Tuesday, June 14, 2005
AND TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY
Okay, I'll just say this one bit, and be done with it. CNN:
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Now this is intriguing:
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Question: If you like the BBC's "Doctor Who", what are you doing on the internet?!!:
Relatedly, a secret order is gaining a little too much influence at the heart of government, according to the Guardian (of course):
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What's this, the BBC reporting a war crime, and the victims are allies?:
. . . especially if you were backing England.
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I can't believe that I actually saw THIS -- for I had never watched the program before:
Christians are actually allowed to have a sense of humor -- that in contrast to too many members of another global faith, who possess none, and demand that no one else possess one either. So you "66" complainers should just learn to lighten up and discover yours. Hey, why not leave Ofcom alone and start a blog? ¶ by Robert, Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Okay, I'll just say this one bit, and be done with it. CNN:
A stoic Michael Jackson walked out of court acquitted by jurors who said they didn't have enough evidence to convict him of molestation charges that could have sent him to prison for years. . .So, now that the doves of innocence have all been released, we can get back to the important issues -- such as this:
Paris Hilton plans to give up public life for family life. . .God, no! How will we manage to muster up the strength to go on afterwards?
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Now this is intriguing:
Celebrity hairdresser in fracas over dead seagullThat's honestly one sentence I never thought I'd see -- ever.
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Question: If you like the BBC's "Doctor Who", what are you doing on the internet?!!:
. . . the identity of Doctor Who’s nemesis, code-named “Bad Wolf”, is about to be revealed. . .However, if you don't care, or are in the States and didn't even know there is another "Doctor Who" series, and as a consequence don't care either, you may of course proceed around the net as usual.
. . . The corporation has gone to extreme lengths to protect the ending of the season finale. It commissioned fake scripts, filmed alternative endings and even produced a website full of clues and misinformation, badwolf.org.uk, to suggest various endings.
Yesterday, though, preview tapes were released to reviewers, prompting fears that “spoilers” might end up on the internet. The BBC told fans on its main website: “Publicity pictures will appear tomorrow, and there’s a screening for the press on Wednesday, so stuff will leak out. Our best advice to you — STAY OFF THE INTERNET THIS WEEK!”. . .
Relatedly, a secret order is gaining a little too much influence at the heart of government, according to the Guardian (of course):
Variously described as the Brotherhood, the Firm, or the Jesuits of capitalism, the global consultancy firm McKinsey likes to maintain an aura of secrecy around its work. . .We await next week's Guardian "investigation" of how "Doctor's Who's" "Bad Wolf" was a McKinsey man.
. . . Yesterday the Guardian revealed that David Bennett, a former partner at McKinsey, who has been hired by Tony Blair to head Downing Street's policy unit, will have a key role in deciding the appointment of the new £220,000-a-year cabinet secretary. . .
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What's this, the BBC reporting a war crime, and the victims are allies?:
England put Aussies to the swordMore hyperbole, thank goodness. It was just a cricket match. But if you missed it, you missed something special -- it would have made anyone a cricket fan . . .
. . . especially if you were backing England.
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I can't believe that I actually saw THIS -- for I had never watched the program before:
Media watchdog Ofcom has questioned the BBC's decision to screen an episode of The Vicar of Dibley on Christmas Day that showed its heroine getting drunk.It was silly, yes. And it was a bit "on the line". But it was hardly anywhere near close to what might be termed a "mishandling" of the holiday; Christmas is a happy occasion, after all.
In the show Dawn French's character, Geraldine Granger, forgot midnight mass and fell out of her pulpit.
Ofcom received 66 complaints about the show and called the decision for it to be shown on 25 December "questionable". . .
Christians are actually allowed to have a sense of humor -- that in contrast to too many members of another global faith, who possess none, and demand that no one else possess one either. So you "66" complainers should just learn to lighten up and discover yours. Hey, why not leave Ofcom alone and start a blog? ¶ by Robert, Tuesday, June 14, 2005
