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Cherish the Age of Usain Bolt
At which point there are probably a couple of things worth saying about Bolt. The first is that his retirement is already the most interesting point of the sporting summer. In part because he remains the greatest in an event… Read More ›
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The World’s Ugliest Dogs
Ladies and gentlemen, I fear that the fix was in at this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog competition. A three-year-old Neopolitan Mastiff named Martha took the $1,500 top prize at the annual celebration of repulsiveness in Petaluma, California. No offense to… Read More ›
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I Hate Tennis
I’m a young man, relatively speaking. Thirty-six. But I wake as if 96. After two decades of sprinting, stopping on a dime, jumping high and landing hard, my body no longer feels like my body. Consequently my mind doesn’t feel… Read More ›
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Does it matter who designed your watch?
Nevertheless, the post-war rise of the designer was inevitably going to reach the watch world. That it did so first in the United States probably shouldn’t be a surprise. Movado’s Museum Watch, with its dial being defined by a solitary… Read More ›
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‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!’
Is it just me or will he almost certainly be our Prime Minister at some point this year?
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It was good while it lasted
It doesn’t seem so long since we were pretty much mentioning expansys on a weekly basis. It was the place to go if you wanted a smartphone or tablet without having a network tweaked model. Now times have changed and… Read More ›
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Timex will use a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System
What does this mean? Timex says the watch world is limited by the size and shape of traditional magnetic motors used today; but MEMS devices are really small, with components only able to be seen using a microscope. The two… Read More ›
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25 iPhone Secrets and Stories
The first iPhone call was ignored and went to voice mail. How prescient, right? Even the development team was like, “C’mon, man. Send me a text instead!” The intended recipient was Andy Grignon, an iPhone engineer, who told Merchant: Instead… Read More ›
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The World’s Largest Collection of Hello Kitty Memorabilia’s is Owned by a 67-year-old Man
Gunji, a retired police officer from Yotsukaido, in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, bought his first Hello Kitty item over thee decades ago, at a sightseeing spot. He just thought it looked really cute, and it ended up making his stressful job… Read More ›
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The Ken Doll Reboot
Well, not anymore. Starting now, Mattel is re-imagining the all-American guy. He may not be as inspiring as an imaginary female solo homeowner or the first imaginary female president, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a rich imaginary inner… Read More ›
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