Last year I wrote a column for Snipe pondering the continued existence of News of the World How the News of the World avoids prosecution under the Trade Descriptions Act is one of life’s little mysteries. The venerable tabloid stakes its reputation almost entirely on elaborate entrapment schemes designed to catch gullible semi-public figures with… [Read more…]
October 30, 2011
I am amused to find a 1999 newspaper column (see below) that I wrote for The Daily Pennsylvanian preserved on the Harvard Crimson site. Did I write it at their request? Syndicate it? Damned if I remember but at least I can claim to have published at Harvard. Joan Didion wrote: “We are well-advised to… [Read more…]
June 11, 2010
Posted by Cila Warncke Experts say “The Scottish population seems to be living dangerously”. Unfortunately, not in a Aston-driving, sky-diving, lady-killing kinda way, a la favourite son Sean Connery. Instead, risk-taking Scottish style involves scoffing burgers, downing “the equivalent of 46 bottles of vodka each in a year”, smoking furiously and not taking any exercise… [Read more…]
May 9, 2010
Posted by Cila Warncke London is about to have its first dalliance with a North American-style free newspaper in the form of Snipe and — I’m pleased to say — yours truly will be writing a media column for the bi-weekly publication. Check out their pre-release website. Then look for the launch issue, out 15… [Read more…]
January 29, 2010
I feel obliged to write something, to salute, acknowledge, remark upon the passing of the writer who I cherish above all others: JD Salinger. I was sitting in Les Schwab, waiting on a tyre change, trying not to smell the combination of rubber and free popcorn, when the news flashed up. Reclusive author dead at… [Read more…]
October 23, 2009
Posted by Cila Warncke An excerpt from my interview with DJ/producer and philanthropist Jay Haze about his DJs for DRC charity project. Read the original at Ibiza Voice Jay believes music can help save the world and he’s leading by example with his charity project DJs4DRC (DJs for the Democratic Republic of Congo). Jay has… [Read more…]
November 21, 2008
Posted by Cila Warncke Bringing up to date my post on Essential Feminist Literature… a look at where “Outlier” Malcolm Gladwell nicked his latest money-spinning idea from: Virginia Woolf Share It del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Live Spaces MySpace Newsvine Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Twitter Yahoo! My Web
November 4, 2011
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