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Journalist Alex Watson, technology, books, reading, photography, the Far East, the iPhone, technology’s role in creativity, lots of caffeineMethods of consumption
Greatest Hits…
...Although none of these were ever Number 1s in Azerbaijan, Japan or on college radio.
* On visiting countries that have been the subject of airstrikes by allies of your home country
* Why it's important for The Beatles to make their songs available digitally
* A visit to Peleliu, home of some fascinating WW2 relics and origin of the phrase 'thousand yard stare'
* Five ways to beat writer's block and get words going
* On Holbein and Shakespeare
* Blights on the English language - most hateful words in techFrom which department?
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Category Archives: Ephemera and links
No, I don’t want my photo taken
Another excellent set of photos on The Big Picture today, focussing this time on animals in the zoo. As always with The Big Picture, there’s a real (if subtle) sense of a narrative running through the post, thanks to the … Continue reading
2009 F1 rules summarised
If you’re looking for a quick, concise summary of the rules for the 2009 F1 season, look no further than here. Let’s hope they don’t change them again before the season starts.
Overview of the new F1 rules for 2009
Courtesy of Red Bull Racing, and narrated by Sebastian Vettel, here’s a handy CG animation of the main differences between 2008′s F1 cars and the 2009 models. [via James Allen.]
From the ‘what-were-they-thinking-department’: The Chair ‘O Bears!
Today I had to visit Harrods to buy some presents for relatives and friends I’ll soon be visiting overseas (don’t ask me why, but they all want Harrods tote bags); while there, I spotted this monstrosity – an oversized armchair … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading This Week: US Election 2008 blogs
A short post about what I’ve been reading this week. Hence the name. This week, blogs about the American election. I’ve always had an interest in politics, and this election has completely drawn me in. It has all the elements … Continue reading
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Formula 1 2008 preview
It’s a bit late, because of course the season has started already, but I was going to predict Robert Kubica was going to be great this year, honest. First up when making any predictions, it’s important to inspire confidence in … Continue reading
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Domains of the strange, mad and sad
Mass games, Pyongyang. Photo: Lawrence Hudson. 1984 was one of the first novels I read that really grabbed me: I hit it at just the right age and at just the right time of year – a quiet teenager holding … Continue reading
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An online notebook
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I stopped link-blogging on this site – as I was using Delicious, everything I ever saved was getting posted here, which was both ugly and lazy. Delicious certainly had its plus points … Continue reading
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