.....because Wing, who could just possibly be the worst professional singer in the world, obviously makes a living out of this sort of thing. According to her website she's already released her 14th cd, and if you "Buy any full price CD (US$14) and pay just $3 more - a total of US $17, Wing will sing live just for you over the telephone. (You can have Wing sing to a friend instead if you wish).".....Oh, how I wish I'd known that before Brian's birthday last weekend, because he sure as hell wouldn't have got that boring bottle of aftershave!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The Art of Propaganda
....and we all do it! Check out Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages, there's an impressive series of galleries if you scroll down to the bottom of the page.And for the capitalist version.....go to diggerhistory
Funny, there's often a striking similarity in the imagery!
Worldwide Telescope
Microsoft Research have launched a public beta of the Worldwide Telescope....it's a bit like Google Earth for the night sky. Click here to go to the homepage and download the application. Broadband recommended.Previously posted Google Sky
Monday, May 12, 2008
Currently listening to.....
....John Peel's final 'Perfumed Garden' broadcast on (pirate) Radio London, 1967. It's a five and a half hour time capsule of the music of the day and, confession, I downloaded it via Pirate Bay (no doubt illegally, but then so was Radio London at the time, so somehow it felt a perfectly fair and reasonable thing to do!) The best of both worlds, you get the authentic, crackly, inter-track, deadpan chat and vintage ads but with remastered music tracks.....it could be a late night!More vintage Peel goodness can be found at
Oh, and don't miss the BBC tribute site where you can hear more about the joys of pet sniffing or watch (a rather blurry, low-res) "Home Truths, The Movie"
Nation on film
Lots of local (short) vintage film clips from the North East and Cumbria here. Enjoy (?) a Fenwicks fashion show from the 60's or check out the Quayside market in the 50's.....magic! Link to the BBC Nation on Film homepage
Design your own font
Why not get creative? fontstruct is a free, online, modular toolkit that allows you to build your own downloadable truetype font.....or you can just be lazy and download one that someone prepared earlier! Requires registration.
Phun
I was reminded of this free, educational (learn Physics in a fun way) download today over at LifeHacker.....I meant to post about it ages ago. The video above shows Phun in action and you can download the programme here
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
SiteLines
"SiteLines allows you to find out about the archaeology on your doorstep and see what life was like in Tyne & Wear 100, 1,000 or even 3,000 years ago. There are currently over 10,000 records available of archaeological sites and finds ranging from prehistoric rock art to World War II pillboxes, Listed Buildings to burial mounds."Visit the SiteLines website
Timewaster for the taste buds
I suspect I'll become a regular visitor at TasteSpotting.....who can resist (because I know I can't!) gallery after gallery of pictures of delicious food? Find something you like the look of and click on the picture to link to the recipe.....couldn't be simpler.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Friday night...brain dead....cartoon clip!
Today was the last day of the uni teaching year (exams start on Monday) and chaos reigned....as it had all week come to think of it. Betty Boop sort of fits the bill!
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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