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The Golden Cockroach
This story combines name-dropping, a certain degree of disgustingness and a uniquely Philippine quality. Some years ago, probably in about 1992 or 1993, we had gone to visit my father-in-law, Fred Elizalde, who lives in Manila. Many of us went out one evening to a rather posh restaurant, I forget which, though I do recall… — read more
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Skiing lessons
In February we went skiing in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Being a novice, I took lessons, from an excellent teacher called Mauro. Amongst other things, he counselled that I write down what he said, so here are Mauro’s Handy Tips for the novice skier: 1. The weight should always be forward on the skis, to drive them.… — read more
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NY Metropolitan
On a trip to NY today, having finished an appointment in Wall St, I took a cab uptown to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. With only 35 minutes to go before closing time, I wasn’t able to fit much in, but did see: 5 Vermeers – given his total catalogue it’s remarkable that so many should… — read more
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Music and DRM
Tons has been written on this topic since Steve Jobs decried the imposition of DRM on digitally-distributed media. He’s broadly right, of course. My personal solution is currently to use iTunes to buy individual tracks and my local shop, FOPP, to buy albums (oooh – are you still allowed to call them that?). FOPP sell… — read more
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emacs nav on Mac
Useful tip from MacOSXHints: Emacs control-key commands work in most text-entry contexts on the Macintosh: Control-d: delete char forward Control-f: move forward char Control-b: move backward char Control-a: move to beginning of line Control-e: move to end of line Control-n: move to next line Control-p: move to previous line — read more
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Mamet on screenwriting
David Mamet recommends that aspiring screenwriters focus on three question as they work out their plots: * Who wants what from whom? * What if they don’t get it? * Why now? Good. — read more
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Dine with Danes
What a great idea! > Danes love to entertain at home and now, thanks to the innovative Dine With The Danes scheme, visitors to Copenhagen can learn about Danish culture first hand by visiting a Danish home. The scheme matches visitors with local families or young professionals and invites them into their home to share… — read more
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Christmas in the bin
We took the Christmas decorations down in time for Twelfth Night. Leggy was furious and, learning that Daddy had ordered the putting-away, stormed up to me, hands on hips and glowering: “Daddy, did you put Christmas in the bin?” Priceless. — read more
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The Tramp
I’m not quite sure why, but whenever Georgia draws a picture of me, she tends to draw me as a tramp. Secretly, of course, I’m rather flattered by this, as it shows me as a carefree, bohemian spirit, untramell’d by the confines of my job in the City and the everyday pressures of being a… — read more
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The New Yorker
I remembered yesterday why I subscribe to the New Yorker. Over breakfast I picked up the latest copy and read three consecutive and riveting items: 1. A piece by Malcolm Gladwell about Enron and the difference between puzzles and mysteries. 2. An essay on the current state and future direction of Hollywood, and 3. A… — read more
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