July 2010
'To Hell in a Handcart' - Part 3: doesn't even... →
The third and final part of the review of Littlejohn’s literary travesty on Five Chinese Crackers.
The Emperor's New Antenna →
One of the better posts about the antenna issue, and putting into some sort of sensible perspective.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
The National (26)
Dirty Projectors (20)
Yeasayer (20)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (20)
Janelle Monae (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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'To Hell in a Handcart' - Part 2: Littlejohn has... →
Five Chinese Crackers continues the review of Littlejohn’s 2001 ‘novel’. It makes for some genuinely terrifying reading.
How to Tell a Journalist from a Blogger →
Interesting post, but I’m not sure how many newspaper writers are ‘journalists’ under this definition. Does that make them bloggers?
To Hell in a Handcart - part I →
The poor, poor writer of Five Chinese Crackers has been reading Littlejohn’s novel, so no-one else in the world has to.
Bomber, bomber, bomber →
Excellent article on the Megrahi case by a Scottish law blog.
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How facts backfire →
Depressing article on how little people change their minds when faced with facts.
Was it wrong to release Megrahi? →
Heresy Corner posts on the Megrahi case. Well worth a read before jumping on the ‘incensed’ bandwagon.
A Quietus Interview With Alan Moore →
Is there such a thing as a bad interview with Alan Moore? If so, this isn’t it.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-18) →
The National (13)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (11)
Vampire Weekend (10)
The xx (8)
Midlake (8)
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Gene Weingarten column mentions Lady Gaga. →
Great lament into how the online arena ruins journalism. Especially spot on when it comes to comments.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11) →
2 Many DJs (60)
The National (37)
DJ Shadow (28)
John Grant (23)
The Antlers (16)
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Did the media help to pull the trigger? →
Excellent article from Johann Hari on the Raoul Moat case.
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How Goldman Sachs gambled on starving the world's... →
A depressing, if entirely plausible take by Johann Hari on why food prices shot up from 2006.
Malcolm Gladwell on Criminal Profiling →
In which he compares it to psychic reading. So Robbie Coltrane’s Cracker was a fraud?
'Curtain' reveals Apple Store coming to London's... →
They’re building an Apple Store within walking distance of my office. I’m doomed.
Android 2.2 demolishes iOS4 in JavaScript... →
Some really impressive speed increases in Android 2.2. Hopefully your phone manufacturer is one of the ones that let you update in reasonable time.
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Australian 'angel' saves lives at suicide spot →
Excellent, moving article.
It’s worth bothering to get angry at Express scum →
Great little rant: “It’s worth bothering to get angry because every single person who protests about crud like this is a little victory against this kind of scum-sucking filth polluting the national papers. It taints the press as a whole, not just the Express”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4) →
John Grant (32)
LCD Soundsystem (24)
Dirty Projectors (16)
Grizzly Bear (13)
Lady Gaga (12)
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Great since day one →
Marco Ament on why he rates Apple products over their Android counterparts - they make things that are already good rather than promising future improvements.
Interview with Clay Shirky in the Guardian →
Despite the best efforts of the rather inane interviewer, Shirky gets some great ideas across.
Interview with Jonathan Ive on the design of the... →
Not quite as in depth as I might have liked, but interesting nonetheless.
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WatchFluffy McCloud by Conor Finnegan:
The story of a slightly hapless cloud as it tries to do the right thing, or as Conor himself describes it: “A short film about man’s misunderstanding and mixed relationship with mother nature (barf!)” (via)
Joseph Stiglitz on Osborne's first Budget →
It’s a week or so old, but still entirely relevant, worrying, and likely to be correct.
Darryl Cunningham Investigates: Homeopathy →
Another great science-based comic from Cunningham.
