Category Archives: Culture
The Social Network/Travelling Light
This weekend I saw a play about film and a film about social networks, which seemed to fit together nicely. Travelling Light is a new play by Nicholas Wright, directed by Nicholas Hytner. As this is the team behind His … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Digital/social media, Living in London
Back in the saddle
Sorry about the sustained radio silence – I’ve been off for medical reasons for a while. I hope you didn’t miss the information about Friday’s #EUuk blogging event, which is now full, but can be followed on Twitter via the … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Digital/social media, EC in UK, Europe House
Every Day I Write the Book
It’s World Book Day today. I’m sure you knew that. We’re having a book swap in our office – people have brought in books they are happy to give away, others can take what they want, and anything left over … Continue reading
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Le plat pays
I lived for 13 years in Belgium and a very happy 13 years they were. It’s easy to get around, it’s got urban, rural, all the major bands play there, it’s got loads going on, you’re near stuff elsewhere – day trips shopping … Continue reading
Come home
I was at the Royal Court Theatre last night, at the invitation of their Development department. I saw two things – Over There by Mark Ravenhill and Wall with David Hare. What a night – one of the best I’ve had … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Living in London
Girls on film
My feet aren’t on the ground today, because of yesterday’s brush with celebrity – I was at a party with Simon Le Bon!! I was at the relaunch of the Whitechapel Gallery last night, because it is part-funded with European … Continue reading
Baby you can drive my car
There’s so much going on today, what with those terrible fires in Australia, Premier League managers being sacked left, right and centre and all the hoo-ha about bankers’ bonuses, that I suspect Neelie Kroes’ meeting with the roundtable to discuss … Continue reading
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That’s Not My Name Chasing Pavements
I read today (picked up by Google Reader) that the Ting Tings and Adele have won a European Border Breakers Award, which is given to artists whose debut album has the biggest sales outside their own country. I don’t suppose it’s … Continue reading
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What’s the difference between kiwi fruit and bread?
Sounds like a bad joke, doesn’t it? Well the answer, if you’re the Daily Mail, is that the EU is crazy to have rules standardising the former and crazy to take away rules standardising the latter. Does that make sense … Continue reading
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Off on my travels
After a few years of seeing the world with Janez (Japan and Russia on ITER, US for the world’s biggest science gathering, Prague for the Descartes Prize ceremony, Turkey and Macedonia to negotiate their entry to the EU’s science programme) … Continue reading
