The Barcelona model…

“Fútbol Club Barcelona is a private and non-profit making sports Catalan Association of natural persons, with its own legal status, constituted on November 29 of the year 1899.” So says the Barça charter…”

A model that has been fantastically successful over the years. However…

“The Barcelona model is the diametric opposite of the Premier League’s highly corporate system of leveraged buyouts and tycoon ownership. “

Barcelona provide a model of excellence that all clubs should follow | Football | The Observer.

Star Wars Begins…

This is fantastic. I admire Lucas for being probably the only person with the set of skills to make the film. The effort that was made was basically heroic.

Making a documentary this good is fantastic as well.

YouTube – Star Wars Begins – Part 1.

The Weinstein Way…

“He tore phones out of walls and hurled them. He slammed doors and overturned tables. Almost anything within reach could become a weapon—ashtrays, mounted posters, tapes, the framed family photographs that he’d heave at some hapless executive and watch as they hit the wall, exploding in a shower of glass.”

The Weinstein Way | Vanity Fair.

And this was considered normal behavior?

Seriously, did nobody consider offering this guy help?

Imaginary evidence…

“Andrew Lansley says all the evidence supports his interventions, as he has done repeatedly, he is simply wrong. His wrongness is not a matter of opinion, it is a fact, and his pretence at data-driven faux neutrality is not just irritating, it’s also hard to admire. There’s no need to hide behind a cloak of scientific authority, murmuring the word “evidence” into microphones. If your reforms are a matter of ideology, legacy, whim, and faith, then like many of your predecessors, you could simply say so, and leave “evidence” to people who mean it.”

Andrew Lansley and his imaginary evidence – Bad Science.

A True Story Of Daily Mail Lies…

No Sleep ‘Til Brooklands: A True Story Of Daily Mail Lies (guest post)

This is an amazing story and confirms my worst fears when I read the paper.

The most striking part is the comments. I see four people claiming that the exact same thing happened to them.