A little Sunday afternoon opinion piece – interested to hear your thoughts… Social media’s a party right? It’s fast, fun and free and everyone’s invited. It can even shift power from the traditional heavyweight to the little guy. But are we sleepwalking towards a day when shunning Facebook and just saying no to Twitter is deemed socially irresponsible? Could being a social media refusenik make you invisible to society and ultimately render
How would you describe yourself in a personal ad? So few words to sum up your whole life. You’d think that most people would go all out to sell themselves. Are these people too modest and undemanding to even sell themselves in a personal ad? Check out their ads from a local paper below. ‘Bob, 58, drives, seeks special female of similar age for relationship’ ‘ Jim, 50 likes nights
Are libraries like dogs and resemble their owners? Which of these celebrity libraries looks as you’d expect it to when you know who the owner is? Diane Keaton’s (above), Karl Lagerfeld’s and Ralph Lauren’s could be guessed perhaps. Nigella Lawson’s looks messier than expected but it’s an old picture from House & Garden – maybe she’s tidied up now she’s a domestic goddess. Via Beautiful-Libraries.com Karl Lagerfeld – wonder if
Patrick Dalton loves London, especially the shit parts. Seven years ago he started the website Shit London as a response to Secret London which featured photographs of sunsets at Tower Bridge and pictures of Beefeaters. As he pointed out, he lived in London and Beefeaters didn’t feature hugely in his life. Most of the photos are sent in by readers and he selects the best for publication. His captions are