Finally, some competition across the Tasman
Here’s a new option next time you need to travel to the general Sydney area. More …
Cheers to you
Here’s a gloom-defying idea we forgot to profile. More …
Whitehouse dot gov slash … blog
The White House now has a blog (and Twitter, natch). I guess it would be too much to expect comments—that would be some bunfight—but still, bravo. So where’s beehive.govt.nz/blog? More …
Children of the kern
Next month Wellington hosts TypeSHED11, the country’s first ever typography conference featuring some of the world’s best typographers. Australian designer explains why font design is at a high point More …
Six months without Steve
The Internet is all a-twitter at the news that Steve Jobs’ health concerns are more serious than he thought and he’s taking a six-month medical leave of absence. Godspeed. More …
George W Bush, by the numbers
Harper’s magazine published a three-page version of its famous Harper’s Index to celebrate … er, commemorate … the departure from office of George W Bush. Sample: “Minimum number of pheasant hunts Dick Cheney has gone on since he shot a ... More …
The return of silent movies
YouTube has started deleting audio from uploaded clips if the audio appears to be copyrighted More …
Everyone has a song inside
I’m pretty sure that this Songsmith ad is real—not someone having fun at Microsoft’s expense. More …
Cubicle shocker
Aussie scientists have discovered that working in an open-plan office is bad for you: causing stress, conflict, feelings of insecurity, high blood pressure and high staff turnover. Who knew? No wonder my colleagues are well on their way to institutional ... More …
Year of Hard Yakka
Vincent Heeringa's prediction for 2009 is that the harder you work the less of a failure you will be. Gloomy? Yes, but here are two books that can provide encouragement More …
Here’s daddy
It’s taken almost 30 years, but Jack Torrance’s novel has finally made it into print. Perhaps if self-publishing were an option in 1980, he’d have been nicer to his family. Phil Buehler, a fan of the classic ... More …
Unboxing the Audi Q5
Stop-motion animation is all the rage now. More …
Objects of our affection
Objectified is a forthcoming flick about industrial design from the guy who made Helvetica (the movie, that is). Here’s the trailer. More …
Top 10 green technologies
As chosen by Wired - including from NZ ... nix More …
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