March 2011
51 posts
Gallery: First-Ever Photos From Mercury Orbit →
John Thomson’s Street Life in London →
“This week’s retro strips feature two more Dennis comics from the mid-1960s, a...”
– The Beano Review [March 26, 2011]
Tom Gauld’s robots.
Confessions of a Red-Top Journalist →
The Duke in His Domain →
Truman Capote’s profile of Marlon Brando, November 9, 1957
“…we’d be damned if we did nothing, and we’ll be damned for what we do.”
– Philip Gourevitch on joining the fight in Libya (via newyorker)
Travel Time Tube Map →
Sci-Fi Movie Interfaces: Why Transparent Screens... →
“The Blizzard is named after the short-lived and eccentric, but rather brilliant,...”
– About The Blizzard
“Mr Small tries a succession of jobs for which he is woefully mismatched - they...”
– “Mr Small” via Mr. Men Reviews on Amazon
The Case Against Pi →
The Skateboard Graveyard Of Hungerford Bridge →
MIT Media Labs’ new logo has 40,000 variations →
davelee:
“The algorithm produces a logo for each staff member at the Labs, combining personal branding with organizational branding. Despite the unique nature of each logo, they are clearly related.” (via @jonfildes)
“The Hitler Moustache — a style of facial hair that despite Richard Herring’s...”
– The Beano Review — Britain’s Favourite Comic, Finally Held To Account
Spotify Is Broken →
Captain Kirk Wakes Up Discovery Crew for the Last... →
Rupert Murdoch: the press baron who dared to look... →
Interesting piece in the Guardian’s media section today, which as it was dedicated entirely to Rupert Murdoch was quite, quite scary.
“Newspapers are, sadly, the same as any other corporate environment: you do what...”
– Journalists do what they’re told - or face the consequences
Possibly the worst piece of Star Wars-related... →
Updated CV →
Now with preposterous ‘interests’ section.
Why Is That Wing Of The Castle Off-Limits? →
Adam and Joe return to 6 Music →
“I have often thought that a stand-up gig can be analysed in terms of the opening session of a Test match. On occasions I have come off stage after a show that went quite well thinking, “92 for 2, not bad, bit of a slow start, and a careless run-out with that ill-advised joke about global warming, but I gradually took control and was stroking it around nicely by the end.” A tough gig might...
