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I Can Has Cheezburger?
2008-02-14 21:56:00 Well tonight I had a Valentine's Day visit to Gourmet Burger Kitchen in Canary Wharf. I loved it. I quite like elaborate food, but at this place there's very little on the menu other than burgers (although they do a mean range of proper thick milkshakes - I had lime) however what they do they do well. The food is well cooked, and the burgers are huge and tasty. The meal wasn't particularly
Sci-Fi Classics #2 - Forbidden Planet
2008-02-12 23:50:00 To this day, one of my favourite films is 'Forbidden Planet ', which was released in 1956. It's a really important film in terms of its influence on how science-fiction cinema and television developed later (Gene Rodenberry cited it as being one of his main inspirations for the creation of Star Trek), and both the set designers and special effects artists managed to create a look for the film that More About: Classics
Colonisation, Celebration and Murder Most Foul...
2008-02-12 00:49:00 Before heading off to Trinity Buoy Wharf on Sunday, we took in the monument to the early settlers of the colony of Virginia, who sailed in 1606 (if you remember, I took some photographs of a statue of the first Governer of Virginia, Captain John Smith, outside St Mary Le Bow Church in the City a few weeks ago) and the nature reserve in what remains of the East India Dock Basin, which is known for More About: Murder , Celebration
Let There Be Light!
2008-02-11 23:57:00 This Sunday we visited Trinity Buoy Wharf, and the artists' community there. In 1803, Trinity Buoy Wharf was established as a maintenance depot and storage facility for Thames navigation buoys, as well as for the docking and repair of lightships. The existing lighthouse on the site was built in 1864-6 by James Douglass for Trinity House, and was used for lighting trials for Trinity House's More About: Light
Southwark Stroll
2008-02-08 22:25:00 Here's a small group of photos I took today while I was walking from the Royal Festival Hall to Southwark tube station. I stumbled across some interesting things; amongst them an eerie moving statue (click here to see it doing its stuff on youtube) and some parts of Southwark tube station that you would never normally notice... check the album for some more shots. From Southwark Str...
"I Can't Believe It's Not"... Godzilla
2008-02-08 00:31:00 Well I watched Cloverfield at the cinema tonight, and I'm still shaking! I was suprised to find that the film relies heavily on things that are taking place just out of shot most of the time; it doesn't use the cheap trick of relying on violence and gore to fill the seats. The complex soundscape is what makes this film; the thud of the monster's footfalls, the constant thunder of choppers flying More About: Godzilla
Cute & Fluffy #4
2008-02-08 00:22:00 I like this one because it's rather intelligent for a lolcats pic - can you imagine what that house is going to be like when they all grow up though?? moar funny pictures More About: Cute , Fluffy
Most Anticipated of 2008 - Omission
2008-02-04 20:28:00 I've been reminded that in my round-up last week I forgot to mention the biggest superhero film coming out in 2008 ! The Dark Knight, Christian Bale's latest outing as the troubled superhero, Batman, will be released in July. In the same way that many people think of Sean Connery as their definitive James Bond, I see Christian Bale as the definitive Batman. He plays the character in a way that More About: Missi
"Transparent" Government
2008-02-03 21:55:00 We visited City Hall today, as it was having one of its regular open days. It's situated on the river just at the southern end of Tower Bridge, and houses the Greater London Authority, the decision-making body that controls cross-borough issues in London such as the transport system, the Fire Service and the Metropolitan Police. It was designed by Norman Foster and is one of his typically unusual More About: Government , Transparent
High Drama on Cable Street
2008-02-03 20:51:00 On our way to the Greater London Authority 'open day' today, we left the Docklands Light Railway at Shadwell and walked along Cable St. This was the site in 1936 of the 'Battle of Cable St' where trade unionists, communists, Irish dockers and members of the Jewish community fought Oswald Moseley's notorious fascist 'blackshirts' to stop them from marching through the East End. The political More About: Drama , Street , High
False Advertising?
2008-02-02 18:10:00 I spotted this flying over the Isle of Dogs today. Personally, I don't see why they're bothering with another season. I've watched a few episodes of Lost, and it just seems to be a soap with a bit of sci-fi gloss tacked on as far as I can tell. I don't like the way that they compel people to keep watching by their constant use of cliff-hangers either - that seems cynical and manipulative to me More About: Advertising , False Advertising
City of Art
2008-02-01 00:02:00 I've posted quite a few albums showing the statues, sculptures and installations around Canary Wharf, but I managed to grab a few more shots today with my Nokia N95. From Canary Wharf ... From Canary Wharf ... One of these days I'm going to have photographs of every single one, but I'm pretty sure that I'm not even half way through yet... More About: City
It's A Mystery
2008-01-31 23:38:00 I went to Lakeside today. There's absolutely nothing worth photographing there, so I didn't take the camera, but I found something interesting on the way. We travelled by train from Limehouse, and as I was walking along the platform I spotted this tucked into a crevice. But what is it? A fragment from a long-abandoned treasure hunt?A map showing the way from a company headquarters to its branch More About: Mystery
Most Anticipated of 2008
2008-01-28 21:57:00 I predict that 2008 is going to be a great year for science fiction films. First up is Cloverfield, due out in the UK on 1 February. It's a 'blair witch' alike movie in the sense that it's *all* filmed with hand-held cameras (so get your motion sickness pills at the ready) and uses fairly unknown actors in the main roles. It follows the story of several city dwellers in the aftermath of a
The City of London's Secret Gardens
2008-01-28 00:53:00 Today we went for a walk from St Paul's Cathedral to the merchant navy war memorial at Trinity Square, taking in some of the City 's hidden gems along the way, including St Mary le Bow church, Whittington Gardens , St Olave's Church (the burial place of Samuel Pepys) and the atmospheric walled gardens enclosed by the ruins of St Dunstan in the East, which has won the London Garden Squares More About: Secret
Cute & Fluffy #3
2008-01-27 21:43:00 I love Star Wars references in my lolcats pictures :) moar funny pictures More About: Cute , Fluffy
Think "West Side Story", but with more blood!
2008-01-26 12:36:00 I went to see Sweeney Todd last night, to find out what everyone has been raving about. I wasn't dissapointed. It's classic Tim Burton, dark and sinister, with an almost black-and-white look to it, with the exception of the blood of course! It is very gory, but that was entirely appropriate for the film's premise. Generally, I don't like musicals, but this one really won me over. The singing was More About: Story , West , Blood , Side
You'll never take me alive, copper!
2008-01-23 20:38:00 It would have been ill-advised to attempt any form of criminality on Victoria St today, because thousands of police officers were marching along it on their way up to Westminster, protesting for better pay. They were streaming past our office for nearly an hour, but I managed to be watching when the last of the march snaked round the corner onto the main road. Click the link below the photo to More About: Copper , Alive
Sci-Fi Classics #1
2008-01-22 22:37:00 One of my favourite science fiction films, the first ever to use extensive computer graphics in its production, is Tron. Made in 1982, it used ground-breaking technology to create a film that imagined a world seen from the perspective of computer programs. It starred Jeff Bridges, and was the first major outing for Bruce Boxleitner and Peter Jurasik, who would later go on to become iconic science More About: Classics
Mudchute Park and Farm
2008-01-20 20:42:00 Halfway between Mudchute and Island Gardens DLR stations is the Mudchute Park and Farm . We spent an hour getting muddy wandering around looking at the rare breeds amongst the more common-place goats, sheep and donkeys. From Mudchute Park... Between the farm and playing fields are a group of allotments and, as you can see from this shot, this little oasis of peace and quiet is just a scant mile
Battlestar Blasphemy??
2008-01-19 11:05:00 SciFi.com have released a teaser for the next series of Battlestar Galactica - a recreation of Leonardo DaVinci's 'The Last Supper'. There are lots of clues about what might be happening in Series 4 and, when questioned, Ron Moore, the creator of the new series, said that the last Cylon is *not* present at the table. So who could it be? Tom Zarek perhaps (who played Apollo in the original 1970s More About: Blasphemy
St Pancras International
2008-01-17 22:56:00 From St Pancras In... Now that the Christmas decorations have gone I've changed my mind about St Pancras. I think it's rather beautiful - there are still lots of empty shopfronts however, and I couldn't find any cashpoints and there was no Boots, which is essential for disorganised travellers like me. There is however a huge statue of a pair of lovers, and a charming statue of Sir John Betjeman More About: International
Model Village
2008-01-17 22:24:00 Just around the corner from the Guildhall is the City of London's Marketing Suite, which hides a secret in its basement - a scale model of the City with the proposed future highrise buildings featured, including the Pinnacle. From City of Londo... More About: Model , Village
Battlesimpsons Galactica!
2008-01-15 21:57:00 The very talented artist, Dylan Meconis, has sketched a wonderful parody of the Battlestar Galactica cast. I've provided a few examples here as they're my favourites; the Admiral and the President, who are so in love but can never express their desires for fear of the consequences, and the hard-drinking, hard-fighting, hard-flying Kara Thrace aka Starbuck. For those who aren't familiar with this
Cute & Fluffy #2
2008-01-14 20:46:00 It's the attack of the "lolcats" again, with today's winning entry. Maybe it's Britney's baby's new foster-mom or something... moar funny pictures More About: Cute , Fluffy
A Stone's Throw from Tower Bridge
2008-01-14 01:38:00 Are the St Katharine Docks, named after a church that previously stood on the site. Construction started in 1827, under the watchful eye of Thomas Telford, the architect and civil engineer. I'll let you read more about the history by following the links, but just take a look at the album of photos. It's a beautiful, calm oasis away from all the tourists thronging Tower Bridge and the Tower of More About: Throw , Tower Bridge
Smoke Free Zone
2008-01-13 11:26:00 Yesterday we visited Tobacco Dock, the defunct shopping centre in the middle of Wapping. It's a strange site, as this shopping complex was developed from the old dock buildings back in 1992, which unfortunately coincided with the slump in the financial markets at the beginning of the nineties. The complex was only occupied for a short time, and conversion into a centre for 'outlet' stores More About: Free , Smoke , Zone
Red Ring (Of Death?)
2008-01-09 22:19:00 Tonight, the London Eye was lit up in a really unattractive shade of red. Normally it's a lovely, calming blue at night. Perhaps it's angry because British Airways are no longer prepared to sponsor it... " I don't like it!" (in an Andy Pipkin voice) More About: Death , Ring
Podcast Update #3
2008-01-08 20:48:00 In this update I'll be talking about science fiction. I'm a big fan of this genre and subscribe to a couple of podcasts that focus on my favourite TV shows and movies. The one with the most interesting content that I listen to is Doctor Who Podshock, which is hosted by a mixture of Americans and British presenters. They have occasional interviews with actors, producers and writers involved with More About: Podcast , Update
Software Favourites #1
More articles from this author:2008-01-08 20:09:00 I love Google products, in fact I use almost everything they offer - Googlemail, Google Reader, Google Maps, Google Calendar, Picasa, and this blog is hosted using Blogger (another Google product). One of my favourites is Google Earth. This software allows you to look at a globe of the planet and zoom into any location, even down to street level in major cities. There's additional information More About: Software , Favourites 1, 2, 3 |
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