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Rare records: Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms (1970)
Parallelograms is an album by American psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs. Her first and, until the release of The Soul of All Natural Things in 2014, only album, it was all but […]
Facebook to become a Virtual Reality world
UPDATE! Reaction: “I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition.” Mark Zuckerberg writes: I’m excited to announce that we’ve agreed […]
Friends in space: US, Russian astronauts fly Soyuz to ISS
The crew of two Russians and an American has successfully blasted off into space. Despite the diplomatic skirmish on the ground, the greatest problems faced by the international Soyuz team are dozens […]
Richard Branson shares pictures of him kite surfing with naked model
Richard Branson today reposted the celebrated picture of him kiteboarding with naked model Denni Parkinson clinging to his back, and The Daily Beast saw no reason not to do the same. Sir […]
Mayor de Blasio’s Vision for Education
In remarks Sunday before the congregants of the Riverside Church, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out his vision for New York City’s schools and pledged a new approach that brings parents and […]
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Carré to be performed in Paris
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Carré for 4 orchestras and 4 choirs will be performed on 28 March at the Cité de la Musique. Michel Tabachnik, Ulrich Pöhl, Nathalie Marin and Kaisa Roose will conduct […]
Greece seeks war reparations from Berlin
Greece is stepping up pressure on Germany to compensate survivors of Nazi war-time atrocities.The campaign coincides with a rise in anti-German sentiment after Berlin imposed strict austerity measures on Athens during the […]
Kim Dotcom’s Mega makes ‘backdoor listing’ on the New Zealand stock exchange
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom, who is fighting US extradition for online piracy, is seeking a “backdoor listing” of his data storage firm on New Zealand’s stock market, in a deal that values […]
Messaging Services are the social networks of the future
Fifty billion messages a day, and a million new users daily: WhatsApp is currently the world’s most successful messaging service. Smartphone users send texts, images, videos and voicemails via apps like this. […]