Why I love… August in the office
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
It’s three o’clock on a weekday afternoon in August. While the sun beats down, the second hand sweeps across silent offices full of empty in-trays and a lack of urgency. (more…)
Archive for August, 2005
Big Brother: the live final - Live!
Friday, August 12th, 2005
It’s been an 11-week rollercoaster - or so those trying to get me excited about the final keep saying. Is watching Big Brother really similar to that? Well, I suppose. I mean, if you try to imagine an actual 11-week rollercoaster, how incredibly boring would that get? Very boring. And occasionally nauseating too, of course. So really quite similar then. On and off.
So here we are - the last night. I’m going to be following it all, as it happens, and keeping a diary of the highlights - so click on ‘read more’ to read more, and as the night goes on, hit refresh to read the latest update. (more…)
A great step - or a great con?
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
Were the Apollo moon landings fakes? Conspiracy theories have existed since Neil Armstrong made history in 1969. Attempting to settle the argument, we tried to fake the photos ourselves. (more…)
I’m Posh. No, really…
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
Would a fake Posh or Becks fool you? We talk to celebrity impersonators about their careers and the struggle of pretending to be somebody else. (more…)