Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
DuPont Awards Announced – Same Old Crap
a The Silver Baton For Most Predictable Prizes The ‘prestigious’ DuPont Awards were announced today from Columbia University and they were a roster of the totally most predictable and ‘safe’ bets you could imagine. Despite the fact that awards...
Read moreThe Kite Runner
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW7aGiuKZaU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Do you like this? Lacking the power of the book… It may be freezing cold here in England and every road and train closed down due to snow, but I am having a great time running on the...
Read moreWhy I Love England (even in the winter)
Last night was the Winter Solstice and there was a full moon that completely illuminated the sky. We took the dogs for a long walk late at night, even though it was bitterly cold, it was that kind of...
Read moreNow Anyone Can Make A Feature Film – Almost
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeofv4dr9Q&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Scary… for Hollywood at least… One of the things I really like about flying all the time is that I get to see movies I would normally never pay to go and see. Or even come across Flying...
Read moreThe King’s Speech
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAm7gRXFiRo[/youtube] I have a voice… If you have not yet seen The Kings Speech, I urge you to go and see it. It is a lovely film. It’s the story of how George VI, burdened with a terrible stammer,...
Read moreMake Your Own Cable Channel At Home for Fun and Profit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k2eZ7heYQ0[/youtube] Spacevidcast OK A few days ago I posted some rather astonishing video from NASA accompanied by some pretty lame narration. Engineers. I said there was enormous potential here for someone with an entrepreneurial bent. The next day I...
Read moreNASA – Great Engineering – Terrible Producers
Earthrise Some years ago, Kevin Kelly published a book entitled The Home Planet. It was a collection of some of the most astonishing photographs from space I have ever seen. I still have it. What made the book particularly...
Read morePhilip Roth, Polio and Video
Philip Roth, author I have just finished reading Nemesis, the most recent of Philip Roth’s novels. I like Roth. He is my favorite writer. And the thing about reading a book, particularly fiction, is that it captures you in...
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