Been a hectic couple of weeks but I stop work for the year this Tuesday…can’t wait for a break. Some good reads this week but no Star Wars spoilers or trailers – only 4 days until I see it.
- The 2016 Pirelli Calendar May Signal a Cultural Shift
- People’s racist Facebook comments are ending up on billboards near their homes
- Microsoft spreads the spirit of the season on 5th Ave (TV Commercial) – Who really wins out of this? Surely Apple?
- Full text of Hilary Benn’s extraordinary speech in favour of Syria airstrikes – While a good speech it’s disappointing that Labour haven’t forgotten the sins of Blair.
- The DNA of a London Underground Station
- Tiger Woods 40th Birthday Interview – No longer the sportsman we knew.
- What It Feels Like to Cover Gun Violence in America
- In Scotland, Unlike America, Mass Shooting Led to Stricter Gun Laws
- Flickr Year in Review 2015
- How Football Manager changed the game
- These photos are why I’m trapped in Tokyo forever now
- How Three Americans Prevented the Paris Train Attack
- The 100 Best iPhone Apps of All Time – Quite the list.
- Donald Trump’s call to halt Muslim immigration is getting exactly the reaction he wanted
- Rousey Says She’s Down But Not Out
- GoPro: Danny MacAskill – Cascade – This took balls.
- I Was Internet-Famous
- Goodbye, Dad … A Tribute to Ian Bell by his son – If you only read one thing this week, make it this.
- 90:9:1 – the odd ratio that technology keeps creating
- Why 2015 Was a Breakthrough Year in Artificial Intelligence
- How Microsoft plans to make the Xbox great again
- As World Crowds In, Cities Become Digital Laboratories
- Get ready for Star Wars: The Force Awakens by watching these ‘anti-cheese’ edits of the prequels
- Best News Bloopers 2015