Category Archives: Culture

What is a Charticle?

Posted on 17/02/2008 by Iain

I was reading a piece in the New York Times about goings-on at Gawker when I came across this quote from Choire Sicha (the outgoing managing editor as far as I can tell): “I don’t want to write a top … Continue reading →

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Powerpoint Karaoke

Posted on 14/02/2008 by Iain

All this Pecha Kucha stuff is starting to get a bit dreary. The idea of PowerPoint Karaoke seems a lot more random and challenging. Basic idea is: people stick real presentations ‘in a hat’, then presenters get allocated a random … Continue reading →

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Loving Love

Posted on 29/01/2008 by Iain

I popped in to see the chaps at Love in Manchester today. I don’t normally just turn up in strange towns and nip round to see people, but I got nice email from them yesterday as I was on the … Continue reading →

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The Omelette Bomb

Posted on 29/01/2008 by Iain

My trip to Manchester was made awesome by witnessing ‘The Omelette Bomb’ – a piece of extreme Teppanyaki showboating the likes of which I’ve never seen before… Thank goodness I had my camera with me…

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A Postcard From Manchester

Posted on 29/01/2008 by Iain

I’m in Manchester doing some work. It’s good for me to get back to ‘the north’ from time to time. Last time I was actually in Manchester everyone had really baggy jeans (like 28-inch bottoms), Madchester t-shirts and curtain haircuts. … Continue reading →

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Hot “New” Dance Step

Posted on 25/01/2008 by Iain

Forget jumpstyle. This is the hot new dance step (well it was hot and new in 1930)… Check the user ‘GoodOldDays‘ for loads of great vintage videos. There’s some amazing stuff in there.

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Understanding Art for Geeks

Posted on 25/01/2008 by Iain

Very funny Flickr set by Paulthewineguy. Number 43 had me ROFLMAO. Thanks metafilter.

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Dancing man wearing a horse mask cooks wild mushrooms

Posted on 24/01/2008 by Iain

Last night I was moaning about having one of those days. This morning I’ve seen a dancing man wearing a horse mask cook wild mushrooms. Everything suddenly seems different.

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McDonalds’ Freakout

Posted on 24/01/2008 by Iain

I’ve got no clue what’s going on… Comment is all pure guesswork. If you can clarify please do… Is this an ad from Japan? Is this a really mentalist remix of an ad from Japan (it really gets going about … Continue reading →

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One Of Those Days…

Posted on 23/01/2008 by Iain

I’m sure everyone has those days. But I proper feel like I’ve just had one. I’m not sure why I feel that way. I just do. I’ve had a couple of good meetings. In fact a couple of really good … Continue reading →

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