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They pulled an obliging cab driver off the street and into the studio, then proceeded to interview him, thinking he was an expert on music downloads. Sounds like a scene straight out of a sitcom.
Halliburton Solves Global Warming
This showed up in my mailbox and I was about to classify it as spam, then I took a closer look. It's a very neat critique... check out the photos too.
A weblog asking questions (and getting answers) on alternative uses for leftovers.
'Robin Hood' gang rob gourmet stores in bid to feed Hamburg's poor
"The problem is that they strike so rarely and so professionally that they are a major job to catch." Sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster in the making.
The Bootleg Bar is Belgian podcast inviting local artists or bands to air a selection of their unreleased tracks and chat in the studio. Paul Ward (of Liaisons Dangereuses fame) is behind the mike and the latest edition features CJ Bolland.
Urban game in which teams fight each other in a strategic battle to capture city payphones. A phone is captured by making a call from it to HQ, where the player's position is identified by the phone number. Sounds like fun. It wouldn't work here though as most payphones don't give out caller ID.
Very interesting interview with Peter Singer, author of "Animal Liberation" and "The Way We Eat". Although I don't always agree with everything he says, he makes extremely valid points. One lesson being that your diet can do more for the planet than elements such as your choice of transport.
It's They're back!
Confessions of a generic magazine
Print the PDF stickers and slap them on your not-so-favourite magazines.
A couple of Peregrine Falcons (the fastest birds on earth) are nesting at the top of one of the towers of the cathedral, in the centre. A camera has been installed close to the nest and you can stop by the booth next to the cathedral and watch them live on a monitor. It's quite enthralling.
Bicycle is king of the road as gas costs rise
Nice article on the evolution of cycling in cities around the world. If Brussels didn't have 19 bloody mayors instead of one like other capitals, things might move here too.
Teknival-goers cut dogs open to get at drugs
The days of peace and love at raves seem long gone. That's despicable. Update: looks like it's probably a hoax.
Weebl & Bob meet a famous scientist.
You've no excuse for not getting on your bike, even dogs are doing it now.
The real cost of a bag of salad
Just one small bag of salad that we buy on our eternal quest for less effort in the kitchen, will cost a needing country like Kenya 50 litres of water.