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speechification

I've been emailing the odd link to Steve and Russell over at Speechification for their excellent Radio 4 blog. I had to point them in the direction of the This American Life show about Maps. One of my favourites. Link: speechification.

Banksy, Pollard Street

  Latest Banksy Pollard Street 
  Originally uploaded by eddiedangerous

Update: Londonist has some great photos of the man himself caught in the act

Chicken & Biscuit Bowl - KFC.com

I like fast food as much as the next person but this makes me feel ill:

"Our new bowl is a blend of mouth-watering KFC flavors and textures all layered together. We start with our signature mashed potatoes layered with sweet kernel corn and loaded with bite-size pieces of crispy chicken. Then we top with our homestyle white pepper gravy and sprinkle with our shredded three cheese blend. For the final touch, we tuck a buttermilk biscuit in the side."

Yuck!
Link: Chicken & Biscuit Bowl - KFC.com.

Block Party

I watched the DVD of Block Party over the weekend and really loved it. The music was great, Michel Gondry's direction made it all seem so intimate and I can't recommend this DVD enough. Best music DVD I've seen in ages

russell davies and howies

What happens when you put Howie's new store in London, Russel Davies, postcards, Flickr and a Heath Robinson device all together? Link: russell davies.

Amiina

A magical evening at the lovely Bush Hall to see the amazing Amiina. For those who don't know, these are the Icelandic ladies who play the stings and other instruments (musical boxes, saws, wine glasses and more) on Sigur Ros, Mum and their own records. A special gig.

Link: Amiina.

Everything's Coming Up Milhouse

"The Mac has never experienced sustained growth at this sort of pace. Breaking this quarterly sales record isn’t a fluke — it’s part of a trend. What we’re seeing now is what Mac enthusiasts have been hoping to see for 20 years: more people deciding to buy a Mac. The question now is how big can this trend get."

Link: Daring Fireball: Everything's Coming Up Milhouse.

ONLINE FACEOFF

"Microsoft and Google are each vying to take a stake of between 5 percent and 10 percent in Mark Zuckerberg's social-networking site, with a deal expected to be announced in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to three sources familiar with the situation."

Link: ONLINE FACEOFF.

VBS.TV

VBS TV is doing some really good stuff. This is Thurston Moore talking through his enviable collection of American underground press publications

Pumpkins Mapped

Pumpkins
Originally uploaded by officialthisamericanlife

Denis Wood maps his home town in lots of different ways. This is a map of the pumpkins in his area on Halloween, 1982. Like a lot of cool things, I learnt about Denis on This American Life