The Madness of Boy George, a documentary following the mercurial ex-front man of Culture Club through his period of community service for drug-related offences, airs on Channel 4 tonight. The Borkowski poet in residence marks the occasion with a poem… Chameleon boy is happy and sad a twisted, curmudgeonly acid-mouthed cad or joyful and spirited,…
In 1962, Jean Philippe de Bologne, on the back of his success with the French bicycle company in Deauville, was approached by the chairman of the winter Olympics for Oslo. Jean Philippe took on the job to bolster the publicity for the games by creating a number of aerodynamic cabinets across France. A wind generator…
Sport and homosexuality have never been the best of bedfellows. And there’s a sad and salutary lesson to be learned from the attempt by a professional wrestler called Chris Kanyon to combine the two.
American sport and homosexuality have never been the best of bedfellows. And there’s a sad and salutary lesson to be learned from the attempt by a professional wrestler called Chris Kanyon to combine the two. After retiring from the ring to become a Hollywood stuntman, Kanyon – real name Chris Klucsarits – decided it was…
The Times October 11, 2006 … taxpayers’ money. Mark Borkowski, a PR and marketing expert, said: “The people who use MySpace are not going to fall for this. Things … http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2398306,00.html
A French publicist, Jean Philippe de Bologne was employed to promote a French bicycle makers in a small town near Deauville. The genius came up with an idea to attempt to break the world record for cycling continuously.
Wolfgang Mayer, a German publicist who was a distant relative of the West German goal keeping ace, Sepp Mayer, came up with an excellent idea to promote a science fiction movie in the 1950’s. The name of the film is not known, it’s all a bit hazy as the publicity for it was actually bigger…
The career resurrection of David Hasselhoff continues apace, with last Friday even being declared Hoff Day by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles. The Borkowski poet in residence just had to join in with the celebrations… He’s a happy cheeseball icon, he’s a kosher brand of ham. He’ll keep you watching for ten minutes ‘til the…
Kate Moss has just been signed up to design clothes for Topshop. Jane Shepherdson, brand director of the chain who turned it into one of the country’s top stores, promptly quit. Topshop has denied that the two events are related. The forgiving world of fashion pardons a multitude of sins. If there’s a pretty face…
I came across a media release that was issued today by the WBUJ (West Bengal Union of Journalists) who are demanding compensation for injured journalists. An “irresponsible act” leaves six journalists seriously injured in India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) who represent more than 500,000 journalists in over 115 countries is shocked by reports…