Spotify on the Iphone

July 27, 2009

Finally, a compelling reason to upgrade to premium: a business model at last ?

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How the future used to look.

July 20, 2009

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The Ghia Streamline X.
Just perfect.
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Disco Sucks

July 13, 2009


“It was a strange night,” Trammell said. “It was crazy. What a night. Thirty years later, and we’re still laughing.”

NYT on the 30th anniversary of the Night Disco Went Up in Smoke.

Gotta love the 70′s-imagine trying to get health and safety approval to blow up a bin full of disco records in a stadium full of people these days.

You tube bonus link

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Gun-damn!

July 10, 2009

Gundam Tokyo

A robot rises over Tokyo

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Heatherwick’s UK pavillion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo

July 7, 2009

Close-up of the pavilion entrance

Terrifying and beautiful.

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“A group of inconsequential human characters watch animation.”

July 6, 2009

Roger Ebert defends his review of Transformers 2;

So let’s focus on those who seriously believe “Transformers” is one of the year’s best films. Are these people wrong? Yes. They are wrong.

For slightly different reasons my review of the original Transformers movie provoked the fiercest reactions of almost anything we ever posted.

Nothing like robot fans for fighting their corner.

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Ulysses82-DEEP FREQ MIX

June 29, 2009

Last week we put together a mix for our pal Disco Jesus on the wonderful Deep Frequency Radio.
It’s now available to stream or download here. (it’s the show from the 18th June).

It’s the first mix I’ve been involved with for ages and it felt pretty good to summarize what we have been playing out and about for the last six months or so.

Anyway, take a listen and hope you enjoy it.

tracklist below the jump.

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A Recipe for Change

June 29, 2009

Andy Baio links to Quarrygirl’s undercover investigation of the dubious ingredients in LA-based vegan restaurants.

It’s an interesting riposte the David Simon’s assertion that

“The internet does froth and commentary very well, but you don’t meet many internet reporters down at the courthouse,” he says. “Oh to be a state or local official in America over the next 10 to 15 years, before somebody figures out the business model. To gambol freely across the wastelands of an American city as a local politician! It’s got to be one of the great dreams in the history of American corruption.”

Can passionate, single issue advocates find a way to fill some of the gap left by the fall of traditional journalism ?

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RIP Mikey

June 28, 2009

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James Cameron talks Avatar

June 2, 2009

And check out the images from the game here

Wow-this could be the one we’ve been waiting for.

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