by Minter Dial | Oct 10, 2010 | Entertainment
Found this drain cover, walking along Boulevard Madeleine in Paris, repainted in the form of a vinyl record. It is certainly not the new advertising platform of choice, but full marks for creativity. I suspect that, if I did a little Google image search, I might find...
by Minter Dial | Sep 30, 2010 | Entertainment
The internet (and that includes the email) is full of mixed truths. Some of the images/stories are circulated via emails, spreading the word via the email database. Others circulate via Facebook and others again around the dinner table. Fortunately, there are ways to...
by Minter Dial | Sep 14, 2010 | Health
A firm handshake and brisk walk could be indicators of a longer life expectancy. Scientists at the Medical Research Council analysed the results of 33 studies into the link between the ability to carry out simple physical tasks and age of death. They found people who...
by Minter Dial | Aug 28, 2010 | Travel
A small crêperie in Ile Bouchard, Loire Valley, with a bilingual menu. Every other line had a typo. Thinking of the Tipp-ex Kids, Jeff Deck and Ben Herson (Independent article 2008) as I post this one. Spot the errors!
by Minter Dial | Aug 28, 2010 | Travel
The media on both sides of the Atlantic have been feeding on two separate, but in my mind, related issues: the building of a mosque right nearby Ground Zero and the expulsion of “Roma” gypsies from France. At the core of both situations is a latent...
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