The Weasel War Dance

...and other phenomena.



Have you heard of the "Wikipedia"? It's a kind of encyclopaedia on the web, updated and edited by the public. Those unique origins mean that it's got plenty of articles that a normal reference book might have "overlooked". For example, exploding head syndrome, lighting farts, and an evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet.



There's an index of the weirdest ones on this page.

Wikipedia: Unusual articles

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A question of scale

Last year my employers were ridiculed for sending 500 people to cover the US Elections. But no-one bats an eyelid when tabloids assign 13 separate reporters to the breakup of Brad & Jen Pitt. I love this business.

Boston.com: Brad and Jen: a scholarly discussion

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Touch Me, Touch Me

Get your stylus out!



The tactile delights of Nintendo's new double-screen, touch-sensitive, handheld games machine will be available in the UK from March for a measly £100.



The DS has already outsold Sony's PSP in Japan and America, and Nintendo are shipping an optimistic 650,000 of the machines for the European launch.



The big question, however, is whether Nintendo will retain the eyebrow-raising US advertising slogan - "Touching Is Good". If so, I nominate Sam Fox to front the campaign.

gamesradar.com: DS on 11 March

Engadget: Unpacking the DS

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Robot Love

This year's best album review (so far).

INITIAL REACTIONS (IN REAL TIME) TO
THE NEW DAFT PUNK ALBUM

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And Jeremy pulled off his mask to reveal...

...Exactly what it's like to work in a television newsroom.



Jeremy Paxman has nailed the process of putting together a news programme in an article for the BBC's News website.



In particular, his description of my job rings true:

If you want a working definition of a producer's job, it is persuading people to do things they don't want to do. And which are not in their own best interests.

I might not have risen to the heady heights of working on Newsnight, but the next time someone asks what I do, I'm sending them this article.

BBC NEWS:A day in the life of Newsnight

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Edge Online

Super-posh games magazine / gamers manifesto / design fetishist's dream, Edge,
has just relaunched its website. And very nice
it is too.



I particularly like the article on the laborious process of taking screenshots in the days before graphics cards.

Edge Online

Screenshots: The Bad Old Days

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