Borkowski on The Susan Boyle Phenomenon
I was asked to comment in a dissection of the Susan Boyle phenomenon by Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post a couple of weeks ago – here’s the video…
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Twits who ruin Twitter: Why some stars and PRs miss the point of tweeting
“Britney’s feed is sanitised, tedious vainglory, merely a bland sales pitch” By Mark Borkowski – Monday 13th April Cynical: Britney’s Twitter feed is merely putting out a bland sales pitch, with the sort of information that can be gleaned from anywhere I’m waiting for the first big Twitter catastrophe. And if you think it came […]
Classical rebels play it demure
Classical rebels play it demure by Maurice Chittenden and Gillian Bowditch Sunday Times 19th November 2006. WHEN Katie Targett-Adams takes to the stage with her Celtic harp in Beijing this week she will not be wearing the suggestive outfit that has become de rigueur for the ambitious young female classical musician. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2460345,00.html
Simon vs Simon
From The Independent 24th November 2006 They were the showbiz giants who created ‘Pop Idol’. Now they’re going to war in the High Court. What went wrong? Ed Caesar reports on the battle of the £100m egos Fuller saw Cowell’s potential to be Mr Nasty in Pop Idol, which he was developing, and the high-waisted […]