dangerous. When you overhear a conversation in which one person says to another (imagine whatever derisory accent adds to the flavour-I always seem to hear Watford…): "Yeah, ever since I watched that (insert celebrity TV show) the other day, I gave up… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘speaker’
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Tags: Allergies, coffee, ideas, internet buzzwords, internet community, internet culture, internet socialising, Interview, Lee Siegel, speaker, Starbucks, Steve O'Hear, Wall Street Journal, wine
Category: Digital, Topical No Comments
It’s America’s Question Time
This morning, after switching on the kettle, I set my laptop on the kitchen surface and shuffled through the BBC iPlayer’s “Factual” category—looking for something interesting to keep me company as I made my porridge and coffee. I stumbled across Question Time, and noticed that this special edition was being broadcast from the United States—something… Read More
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Tags: America, BBC, commentator, communication, context, David Dimbleby, historian, Iraq, John McCain, politician, professor, Simon Schama, speaker, United States, White House
Category: Narrative, Topical 9 Comments