There is a term ‘curates egg’ referring to something that is so mixed it invariably becomes spoiled. Marie Antoinette, the new film by Sophia Coppola is just such a thing. Beautifully shot, quite well acted, great story (of course) and a rock and roll soundtrack!
Whatever possessed them to do such a thing?
I’m not a [...]

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This is the very beautiful and very new Nokia N99.
I really really want one of these - if anyone at Nokia is reading this, I’d be happy to test one, review one, use one and otherwise just blog about this a lot. Thanks.
 
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Have finally been released - they are over here.
 
Technorati Tags: lifecam - vista - driversEar Tags: Baron’s Heir & Sadenia’s Air by Eddi Reader (click for itunes links)

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Google is to start testing ads on the YouTube property - thats the end of that particular party then, where should we all be going for our viral video fix next then? Maybe Soapbox?
Technorati Tags: video - youtube - soapbox - viralEar Tags: One Hell of a Party by Air (click for itunes links)

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So February the 14th is the big day - when everyone will be forsaking their overpriced romantic dinners at the local Berni Inn, and settling down with a bowl of popcorn and a glass of something warm and fizzy to watch the 2007 Brit Awards. I always find this one quite amusing, as it generally turns out [...]

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This is just what I needed - Bloc Party are releasing the followup to the mighty ’Silent Alarm’ of 2005. The new release on Feb 5th is ‘A weekend in the city’ and I managed to get a sneaky few listens this weekend - and truly, this is a monster of an album.
From the opening moments - softly spoken vocals from [...]

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Being in America for a week exposes you to an alternative angle on news stories that happen on both sides of the Atlantic. When stuff like Iraq happens, you get to see the other side of the coin - and its often the differences in opinion and coverage that make the difference.
I have no idea [...]

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Need to watch this site to see when the drivers are ready for my Lifecam on Vista
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Our rental car last nightOriginally uploaded by mattr.

So this was the scene as I got back to my car last night after an all day meeting in Redmond, most (if not all) of Seattle got some snow last night and the roads were chaotic as everyone slid their way home. It took 2.5 hours to [...]

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Turns out Cisco own the name of the thing - so lawsuits at the ready!
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