Why is this image so powerful? Even before the caption is read and the context explained, it has a very strong visual resonance. Obama is obviously an historical figure, a phenomenal orator, a symbol of humanity and intellect. With his image comes a huge amount of that recollection and meaning: the victory speech after… Continue reading Meaning
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Where’s the party?
Here's a bit written for a magazine (.net) who ended up using ony a few words of it). There’s been a lot written about how Barack Obama raised the funds that got him elected to the Whitehouse last month, with the total running at over $650m (compare that to a combined total of $696m for… Continue reading Where’s the party?
On progress
There’s a couple of things that every Brit knows about Americans. The first is that they make terrible TV. Not the shows that turn up as box sets at Christmas, but that stuff they pipe into hotel rooms: 1000s of virtually identical channels packed with ads for erectile dysfunction cures and multi-purpose household implements. The… Continue reading On progress

