Zero to One-Eighty, by Adrian Cooke

Understatement

September 17, 2011 / The BBC reports that some Haitians regard the U.N. as an occupying force, which is something of an understatement considering what’s going on.

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Hyperventilating

September 17, 2011 / The Tottenham riots have challenged us all to think harder about the world we’re making for ourselves, and the ways that we make our voices heard.

Who are you wearing?

March 26, 2011 / Democracy Now! reported yesterday on the centennial of New York’s biggest industrial accident, and the labour conditions of today’s clothing factory workers.

Static FBML no more

March 26, 2011 / What’s called a tab but looks like a link, but then when you select it looks a little bit like a tab, and will now be an iframe?

A so-called emptiness

March 2, 2011 / Author Jennifer Mills on how (we) settlers project meaning onto the Australian landscape but view it as the other way around.

Genie is a superhero

February 17, 2011 / She may be a Corgi-Black Lab-something else bitsa mongrel mix, but she has the eye of the tiger, make no mistake.

A parable for Homo Sapiens

February 9, 2011 / Stuart McMillen asks, “How big is our island?” by way of some poignant illustrations and text.

‘Doing the whites’ in kWh

December 27, 2010 / Results from a recent study show that people underestimate their energy consumption. Providing feedback through software could help to fix this.

[British and Haitian Red Cross volunteers at La Piste camp]

Please help Haiti now

November 25, 2010 / Over 1,400 people have succumbed to cholera in Haiti since October. Please give what you can and help to stop the epidemic.

Protecting your privacy on Facebook

October 2, 2010 / ‘Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.’ And other advice from Edward Norton for protecting your shit on Facebook.