As “old media” appears to have “hit the self destruct button” (in the words of TV chap Richard Bacon), bastion of new media Arianna Huffington and (disclosure!) the people I used to work with at AOL UK have this week launched the UK edition of the quite-popular Huffington Post blog. More »

We had a chance to catch up with the man most widely recognised as Sonic’s dad on Saturday, as he took part in the old hog’s twentieth anniversary – but we only had 20 minutes and these were shared with another site. Factor in translation time and that’s only about three questions. So we wanted to ask the questions that really matter… More »

This year’s Disney-Pixar blockbuster Cars 2 hits US theatres on Friday, and following the world premiere in Hollywood this past weekend, reviews have now started to appear. More »

Isn’t it great when you discover a new TV show that you really click with right away? Especially when it’s been going for years and you suddenly have many hours of content to enjoy. Penn and Teller are a pretty well known duo, but outside the US it seems hardly anyone’s heard of their flagship TV show: Penn & Teller: Bullshit! More

This video shows why Windows 8 is unlike any Windows OS before it

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• Tech
• IT

 by Adam Doree, Jun 18, 2011 at 17:28 EST

Sure, you can get leaked versions of Windows 8 on BitTorrent right now if you want (although if you’re the kind of PC user who can actually get it working, you probably shouldn’t be reading a site as frivolous as this one). More »

No soap, no hope: A list of things toilet men say

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• World
• Comedy & Humor

 by Adam Doree, Jun 17, 2011 at 15:55 EST

I’ve been working on this gem of an article in my mind for at least two years. The headline pretty much explains it, but if you have no idea what I’m talking about, you’ve probably never been into a men’s toilet/restroom in a bar or club. More »

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