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First Drive: Pilotting the new Lexus IS in Austin, Texas

By Thomas Falkiner 2013-04-08 11:17:47, 0 Comment/s
The Wheel Deal takes to the race track and the mean streets of the US to the get lowdown on latest Lexus IS sedan IT IS A steer-scorching Texas morning here at Driveway Austin.

Pirelli Rosso Challenge set to rock Extreme Festival

By Thomas Falkiner 2012-11-21 15:06:26, 0 Comment/s
An exciting new racing formula will be debuting at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 24 November.

Visual activist Zanele Muholi. No response.

By Jackie May 2012-05-22 23:21:57, 1 Comment/s
I sent Zanele Muholi an SMS today, perhaps she didn't get it. Perhaps she found it insensitive. I would have. I wouldn't have responded either.

A bad apple called Oz

By Bruce Gorton 2011-09-16 16:39:39, 0 Comment/s
Dr Oz went from being a bit touchy feely to downright dangerous by selling faith healing and necromancy last year. This year he is doing it by selling fear of apple juice.

BlackBerry users on Vodacom are screwed

By Sohayi 2011-09-15 07:17:47, 1 Comment/s
If you are a Blackberry user on Vodacom network, you are screwed. Vodacom dropped a bombshell on Monday saying that it intended to curb connection speeds of those customers who were "abusing" the Blackberry Internet Service.

VIDEO: Hacking practice ‘approved’ at UK tabloid

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-08-17 10:42:39, 0 Comment/s
Clive Goodman's side of the story is now being revealed. The former News of the World Royal correspondent claims he did not act alone. The former News of the World Royal correspondent's allegations could see James Murdoch recalled.

VIDEO: Can social media end world hunger?

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-21 14:28:09, 1 Comment/s
CNN's John Vause takes a look at how social media is trying to end hunger.

VIDEO: UK phone-hacking scandal

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-20 19:51:49, 0 Comment/s
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his decision to hire an editor from a newspaper at the centre of the phone hacking scandal.

VIDEO: Humble pie and shaving foam on Murdoch’s day of drama

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-20 11:11:01, 0 Comment/s
Rupert Murdoch would have been anticipating a barrage of questions, but not a shaving foam pie in the face.

VIDEO: Hackers target Murdoch’s ‘Sun’ and post false front page

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-19 21:11:18, 0 Comment/s
'Media mogul's body discovered.' It was a shocking headline but a false one. Rupert Murdoch's flagship 'Sun' newspaper has been attacked by computer hackers who altered the front page to show a fake report about the media baron's death.

VIDEO: UK PM to Face Lawmakers Over Murdoch Again

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-18 16:12:19, 0 Comment/s
Following the resignation of Britain's top police officer and amid calls for yet another Murdoch media probe the prime minister says he'll return from an Africa trip to face lawmakers again.

VIDEO: News Corp’s decision to drop BSkyB bid welcomed

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-07-14 10:07:34, 0 Comment/s
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of BSkyB, Britain's largest satellite broadcaster.

End of News of the World exposes media shortcomings everywhere

By Sohayi 2011-07-08 16:03:14, 0 Comment/s
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has called for a new system of press regulation in the wake of the closure of the News of the World newspaper.

VIDEO: Apple beats Google in brand wars

By Siraaj Cassiem 2011-05-10 10:03:31, 0 Comment/s
Measuring a brand's worth is an imprecise art. Apple has nevertheless been deemed the world's most valuable.

David LaChapelle sues Rihanna for S&M video

By Fifi 2011-02-15 17:04:39, 5 Comment/s
Have you seen Rihanna's brightly coloured, midly controversial S&M video? Well, famed fashion photographer David LaChapelle ( if you don't know him I suggest you google him, he's a creative genius)  is suing Riri for appropriating and .

Who’s That Flying!? Steam version out in three days!

By Sohayi 2011-01-27 18:09:46, 1 Comment/s
If you are not that much into gaming like me, you won't have a clue who Mediatonic are - but I do - and they have published Who’s That Flying!? via Steam, which features HD resolution artwork and includes full support for achievements and leaderboa.

Internet users reach two billion mark

By Sohayi 2011-01-26 14:32:27, 1 Comment/s
The number of Internet users worldwide has reached the two billion mark, the head of the UN's telecommunications agency, Hamadoun Toure, said.

Nicole Richie and Jonathan Franzen.

By Jackie May 2010-10-29 18:29:06, 0 Comment/s
Apparently, according to the Vanity Fair, Nicole Richie is a kinda literary genius - she's just published her second novel, Priceless.

New Irma Stern record.

By Jackie May 2010-10-28 14:28:12, 1 Comment/s
A new record for the sale of South African art has been set. And again it's for an Irma Stern. The sale of the "Bahora Girl" in London at a Bonham's auction last night fetched 2.4million pounds - that's 26.7 million rands.

Blade Nzimande’s spokeswoman quits

By Sohayi 2010-10-28 12:24:08, 4 Comment/s
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande's spokeswoman Ranjeni Munusamy has quit her job, hot on the heels of director general Mary Metcalfe, who recently resigned.

Billie Zangewa’s new silk works.

By Jackie May 2010-10-27 19:11:02, 0 Comment/s
I want I want I want. This is on my Christmas list. On Friday night an exhibition of Billie’s new series of silk tapestries will be opened at Afronova in Johannesburg. Check it out.

Standard Bank Young Artists 2011.

By Jackie May 2010-10-27 13:20:21, 0 Comment/s
The winners are: Here's the press release: These awards, acknowledged as one of the most prestigious of their kind, honour young South African artists on the brink of national acclaim by providing them with financial support and a platform.

Die Antwoord. “On the brink of becoming America’s next pop icons.”

By Jackie May 2010-10-22 15:54:48, 0 Comment/s
On The Daily Beast website there is a story about how Die Antwoord has woken America from its slumber. On Wednesday night in Hollywood, "the group made their first U.S.

New Faith47 in Cape Town.

By Jackie May 2010-10-21 13:57:09, 0 Comment/s
The artist, inspired by a photograph taken by Alexia Webster, was moved by the story of "backyarder" protestors - women, children, men and the elderly who live in back yards because there is no space or housing available or provided by the state.

I don’t buy Apple’s excuse on the iPad sales

By Sohayi 2010-10-21 09:38:58, 3 Comment/s
Apple claims they didn't reach their sales target of five million iPads because they just couldn't make them fast enough - isn't production the first thing any self-respecting business should work out? It was reported this week that sales of the muc.

Mandela’s ‘The Last Supper’. New works by the artist.

By Jackie May 2010-10-20 18:10:07, 0 Comment/s
On Friday the Mail and Guardian published a story about the controversy of Dean Simon's The Last Supper. The graphite drawing depicts Mandela and his disciples seated around a table in a contemporary interpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci's fresco.

Media practitioners to make their grievances heard in silence

By Sohayi 2010-10-19 10:38:04, 3 Comment/s
Over 370 organisations, under the banner of Right2Know campaign, will stage a silent march to Constitution Hill in Johannesburg today , as part of protest against the draft Protection of Information Bill.

Playboy objects to soft porn tag

By Sohayi 2010-10-12 10:47:41, 10 Comment/s
In a local newspaper story about Playboy bringing its franchise to South Africa, the writer described the magazine as soft porn - and all hell broke loose.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will not be in 3D – sorry folks

By Sohayi 2010-10-11 17:26:55, 1 Comment/s
Warner Bros. Pictures have just announced that they will not release “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” in 3D next month as promised due to technical difficulties - the film will be in 2D instead.

Google gets faster with launch of “Google Instant”

By Sohayi 2010-09-09 12:15:59, 0 Comment/s
Internet company Google has just gotten faster, giving us more speed with a turbo-charged engine that displays suggested links fatser that you can type G. The new and improved Google-on-steroids has been unveiled as on "Google Instant".

The ANC gets another smoking gun on the media

By Sohayi 2010-08-17 17:50:13, 13 Comment/s
The editor of the Sunday Tribune newspaper has denied that it refused to apologise to KwaZulu-Natal Premier following an article that claimed that his wife and daughter had received a lucrative government contracts.

Halle Berry. Not True.

By Jackie May 2010-08-13 11:15:13, 1 Comment/s
I've been corrected. I made a mistake. Vanessa Raphaely who describes herself on her twitter profile as "Editorial Director, Editor SA Cosmopolitan, Blogger, Rubber ducky.

The ANC government renews efforts to silence the media – mazeltov

By Sohayi 2010-07-25 16:35:51, 0 Comment/s
The South African National Editors Forum has rejected the ANC's renewed proposals for a state-appointed media tribunal and a growing slate of new legislation that is "hostile" to the free flow of information.

Ed Suter’s Sea Point snap.

By Jackie May 2010-07-20 23:00:49, 0 Comment/s
I asked Ed Suter to explain how he got to take this photo of two marvelous, strong and fit-looking swimming regulars.

Amy Winehouse shoots herself in the foot

By Sohayi 2010-07-15 15:46:35, 0 Comment/s
Grammy award-winning British singer Amy Winehouse just did her new album a lot of damage trying to sell it - saying her long-awaited third album - expected early next year - will be very much the same as my second album.

Controversial Bavaria World Cup mini dresses make history in Amsterdam

By Sohayi 2010-07-15 15:01:07, 0 Comment/s
The bright orange minidresses worn by a group of young Dutch women at Soccer City during the Netherlands-Denmark match on June 14 is to be displayed in the Amsterdam Historical Museum. Someone at the museun has a sense of humour, I see.

Casillas’ kiss immortalized in World Cup aftermath

By Sohayi 2010-07-13 17:23:20, 0 Comment/s
Spanish goalkeeper and captain, Iker Casillas' passionate televised kiss after the World Cup final has become a hit on YouTube, with more than a million hits, and a clothing company has stuck it on T-shirts For those who missed the moment, Casillas .

Protest grows over Australian web filter plans

By Siraaj Cassiem 2010-07-08 13:05:28, 2 Comment/s
Plans by the Australian government to block illegal online content are angering freedom activists, but advocates say it simply brings the internet in to line with other media in the country.

“The Karate Kid” beats “The A-Team” at box office

By Sohayi 2010-06-19 11:05:12, 10 Comment/s
Sony's remake of 1984's "The Karate Kid" debuted at No. 1 with a whopping $56 million, according to studio estimates.

The Shortlist. Sunday Times Literary Awards

By Jackie May 2010-06-04 10:08:28, 0 Comment/s
For the Fiction Prize: Summertime by J.

A very pregnant Claudia Schiffer bares all.

By Jackie May 2010-05-11 16:51:34, 0 Comment/s
Here's Claudia Schiffer doing a Demi Moore. Claudia appears naked and beautifully pregnant on the June issue of German Vogue which hits the news stands there tomorrow.

Vanity Fair and the soccer stars.

By Jackie May 2010-05-08 12:12:36, 1 Comment/s
Annie Leibovitz took a series of photographs of soccer's biggest stars for the June issue of Vanity Fair, including Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, Ghana’s Sulley Muntari, the U.S.A.

Kopana Matlwa. Joint-winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize.

By Jackie May 2010-05-05 18:05:18, 0 Comment/s
I was sent a press release this morning announcing that Kopano Matlwa is a joint-winner for the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa for her novel, Coconut.

“A Country Imagined”. New TV series lifts the mood.

By Jackie May 2010-05-03 11:11:56, 6 Comment/s
Feeling a little low? The weather, Juju politics, and a sick child or two taking its toll on your mood? Here is an easy way to lift it: watch A Country Imagined - a new series, produced by Curios Pictures and broadcast by SABC 2.

The youth remember apartheid. Say What?

By somethingtodo 2010-05-04 08:30:19, 0 Comment/s
# 197 Point you to what I think is a brilliant campaign created by TBWA for Joburg's top museum, the Apartheid Museum.

Art South Africa’s call for Zuma to change his tune.

By Jackie May 2010-04-22 08:38:58, 4 Comment/s
On page 24 of today's The Times, Art South Africa and Gun Free South Africa have paid for a full page to publish their open letter to President Zuma.

Not the London Book Fair.

By Jackie May 2010-04-21 17:08:24, 1 Comment/s
Those writers of ours who were going to the London Book Fair missed the fair, and are still her.

Maternal Mortality in India.

By Jackie May 2010-04-21 10:41:47, 0 Comment/s
Human Rights Watch with Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas produced this multimedia piece which has been nominated for a prestigious Webby award. This piece tells the story of an Indian woman, Kiran Yadav, who died in childbirth last year.

Icelandic Volcano. Slide Show.

By Jackie May 2010-04-20 12:29:27, 0 Comment/s
Thys Dullaart, our chief photographer, made me this slide show:

Faraway from distant news.

By Jackie May 2010-04-07 15:57:15, 0 Comment/s
I am faraway from home on holiday with my family, enjoying timeout with my children. But I've just logged in after days of being offline and my mood is now miserable.

Skin and Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Same, same but different.

By Jackie May 2010-03-16 09:43:47, 0 Comment/s
by Katarina Hedrén Lately I’ve been preoccupied by two very different films currently on the Cinema Nouveau circuit and by what I believe they should have had in common.

Robert Hodgins, artist and “optimistic old sod”, died this morning.

By Jackie May 2010-03-15 16:55:02, 3 Comment/s
The wonderful artist, Robert Hodgins died this morning. He would have been 90 on the 27 June. Neil Dundas, the curator at the Goodman Gallery told me this afternoon that "He had a good innings, and an incredible life.

Cell phone. Radiation danger.

By Jackie May 2010-03-15 16:20:39, 1 Comment/s
I've been singing the praises of cell phones, how wonderful they are, and what they could achieve to help change society for the better. And then I read this.

Martha Stewart drama at the Design Indaba.

By Jackie May 2010-02-26 13:05:45, 55 Comment/s
Design Indaba guests found the special speaker to be rather unspecial. As Martha's presentation clearly wasn't going to develop beyond a sales pitch people walked out.

Loving books. Will ebooks take their place?

By Jackie May 2010-02-17 16:13:04, 2 Comment/s
Will my children love books as much as we do? Will they love to feel them, and carry them about the house to read and hold? Or will they be reading ebooks? Barry Ronge last weekend sang the praises of the physical book.

Banksy’s film.

By Jackie May 2010-02-16 22:04:55, 0 Comment/s
The wonderful and ever-elusive graffiti artist, Banksy whose counter cultural work is now part of mainstream, has made a documentary about his activity.

Robert Gibbs and the new White House iPhone app.

By Jackie May 2010-01-26 10:18:36, 0 Comment/s
How smooth (too smooth) is this?

Meteor shower. Video footage.

By Jackie May 2009-11-24 17:32:48, 1 Comment/s
This is quite phenomenal. How did I miss this on Saturday night? I was sick home looking after children. Actually no I wasn't - I was out eating spicy food with friends.

From me. Time for tubby bye bye.

By Jackie May 2009-11-20 13:31:02, 1 Comment/s
THE week that was brought us rain, wind, and ice-cold temperatures. A bizarre end to a lovely spring some said. Others questioned whether we should be worrying about global warming at all.

What do I believe mum?

By Jackie May 2009-11-19 15:19:17, 3 Comment/s
What do you tell your children? I grew up in a mixed home - atheist and catholic. My children are growing up with me and a Jewish father. We're both atheists though.

Physical Threat. Belle de Jour goes to policee

By Jackie May 2009-11-19 11:42:52, 0 Comment/s
Belle de Jour has just tweeted a link to an ex-boyfriend's blog. The tweet this morning read Please RT this she asks "http://twitpic.

Belle de Jour’s secret kept by blogger for years.

By Jackie May 2009-11-19 11:28:43, 1 Comment/s
A blogger known only as Darren has revealed how he guessed Belle de Jour's identity years ago - 5 years ago in fact.

Chimamanda Adichie. The danger of a single story.

By Jackie May 2009-11-12 11:50:38, 1 Comment/s
After reading Binyavanga Wainaina's How to Write about Africa, my friend Katarina Hedrén sent me a link to this wonderful talk by Chimamanda Adichie.

Murdoch agrees with Beck that Obama is racist

By Jackie May 2009-11-11 14:19:42, 1 Comment/s
Media Matters for America has said that Murdoch needs to be held accountable for remarks he made in a television interview (see clip below) about Obama and race. He should apologise too.

Binyavanga Wainaina. “How to write about Africa”.

By Jackie May 2009-11-11 10:05:28, 0 Comment/s
Kenyan-born Binyavanga Wainaina who lives in New York wrote How to Write about Africa for Granta's 2005 winter edition. It's old, but I hadn't read it before one of my Facebook friends posted yesterday.

Esquire Launches First Augmented Reality Magazine

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-11-10 10:00:18, 6 Comment/s
In what seems a desprate attempt to stay relevant and “with it” Esquire have launched their December magazine in Augmented Reality . The AR app gives you; a 3D cover with Robert Downey Jr.

Indigenous Brit wants to get off his island.

By Jackie May 2009-11-09 11:30:28, 0 Comment/s
Lordy lordy, Jeremy Clarkson is good at a rant.

Nicole Kidman. Raw and adventurous?

By Jackie May 2009-11-05 19:06:23, 0 Comment/s
I find it hard to believe that a woman who barely moves her face, and who was completely unconvincing in the sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut, said this: 'I've explored obsession.

UK Guardian advertises escorted holiday to SA.

By Jackie May 2009-11-04 20:22:56, 0 Comment/s
This is on the Guardian home page today - an escorted holiday. The picture - to see traditional dancers?

Happy 300th Tatler

By Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly 2009-11-04 11:43:53, 0 Comment/s
300 years of mischief is a much coveted cover line. I just find it remarkable that in this current print (slash and burn) climate Tatler is still going strong. So does Roger Cohen.

Rian Malan’s new book.

By Jackie May 2009-11-03 17:01:44, 1 Comment/s
I didn't know he was writing another one.

Kalahari Surfers.

By Jackie May 2009-11-01 16:32:41, 0 Comment/s
I heard lots of 80's Kalahari Surfers last night - my knees still hurt. Here is an example of more recent stuff Warwick Sony has been making. Absolutely beautiful:

Newspapers and blogs.

By Jackie May 2009-10-28 23:36:56, 1 Comment/s
The Daily Dish today quotes Dreher on the demise of newspapers: I don't know that the most brilliant and enlightened publisher with a staff of geniuses could have figured out how to make a daily newspaper survive the advent of the Internet.

Bush funnies.

By Jackie May 2009-10-28 10:14:57, 0 Comment/s
A master of the foolish face:

Pictures of the decade.

By Jackie May 2009-10-28 09:22:34, 0 Comment/s
Reuters yesterday released a collection of their best pictures taken over the last 9 years. They're powerful. This is the slideshow our picture department put together.

Zimbabwe’s Blood Diamonds.

By Jackie May 2009-10-27 17:19:20, 3 Comment/s
Remember to watch the documentary on Special Assignment tonight on SABC3.

“Mugabe and the White African”. In London.

By Jackie May 2009-10-21 16:22:25, 1 Comment/s
I saw this film a few weeks ago in Johannesburg - see my post. Tonight and Friday night it will be screened at the London Film Festival. Tickets are sold out.

David Hockney’s iPhone art.

By Jackie May 2009-10-18 17:33:43, 0 Comment/s
Hockney has recently taken to drawing on his iPhone. He loves and delights in the simplicity of this new medium.

Meghan McCain sets twitter on fire with the oldest trick in the book

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-15 18:59:55, 0 Comment/s
In an apparent publicity stunt gone wrong, American presidential candidate John McCain's daughter Meghan got unexpected public backlash after posting a provocative picture of herself holding her "book" she got more than she asked for.

Joan Baez. Her life. Her career.

By Jackie May 2009-10-15 10:35:20, 0 Comment/s
An new documentary about the life of Joan Baez was broadcast last night in the US. We may get to see "Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound" on DVD one day. I hope. In the song, a young Baez, sings that she'll never marry.

Paper Doll that I can call my own

By Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly 2009-10-14 16:41:52, 0 Comment/s
Came upon Megan Isabella a illustrator and her charming Paper Doll Project in the delightful Frankie magazine. Modern vintage paper dolls, inspired by real people. I wan't to be a paper doll too... x A

Why Vogue’s “black face” shoot stinks

By Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly 2009-10-14 12:03:54, 0 Comment/s
So yesterday I read about this on Hurricane Vanessa , today I read about it on Jezebel and The Times. And I feel a horrible sense of despair.

Facebook. Who is watching you?

By Jackie May 2009-10-13 21:12:55, 1 Comment/s
Maxi Sopo a US fugitive living in Mexico City Maya Riviera: Cancun, has been hunted down. (Thanks Rod) He is accused of being part of a bank-fraud ring in Seattle.

Aerial views of Afghanistan/Pakistan.

By Jackie May 2009-10-13 17:00:37, 0 Comment/s
In this seemingly impenetrable landscape along the border between Pakistan and southern Afghanistan , Osama bin Laden is believed to be hiding, 8 years after 9/11.

Nicolas “Copyright” Sarkozy gets caught pirating his own documentary

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-13 02:54:56, 1 Comment/s
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been caught violating his own copyright law again.

The princess and the green magazine

By Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly 2009-10-08 13:04:21, 0 Comment/s
Charlotte Casiraghi one of Stella McCartney's BFF's (natch) has taken on her mate's green causes after extended exposure to them by way of conversation.

Fatenah. The first Palestinian animation.

By Jackie May 2009-10-07 16:45:45, 0 Comment/s
This looks beautifully made. A tragic tale about Fatenah, a Palestinian woman, who dies of breast cancer. The film follows her pain and humiliation as she struggles to leave Gaza for treatment.

Why Condé got nasty

By Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly 2009-10-06 17:24:46, 0 Comment/s
On a more serious note, Condé Nast is closing four magazines and firing 180 people. Serious news in magazine land.

Regina Lasko. A picture of David Letterman’s wife.

By Jackie May 2009-10-06 16:57:52, 0 Comment/s
The long-suffering wife:

Brigitte. German Magazine bans using models.

By Jackie May 2009-10-06 11:47:50, 1 Comment/s
And the most popular Germany women's magazine will instead only use "real life" women. I am sure it's not the first. Doesn't Real Simple have a similar policy? It's apparently the latest attempt to stamp out the size zero model, reports the Guardian.

Is this babymaking music?

By Jackie May 2009-10-05 13:53:17, 0 Comment/s

Waris Dirie. “Desert Flower” the movie.

By Jackie May 2009-10-05 12:35:23, 1 Comment/s
"I don't want to be a woman. Why is it so painful?" a young Dirie asks. As a five-year-old girl Waris Dirie was genitally mutilated and became one of at least 150 million women and girls who are affected by this cruel worldwide practice.

Maya Angelou. TMZ gets it wrong.

By Jackie May 2009-10-04 16:39:56, 5 Comment/s
Angelou is not sick. She wasn't hospitalised last night in LA as TMZ had reported. TMZ which now has a reputation of breaking news first, for scooping traditional news outlets with celebrity news.

Martin Amis’s Polanski interview

By Jackie May 2009-10-04 16:05:22, 0 Comment/s
Did you know that Martin Amis has interviewed Roman Polanski? I didn't until The Guardian alerted me to this interesting little fact. The interview is in the author's collection Visiting Mrs Nabakov.

Sarah Palin and her best-seller. America’s laughing stock.

By Jackie May 2009-10-04 15:05:04, 21 Comment/s
Palin's ghosted autobiography, Going Rogue: An American Life, written in a flash, is already topping bestseller lists in the US. And it's release date is weeks away! It knocked Dan Brown from the number one positition.

CNN iPhone app and the citizen journalism Trojan horse

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-10-02 03:04:25, 0 Comment/s
The new CNN iPhone app costs $1.99, most other news apps do not come with a price tag. It launched to major fan fare, both on their news channel and the internet for it’s functional usability.

Christiane Amanpour on new media.

By Jackie May 2009-09-30 21:21:42, 0 Comment/s
"To my mind, all these citizen journalists, in other words the bloggers and social network users, are simply the eye witnesses on which journalists have always depended. But they cannot be the world's only source.

Dying newspapers. What to do? Nothing.

By Jackie May 2009-09-22 13:20:41, 0 Comment/s
Yesterday I blogged Obama's concerns about the newspaper industry. He believes that good journalism is critical for a healthy democracy. There are bills in Congress which, if passed will help the newspaper industry.

Google Introduces Fast Flip to ease news browsing

By Times LIVE 2009-09-15 11:29:38, 0 Comment/s
Fast Flip lets readers glance at pages and browse through them quickly without having to wait for multiple page elements to load, which can significantly slow the rendering of articles, especially if they have multimedia content The idea is to.

Bobby McFerrin teaches Positive Anticipation

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-09-14 15:39:45, 1 Comment/s
Bobby McFerrin is at the World Science festival and he puts into actions what the professors can only put into words. There is nothing more to say but to watch this clip.

The WWF’s shocking 9/11 advertisement. Wow

By Ray Hartley 2009-09-08 14:29:07, 1 Comment/s
Thanks to Karl (comments below) for pointing out this was not officially sanctioned by the International WWF. Waaaa.

Don’t text and drive; the public service announcements

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-08-25 01:06:42, 0 Comment/s
Here are the newly released public service announcements for texting and driving. It's becoming a problem in our society, since cellular communication has become such a vital tool in our everyday lives.

Aren’t You Supposed to Be Somewhere?

By Vlad Nedelcu 2009-08-20 02:11:32, 0 Comment/s
Meditate on this: Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Produced and directed by Chop Wood Carry Water Productions, great advertising...

Why old-school journalism needs to make a resurgence

By Nechama Brodie 2009-08-05 19:05:34, 6 Comment/s
Yesterday, I read another incredible piece of reportage in the American issue of GQ.  It spoke about the prosecution of war criminals in Cambodia, three decades after the terrible violence of the Khmer Rouge.
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