Posts by David Waywell
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
What we get wrong about social media echo chambers
It’s a sad truth of our modern interconnected lives that tragedies are often defined by the platitudes they evoke. A..
By David Waywell
Friday, 8 March 2019
Is it still okay to enjoy Michael Jackson’s music?
Is it still okay to enjoy Michael Jackson’s music? The answer is obviously “no”. Enjoy the music of an alleged..
By David Waywell
Friday, 1 March 2019
David Lammy is right about Comic Relief
I just sat down to write about how much I agree with David Lammy. I switched on my PC simply..
By David Waywell
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Alan Partridge on gloriously unwatchable form
It took the fictional illness of a fictional host of a fictional show, but Alan Partridge finally got his second..
By David Waywell
Friday, 22 February 2019
Donald Trump might be right about SNL
It’s a sign of a healthy engagement with politics if you occasionally find yourself agreeing with Donald Trump. Now, I..
By David Waywell
Thursday, 21 February 2019
The Tiggers might not be the answer but they are posing the right questions
I rarely write about British politics and, by the end of this, a few of you might be grateful for..
By David Waywell
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
The Opportunity Rover proved NASA's great ambitions
Has the collective human imagination ever been so significantly triggered as it was that moment on 20th July 1969, when the commander..
By David Waywell
Friday, 1 February 2019
The many Manchesters of photographer Martin Parr
Martin Parr is a rarity among modern British photographers – he is the author of some remarkable works of social..
By David Waywell
Monday, 28 January 2019
Venezuelan crisis could help solve Trump's border wall problem
Normality in American politics is now reserved for those days that would have previously been described as “abnormal”. So, by..
By David Waywell