With a smile on his face, author Stephen Witt told me that before publishing his first book, "There was no mention anywhere that the only reason the MP3 succeeded as a technology was because of the greatest wave of copyright infringement and piracy that the world had ever seen." MP3s are as ubiquitous as music itself, but have we ever really asked ourselves how this new technology came to be so universal, or who exactly was responsible for its pandemic spread, which crippled the music industry at large?
“Never allow waiting to become a habit. Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now.” —Jelly Wong of...
This week’s Links striped tops and red lipstick and a recipe for Chai Latte Waffles, animals on the Paris Métro and...
The first official day of summer –Hope it’s sunny wherever you are. P The much-heralded indie rockers, Foals, from Oxford...
It’s the weekend and this week’s Five Things to Look Forward include red wine and cosy pubs, picnics and pastries, and a trip to the...
SO MUCH HAS BEEN HAPPENING around here lately, that it feels like we’re always catching up. We have been busy (busy!)...
For sometime I have been meaning to catch up on reading Einstein His Life And Universe by Water Isaacson and I finally...
[slideshow — if gallery does not advance, click here] It’s the weekend!, or very nearly the end, and as such, this...
LAST WEEK’S LINKS were missed due to travel, so it’s especially lovely to be back today. This week’s links include...
Back after a week away on holiday — here are some remixes, covers and mashups. Hope you are having...
[slideshow — if gallery does not advance, click here] It’s the weekend! and our first at home after being away, with...
It’s a Spring Bank Holiday Monday here, and a quite relaxing one, must confess, for even though there was work, holiday Mondays...
