David Quinn published this entry on Tuesday 27 October, 2009 at 7:41 pm. It's been filed in the journalism category . {1 Comment}
AA Gill is a cock. To shoot an animal through the lung for the purposes of “naughty fun” is plainly disturbing and not in the least bit entertaining. Gill seems to see himself as a latter-day Hunter S. Thompson; an intrepid gonzo-journalist with a penchant for firearms and anappetite for illicit adventures involving red-blooded, macho tomfoolery. He is desperate to escape the truth, which is that he is a balding art school graduate (and former drunk) who has made a living by writing about whether or not some carrots have been satisfactorily boiled.
David Quinn published this entry on Thursday 15 October, 2009 at 9:36 pm. It's been filed in the journalism + pr + technology category . {1 Comment}
According to several newspapers yesterday, Kellogg’s is planning to use lasers to burn its logo on to individual corn flakes in an attempt to foil impostors. Metro, The Telegraph, The Daily Record and Marketing printed this as fact. Since journalists don’t seem to have realised that the story is made up by some PR people [...]
David Quinn published this entry on Monday 05 October, 2009 at 6:09 pm. It's been filed in the manchester + politics category . {2 Comments}
The Conservative Party conference is taking place in Manchester this week. I know this because of the twin-set and tweed lot I spotted hanging around Piccadilly this morning (alongside a confused looking David Dimbleby).
That the Tories have chosen Manchester as the host city for their last conference before a General Election says something about their [...]