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• Calbuco Volcano

  By Shaun on April 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  You don’t see that every day. The full collection of images is at demilked.

• Where Are the Children?

  By Shaun on April 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  “The kidnapper sounded polite, even deferential, when she called on a Tuesday afternoon last May. Melida Lemus and Alfredo Godoy had left their clapboard house in Trenton, New Jersey, to pick up their two daughters from school. Godoy, who works… Read More ›

• An oral history of Airplane!

  By Shaun on April 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  “In 1980, a trio of gentlemen from Wisconsin – Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker – took a cast of predominantly non-comedic actors, put a parodic spin on the disaster-film genre, and created a film which not only… Read More ›

• Apple Watch: day one

  By Shaun on April 24, 2015 • ( 0 )

  A decent overview from someone who loves their watches. There is, however, still a slight whiff of ‘Apple gave me one so I have to be overall quite positive about it’.

• Is Tidal failing already?

  By Shaun on April 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  “Two weeks after Tidal briefly cracked the U.S. iPhone top 20 download chart, the app has crashed out of the top 700. Apparently American consumers have limited empathy towards Beyonce and Nicki. Soon after the launch fiasco, Tidal’s CEO was… Read More ›

• The Galaxy S6: a decent all-rounder?

  By Shaun on April 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Like many others, I looked at the Galaxy S6 when it was released and didn’t think too much of it. However, it is looking like a very capable phone which cures some of the problems in previous versions.

• Bet you can’t do this

  By Shaun on April 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Amazing.

• How Bournemouth avoided the decline

  By Shaun on April 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  “Bournemouth the town was “Very Sleepy Hollow. Stuck in the 1960s, a retirement area. The attitude was ‘We mustn’t do anything to rock the pensioners.’ There was no ambition,” says Nicky Smith, 63, one of the first ‘Cherry Girls’ who… Read More ›

• Android vs. iPhone argument ends in stabbing

  By Shaun on April 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

    Lost for words. via the smoking gun.  

• The Apple Watch- maybe it offers more than I expected

  By Shaun on April 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I have been researching the Apple Watch over the past few days for a freelance article and must admit that the more I see how it works, the more impressed I am. Despite my previous reservations, and the fact that… Read More ›