The guardian reports on a group of squatters who have taken up residence in one of London's poshest postcodes. The group - an art collective who call themselves Da! moved into the property a month ago and so far have
When I pass this ad on my walk to work in the morning I can't help to think about the 'image' of the knife here in the US and in the UK. In this ad, the knife replaces Lady Liberty's
Companies are taking a lesson from the old adage that sometimes it's better to give than to receive. Giveaways, often linked to national events that are themselves already in the public conscious, have begun to generate serious buzz within the
Social networking tool, GPS navigator, virtual beer - now the iPhone is set to take on yet another use - as a 3G modem for your laptop. Sure, other smartphones and Jailbroken devices have already offered this capability for a
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is concerned about the younger generation's attention spans. He's noticed increasing levels of distraction amongst younger jurors who've passed though his courts. In a recent speech, he proposed the idea that court
3D printing keeps becoming more practical every day. Taking the process even further into easy to use territory, is the The Mcor Matrix. This printer uses plain office paper, and a water-based glue as the material substrate instead of plastic
IKEA undertook an interesting publicity stunt in Novosibirsk, Russia recently. The ubiquitous home furnishings company completely decked out four subway cars in IKEA gear. Seats were upholstered in colorful fabric and curtains hung from the windows. Nice (legal) guerrilla style
A report by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction says that Britain has nearly 400,000 problem users of cocaine. They also report that five per cent 15 and 16 year olds take cocaine regularly. European Monitoring Center
In Manila, motels cheekily dub themselves collectively as the "instant hospitality" or "drive-in hotel" industry. Standard practices include offering two hour room rates, vehemently guaranteeing absolute privacy and openly advertising newly launched theme rooms typically inspired by some of the
Some readers may remember our post on the 'Rick Rolling' meme that cast the spotlight on 80s pop star Rick Astley. Every body in Europe seemed to get a little carried away with it all - so much so, that
Asian demand for internet encryption software originally came about because of local government censorship. Chinese wanted more blogging freedom, Thais wanted to watch YouTube, and other citizens with stringent firewalls just wanted to make VoIP calls in peace.Now, we're finding