Year: 2007

  • Taking Liberties

    From the official site. “Taking Liberties is a shocking but hilarious polemic documentary that charts the destruction of all your Basic Liberties under 10 Years of New Labour. Released to coincide with Tony Blair’s departure, the film and the book follow the stories of normal people who’s lives have been turned upside down by injustice…

  • Computer saves shredded Stasi files

    If you’ve seen “The Lives of Others” recently… “East German historians have employed the help of a computer program to reconstruct 16,000 sacks of shredded paper that once documented the snooping of the Stasi police. The job was previously done by hand, with a team of 30 workers piecing together 350 sacks of shreds since 1991, The Guardian reports. The team estimated…

  • One-legged driver outruns cops

    “Police in Florida were embarrassed when a driver with no arms and just one leg lost them in a high-speed chase – again.” More at: www.ananova.com

  • Londonist Interviews…Advice Booth

    “Every Sunday for the past nine weeks, Advice Booth has been open for business on Brick Lane. Questions ranging from the mundane (“why doesn’t he like me?”) to the philosophical (“what is beauty?”) will be answered in exchange for £1.” More at: www.londonist.com

  • How not to write a press release

    “London Assembly Liberal Democrat Dee Doocey yesterday issued a perfect example of how to not to write a press release. You might want to have the offending article to hand as we proceed. Let’s start with a lie… Liberal Democrat research has revealed that eight of London’s top tourist attractions will not be accessible to…

  • We got sole

    This long established, independent (!!) shoe shop has been in the Kings Road for many years. Little bit of London trivia. Up until 1830 the Kings Road was just that – a private road owned by the king for nipping down to Hampton Court. More at: londondailyphoto.blogspot.com

  • 11 Tips for Better Candid Photography

    “Below are a number of tips to help photographers improve their ‘candid’ photography. Please note that these tips are not about taking sneaky, voyeuristic or true paparazzi shots (ie photographing people without their permission) but rather about how to add a more candid feel to the shots you take of people that you know.” More…

  • 2007 Gumball Rally

    “Get ready for the start of the 2007 Gumball rally this Sunday 29th April at Pall Mall, London. There are a number of exciting cars that will on display from 11am, including three Bugatti Veyron’s, McLaren Mercedes SLR’s, Porsche Carrera GT, Enzo Ferrari, Lamborghini Gallardo, Maserati Quattroporte as well as fans favourite Turkish Taxi, a…

  • Keep the bins laden

    “It’s only April and already we have the Headline Of The Year.” More at: noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com

  • Eat London

    From Hyde Park to Tower Bridge, Oxford Street to Elephant and Castle, cooks from the many different communities across east and south-east London have been building the city out of food, creating a feast of all the cuisines that make cosmopolitan London one of the food capitals of the world. More at: www.liftfest.org.uk