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Present sense
As the northern hemisphere heads from winter into spring and the invitations to al fresco celebrations start rolling in, we thought a spring round-up would help take the pain out of purchasing presents.
As the northern hemisphere heads from winter into spring and the invitations to al fresco celebrations start rolling in, we thought a spring round-up would help take the pain out of purchasing presents.
Thursday 4 October
How often do you show up for a meeting in unfamiliar territory and are suddenly slammed with an extreme case of office envy?
Sunday 12 December
When Canada last revised its copyright laws in 1997, peer-to-peer file sharing was in its infancy, the first iPod was four years away, YouTube eight years, and people still used fax machines.
Friday 19 April
South Korean soft-power savant – Psy – is back. But repeating the success of his global dance craze "Gangnam Style" will require some forward-thinking.
Wednesday 15 May
A short film made in 1927 of London's unremarkable city streets has become an internet sensation – and all because it adds a bit of colour.
Wednesday 27 January
When it comes to marijuana, 2009 was a bumper year for police in Northern California’s Mendocino County.
Monday 26 July
Claiming it to be the most comprehensive account of the war in Afghanistan to date, Julian Assange, the director of whistleblower intermediary website, WikiLeaks, released his site’s Afghan War Diary yesterday.
Cartoons meet car-making as Tokyo animators move in with Toyota. Plus, we ask book publishers Harper Studio why it's betting on blogs, and preview tactile new photography book.
Monday 25 January
“This is your guide to cinematic rebellion,” screeches the cover of the booklet accompanying the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Wednesday 23 November
It would be a brave person who attempted, right now, to reassure Qantas CEO Alan Joyce with the adage that there’s no such thing as bad publicity.
Friday 2 December
What is it about shopping at this time of year that turns people into animals?
Tuesday 12 February
Yesterday's news from Vatican City may have come as a shock but the rolling-news coverage of the pope's announcement was depressingly predictable.
Monday 1 April
So you've put money and effort into creating your brand image and telling your story. Now you need to live up to the hype.
Twenty years ago, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was a busy place as the Iron Curtain was pulled back. Today, its signals are still focused on Russia as well as Iran and Afghanistan.
Monday 11 March
Two years after Japan’s largest post-war disaster its recovery has been astonishing but politics is slowing progress.
Thursday 17 September
Barring the 11th-hour arrival of a press baron in shining armour, tonight will see the team of purple-shirted paper-pushers take their final bow: freesheet, The London Paper is closing.
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