Another week, another new big idea from the drinks giants – Smirnoff Source is that holy grail of the alcopop sector, booze water. Or “alcoholic sparkling water” to give it its full title. Aside from the sparkling element yr reacti[…]

WINGS – “Let ‘Em In”: The picture on the left is the first google image hit on “Thumbs aloft”. This song would surely be the first google audio hit too.[…]

OK, I was genuinely surprised by the existence of this![…]

Well-Meaning Website Stymied By Thick Interweb User: or alternatively, “That’s 1 In The I for Txtspk” depending on yr view on who exactly is the idiot here. Would any nippers have visited this website anyway? Probably about as many […]

Visionary ranting from one-time FT contributor Robin Carmody on Pulp and “Common People” and pop before and after the Britpop boom. Stirring, on-form stuff. Probably because he doesn’t hoist his banner (ironically or otherwise) for[…]

Marketing magazine published its annual Britain’s Biggest Brands survey this week. And what’s this I see?
A new entry at No.45? The highest percentage growth of any brand on the list? 120 million sales this year? Who could it be but&#8230[…]

Future Perfect: Nokia R&D futurologist keeps photo-blog scrapbook asking lots of interesting questions while travelling world. A more likeable Momus, maybe?[…]

Planet-watchers arrive at unworkable fudge: classic “sideways move” speak re. Pluto, for whom a special role has been found more suited to its abilities. IF IT’S NOT A PLANET JUST BIN IT. I also like “The surprise is Ceres&#82[…]

I really shouldn’t be telling you about this, but I was tasked at work recently with picking tracks for a ‘corporate CD’ that my company’s parent company is putting together. “Pick five tracks that represent your company[…]

Thrill Power Overload is a book-in-progress blog by former, shall we say, close confidante of Tharg, David Bishop. A history of 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, it looks to be thorough and quote-heavy, interviewing everyone, though the ju[…]