Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Stephen Fry’s Malayan pantoumsI agree with McMillan about Fry – he does seem, damn him, the complete renaissance man. McMillan is a lively and interesting poet, who has written much whimsical and humorous stuff, but who has a serious side too. I like “The Er Barnsley Seascapes” for their… Continue reading Malayan pantoums
Leeds, Live it, Love it > Visitors > HomeHere’s the website displaying that logo. Now, call me a cynic if you like Duncan, but that copyright sign is next to the word Leeds, so it does look like you’ve attempted to copyright the word. Amazon have trade marked “And you’re done” I notice, and lots… Continue reading The last Leeds post
So here’s the logo that doesn’t copyright the word Leeds. It sure looks like it does though, doesn’t it?
bandit Originally uploaded by Darth_munki. Just saw this whizzing by on the flickr Zeitgeist stream…
Here’s a turn up for the books – after days of no doubt frenzied discussions, Marketing Leeds have responded. My correspondent is Duncan (we are apparently already on first name terms) who tells me that “as you will no doubt be aware, it is impossible to copyright a placename, or indeed any standard English word.… Continue reading Leeds Backlash
Predictably, the dynamic folks at Marketing Leeds maintained a dignified silence in response to my e-mail, and after all, who could blame them? How were they to know that Hong Kong had been running a major marketing campaign for two years using the very slogan they had come up with? It’s not as if Jackie… Continue reading Leeds 0, Hong Kong 3 (Chan, hat trick)
Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | ‘They said you’ve a call from the Nobel committee. I said, why?’: Pinter, it seems, is pretty surprised to be awarded the Nobel. And, as might have been expected, he too feels it may be as much to do with his politics as with his plays. He says: “But… Continue reading Pinter’s surprise
I notice that the Marketing Leeds people are shamelessly sticking with their Live It Love It slogan, and have even managed to copyright the word Leeds – how did that happen? Surely that can’t be right? I’ll ask them and report back. In the meantime, I think I’ll copyright, oooh, “Tunbridge Wells”… And has there… Continue reading False Leeds
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | Pinter wins Nobel literary prize I suppose this is not entirely unexpected, though it will cause much harrumphing in certain quarters. I can’t help feeling that this is not so much an award for his literary output – what has he done in the last few years, really?… Continue reading Pinter wins Nobel literary prize
BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | Row over second-hand city slogan This is a hoot (Leeds in-joke). Two things need to be said. First, in answer to the councillors who asked whether the city has got value for £150,000 research and launch costs, the answer is NO. The second thing, leaving aside the… Continue reading Meaningless Slogans No. 5769