Monthly Archives: March 2006

‘New Cadbury’s biscuit Boost’ – who could forget that shrill little jingle? It sticks in the mind not simply because of its non-tune, but also as being just about the last time a genuinely new chocolate bar was launched. Those … Continue reading →

Seen a few films recently. ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ is pretty much exactly as you’d expect – a decent enough dramatisation of the McCarthy/Murrow tussle. David Strathairn has a great face for the job – hewn from granite – … Continue reading →

In a cold room in a castle, in files entitled ‘Ancestors’, are hundreds of sepia photo portraits of anonymous people from the past. Most have lost their moorings on the page and have slipped down into a slush of moustaches … Continue reading →