Stuart wrote a great article about long reads and his Kindle over on his blog. We asked him if we could reproduce it here. He obliged us. Enjoy! When I was weighing up whether to get an Amazon Kindle I’m not sure if I thought it would make me read more. I usually had a book on the go, so I … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Deter Instagram And Facebook From Selling Your Photos
Everyone’s Hulk-smashing their devices after Big Evil Facebook forced Wee Lovely Instagram to change its terms of use and privacy policy. The upshot of the change basically means that if you’re a ‘grammer, your snaps can now be sold to the worst people in the world: ‘third parties’. (I actually … [Read more...]
Five reasons why Freaks And Geeks is the best One Season Wonder EVER
Freaks and Geeks was a high school comedy-drama which you don't want to describe as such, because it has so much more depth than that description suggests. It was produced by Judd Apatow and, since it was so good, VER MAN cancelled it after one season after deciding it had achieved TV … [Read more...]
Five ways libraries need to improve their internet offerings
I recently moved house and, while this entailed dealing with a whole litany of woes, the most damaging to my emotional and mental health was the loss of internet. Of course, you’re supposed to be able to move properties and have your web juice redirected without a hitch these days, but it doesn’t … [Read more...]