The Big Chill Festival 2008

Shots from the Big Chill Festival held at Eastnor Dear Park, Aug 2008

Viva Coldplay

"Viva Coldplay Published: 14 Jun 2008 CHRIS MARTIN compared the Coldplay live comeback to a pre-season friendly last night. The singer told the crowd of friends and family at London’s Wembley Arena that getting back on stage was like a trip to the...

Bassett: Leeds United certs for promotion

I hope he's right. Not to sound biased, not too bothered about Leicester though."Bassett: Leeds United certs for...

Justice - 2008 International Tour Dates

Acclaimed French electronic music duo, Justice, will continue their quest for global dancefloor domination with a cross-continent winter tour. The hit-makers behind "D.A.N.C.E." make their largest (and only)...

High steppin’ and fancy dancin’

"I ran across this a few days ago and posted it as an update on the previous thread. Rather than be accused of burying the lead, I wanted to take the opportunity to ask our readers this question: “Is it legal for dead people to make political contributions?” I don’t...

Suing Their Pants Off: $54 Million over A Pair of Trousers

This is a follow-up to a previous story, in which a lawsuit-happy judge sued a dry-cleaning shop for $65 million over a missing pair of trousers. Seems the plaintiff is relenting, but only just a bit. The attorney representing the cleaners stopped just shy of publicly calling...

MySpace vs. Facebook: Did Rupert Murdoch buy the wrong social network?

"Littlejohn at Advertising for Peanuts wonders whether users will get turned off by the social networking darling's shameless ad-whoring (kind of like friend-whoring?) but we doubt it. If there was going to be a meaningful reaction to MySpace's games of homepage dress-up, it...

Blogging Lord Black of Crossharbour

Rachel Sklar, the editor of the Huffington Post's Eat the Press blog, makes the point that her fellow Canadians don't see Conrad Black the way others do. At one point, he gave the finger to  the Great...

Vertical Garden: The art of organic architecture

"Patrick Blanc overgrows the vertical surfaces of buildings in the most beautiful way. What he creates is far away from any fancy horticultural show, his Vertical Garden could rather be called eco-art, or greener architecture consisting of a variety of plants trailing gently...

Memory Chip Breakthrough announced

"Scientists from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda said they developed a material that made "phase-change" memory 500 to 1,000 times faster than the commonly-used "flash" memory, while using half as much power. "You can do a lot of things with this phase-change memory that you can't...

Casa Domenico: Molto squisito!

"Is that how to say ‘very delicious’ in Italian? If not, forgive me, and pardon the limitations of my translator. Casa Domenico makes me think of Ingrid Bergman. Perhaps it’s the elegant interior or the quiet, low-lit atmosphere. Or perhaps I am making a...

Top 5ive Items to Always Buy Generic

"ARE YOU A CONNOISSEUR of generic products? If not, you should be — at least when it comes to some items. While some brand-name products may taste better than their store-label counterparts, others are premium only in price. According to a 2005 study by Consumer Reports,...

Google's Office in China

"Google's office in China doesn't look half bad. As a matter of fact, it looks pretty damn cool. I'm taking a fancy to the recreation room, candy stash, and gymnasium. Not to mention it would be great watching football on that big screen TV. Maybe this is just their way to...

Top flirt: a girl's guide to pulling

"If you're single and out on the town with the girls then there is always that real chance you'll set your sights on somebody you really fancy and wouldn't mind chatting up. But is it really that easy to stroll over to a complete gorgeous stranger and just casually begin to...

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