tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post3939604562227736969..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Jamie Oliver is the Roland Barthes de nos joursTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-36301057087799348222013-07-01T18:55:39.818+01:002013-07-01T18:55:39.818+01:00I like and respect him (though he is a bit overexp...I like and respect him (though he is a bit overexposed and it was getting ridiculous in the height of his popularity) but when he says he doesn't read it makes me want to punch him. <br /><br />Dyslexia is no good reason for not reading. For some reason a lot of my friends are dyslexic, they all had real trouble at school, and yet they are all interesting highly literate people who love a good book. <br /><br />It's just ignorant to diss reading. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-40051052850869158372013-06-30T10:34:55.731+01:002013-06-30T10:34:55.731+01:00Well, by all accounts Homer couldn't read the ...Well, by all accounts Homer couldn't read the Odyssey or the Iliad either. Did Henry James read the novels he dictated toa secretary? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-24754988815367760272013-06-28T07:36:04.532+01:002013-06-28T07:36:04.532+01:00If people are mistaking Jamie Oliver up with the M...If people are mistaking Jamie Oliver up with the Martin Amises of the world then they can take what they get. His restaurants are a different matter. Anyone know how often he shows his mug round Shepherd's Bush or the like?Tuesday Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992744440120656167noreply@blogger.com