December 2011
15 posts
Happy Christmas
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (James 1:17)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
“What a year it’s been! Yes, as you may have heard I’ll be leaving Radio 1 in the...”
– Gilles Peterson to leave BBC Radio 1 after 13 amazing years
You can keep abreast of all Gilles’ movements via Facebook, Twitter and on his website
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WatchMark Kermode goes through the Christmas Radio Times and selects some essential holiday films.
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“Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City, the biggest casino in Britain, built...”
– Britain’s first supercasino opens at Aspers Westfield Stratford City
Stanley Kubrick’s New York →
Daring Fireball says:
Post-WWII New York, through the camera of Stanley Kubrick. Not bad.
Good advice for sermon prep
Morning tells the truth. From 37 signals:
We’re working on something new over here. We’re stuck on the design for a certain screen. Over many months we’ve probably been through a dozen concepts with dozens of minor tweaks to those concepts.
In all this work, and all the usage, and all the trials, and all the tweaks, I’ve spotted a pattern. Things that look good at the end of the day often don’t...
