Category Archives: media

I remember monkey bottles, kangaroo tails, and Frank Ifield

Posted on November 28, 2018 by j futrell

  I am fortunate to have worked through a period in journalism when the gifts, the perks – the freebies to apply the correct journalistic parlance – were worth having. My diary is housed within a handsome Papyrus leather book … Continue reading →

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The Price Of Fame

Posted on July 3, 2018 by j futrell

It’s flattering to receive an exclusive invitation, especially one from a Michelin rated chef. It reaffirms one’s faith in elitism, that select order of hedonists that has has a lot of bad press recently for being too clever and influential … Continue reading →

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Mick Owens – the artful life of a generous man

Posted on March 13, 2018 by j futrell

Michael Owens looms disproportionately large in my life; a presence in four of the rooms of my home to be precise. For a man I shared a house with nearly 40 years ago, and whom for the past ten years … Continue reading →

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Sally Brampton

Posted on May 12, 2016 by j futrell

You don’t know how much someone means to you until – out of the blue – they’re not there anymore. I thought this while fighting back the tears when I learnt today of the death of Sally Brampton whom I … Continue reading →

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Don’t Lose A Day – it could cost you

Posted on August 20, 2015 by j futrell

Asta and I had enjoyed the short saunter into The Old Town the other day to pass on some back issues of The New Yorker magazine to the only person I have ever known to read that wordy periodical from … Continue reading →

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How Much Will You Pay For Your News?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by j futrell

All news content on the internet will be paid for in ten years.  Broadly speaking that was the outcome of a high level debate sponsoured by YouGov and the London Press Club, held at London’s British Library last night (March … Continue reading →

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Arret! Très Chic – how I was that guy

Posted on July 18, 2013 by j futrell

How many Chic albums do you have; that’s studio albums, excluding compilations and live sets? It’s a simple enough question because there aren’t that many. I have eight, which is interesting because there should have only been seven. The reason … Continue reading →

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Honest PR – shock

Posted on June 18, 2013 by j futrell

I get a lot of emails from PRs. And by that I mean a lot, between 25 and 100 every day. Most don’t interest me; they are either inappropriate (I don’t write a lot of articles on women’s underwear, albeit … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Talk

Posted on June 13, 2012 by j futrell

When I returned to my desk, after a couple of days in the west country attending the funeral of an old school friend, I booted up my laptop to find 252 emails awaiting me. The subjects therein ranged from outward … Continue reading →

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