Archive for April, 2008

links for 2008-04-12

BBC World Service – Outlook – Daniela Cott: From rubbish to riches
Working as a cartonera involves going through bags of rubbish and separating out the material into different bags.
(tags: fashion world_service bbc)

links for 2008-04-10

BBC and ISPs clash over iPlayer
As soon as a service from the BBC becomes popular – commercial interests seek to play politics and wish to limit people’s access to non-commercialised content
(tags: iplayer bbc internet technology isps Web web2.0)

Wisden – 2008 – Notes by the Editor
We all know from the glorious summer of 2005 that nothing [...]

links for 2008-04-09

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Once completed, ScottishPower will open the entire 55sq km moorland site to ramblers, mountain bikers, birdwatchers and the curious, connecting the newly laid onsite road network with existing tracks and paths, offering spectacular views of central Scotla
(tags: climate_change Scotland media newspaper)

links for 2008-04-02

Monbiot.com ยป Snow Jobs
hould we be surprised by such exaggerations? Of course not. Though the papers are generally good at reporting job cuts, they rely for the good news on companies and government departments that have an interest in talking up the benefits of their schemes.
(tags: climate_change Journalism Environment uk Politics)

Inside Story: Advertising environmentalism – [...]

links for 2008-04-01

Glories of Glasgow | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
Because Glasgow, Scotland is home to numerous bands and live concert venues, Time magazine called it “Europe’s secret capital of music.” The city also boasts hip new restaurants, a thriving arts scene, stunning Victorian architecture and enough rollicking
(tags: Glasgow Scotland Travel music culture tourism chemikal)

TIMEeurope Magazine | [...]