Thursday, March 03, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Thursday, March 03, 2005
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, March 01, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Undercover Tourist Guide for Spies in London
The West End with its nightlife, the big hotels with foreign statesmen and jewellery-wearing society ladies all these make central London the most closely policed area of England ... There are no reasons why one should not use the hotels in this area - but it is remarkable how persistently this area is preferred for rendezvous by people who should know better ... There is no reason why one should not live [in South Kensington] but rendezvous in the outlying districts of Greater London ... It is advisable to arrive at all hotels with smart and sufficient luggage. The British spend a lot of money on good luggage and travellers risk being turned away or asked for a deposit if they do not comply with this custom ...
BBC NEWS | UK | Spy's guide to surviving London life
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, March 01, 2005
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Monday, February 28, 2005
Now that the Academy Awards are Over, Back to the Real Magic that Runs Hollywood
"Eisner's management DNA: keep everyone deep in self-doubt, mired in uncertainty, off-balance, their heads swirling with contradictory information. At Eisner's Disney, inducing paranoia was a leadership strategy ... notwithstanding all of Disney's vaunted "family values" rhetoric, money drives the train: percentages of profits, payouts and simple greed ... the human toll is significant, dissecting the treatment of everyone from the long-suffering animators ... to the jousting top executives. The Disney empire was rife with pain, confusion, lying and wasted opportunities ... "
Machiavelli in the Magic Kingdom (washingtonpost.com)
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Monday, February 28, 2005
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Furor from Christian Fringe Group keeps Springer Opera off B'way
News
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, February 27, 2005