Oliver Wiseman's blog

We Told You So

Oliver Wiseman — Tue, 12 May 2015 11:49:38 +0000

The Conservative majority took everyone by surprise — or did it?

Conduct Unbecoming: The Classical Commentaries of Norman Lebrecht in Standpoint

Oliver Wiseman — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:21:42 +0000

Conduct Unbecoming: The Classical Commentaries of Norman Lebrecht in Standpoint

2010 Open Prize

Oliver Wiseman — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:38:01 +0000

Jasmina Metwaly, the winner of the 2010 Open Prize for video painting, says of her work: ‘It allows me to be in control, but I also lose control over the medium.' The remark is characteristic of video painting, which differs in several ways from conventional video art. The ‘canvas' for this kind of painting is a projector or a video screen, and the painting is determined by the camera view, which is from a fixed point. No editing or artistic manipulation is allowed, and there is no soundtrack.

Triumph in Hopenchangen

Oliver Wiseman — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:51:32 +0000

Triumph in Hopenchangen: the Future of Future Meetings Is Assured!

An historic agreement has apparently been reached at COP-15 in Hopenchangen. Having read the draft text, it appears to be nearly as historic as some of the earlier historic agreements achieved after heroic efforts at the last several COPS.

News Flashing - Tuesday 27th October

Oliver Wiseman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:41:02 +0000

NEWS FLASHING - FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER

1. British couple feared kidnapped by pirates

A British couple from Kent who have disappeared while sailing their yachet in the Seychelles are feared to have been kidnapped by Somali pirates.

News Flashing - Friday 23rd October

Oliver Wiseman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:51:41 +0000

NEWS FLASHING - FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER

1. Nick Griffin on Question Time

In just over an hour's worth of TV, Nick Griffin managed to hijack Winston Churchill, label homosexuals as 'creepy' and defend a member of the Ku Klux Klan.