Daily Archive: April 12, 2009

Apr
12

Good News Channel

The other week I watched Charlie Brooker’s excellent “Newswipe” (BBC4, Wednesdays) about news anchors. It featured a short film by Adam Curtis (who directed the brilliant “The Power of Nightmares”) about the rise of  “oh-dearism”, a tool for news, which drives audiences to apathy and helplessness. This got me thinking – every day we are …

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Apr
12

Driving continued

I had another driving lesson last Friday and after a nervous start I managed to get through the lesson without big problems. My driving instructor wanted me to get used to traffic lights and how to wait (hand brake on, relax feet and count to 12), how get ready (make sure the car is in …

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