Monthly Archives: April 2005

Return of the native

Posted on April 24, 2005 by Dave

Really thoughtful article here from the BBCs Stephen Sackur on his return to the UK after 15 years of foreign jaunts. Until I was 18 years old, I had never met a black man or woman. Nor, knowingly at least, … Continue reading →

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Watching and Reading

Posted on April 24, 2005 by Dave

Watched Shaun of the Dead last night, an Amazon Rental DVD. The only one of the three that arrived on Friday without a crack in it. Still, it was an excellent, funny film and I recommend it. I emailed Amazon … Continue reading →

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Bowes Museum

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Dave

A friend mentioned today that she had visited The Bowes Museum in County Durham. Quickly googled it, and what an impressive building it is: The reason this cropped up? The Raphael painting The Madonna of the Pinks is currently on … Continue reading →

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ITunes Frenzy

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Dave

Just bought a few tracks on ITunes: Razorlight’s brilliant new single Somewhere Else A few tracks by mid ’90s brit poppers Shed Seven: On Standby, Chasing Rainbows and Where Have you Been Tonight? The Boo Radley’s great Wake Up Boo! … Continue reading →

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Bloggers Spot the Google Browser

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Dave

It looks like the Gbrowser is in development after all, just as many people thought. From Micro Persuasion: …now comes word from MarketingVOX that bloggers have spotted the browser in their server logs.

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