June 2008
16 posts
“It’s not because the distillery is old that the whiskey is...”
– Bushmills
Hackers Crack London Tube's Ticketing System →
Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage →
I remember reading a long time ago that a Prius is less environmentally friendly than a Hummer, but couldn’t remember where. It wasn’t this article, but it does the job of explaining why pretty well.
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Paris Je T'Aime
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Gus Van Sant, Alexander Payne, and more (2006)
Disclaimer: As I’m in full agreement with the title of this collection of short films, there’s a distinct possibility that this review may be more than a little subjective. C’est la vie.
In the hands of nearly two-dozen fabulous directors, and centred on eighteen of Paris’ twenty arrondissements,...
“It’s just perfect that Lotus Notes, an application whose awkward integration of...”
– Subtraction: If It Looks Like a Cow, Swims Like a Dolphin and Quacks Like a Duck, It Must Be Enterprise Software
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King Lear
Shakespeare’s Globe, Southbank, London: Until 17 August
While Lear may not be Shakespeare’s cheeriest play, I for one find it one of the bard’s most compelling, watchable and gripping. Replete with intrigue, betrayal, torture, black comedy and a frentic pace for the most part (endless wanderings in storms notwithstanding) it’s an amazingly contemporary feeling work: and...
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May 2008
20 posts
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Psycho Buildings
Hayward Gallery, Southbank, London: 28 May–25 August 2008
While I won’t lie and say I was completely blown away by Psycho Buildings, I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it kept me thoroughly entertained and interested for the duration. Of course, the boating lake (entitled Normally, Proceeding and Unrestricted With Without Title) from Austrian art collective Gelitin is the...