23 Oct 2009

Those were the years...

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Arpanet, Guardian publishes a year-by-year people's history of the Internet.

1 Oct 2009

Dark


Every month, the art buyers choose photographers to exhibit in the Ogilvy bar. This month we have the beautifully rich, dark work of George Logan, up-close shots of gorillas, chimpanzees and mandrills photographed at the Limbe Wildlife Centre is Cameroon - a centre for animals rescued from the brutal poaching and bushmeat trade.

The proximity of the animal to the viewer is captivating becoming almost tactile, and one sees how this type of animal portraiture is able to capture as much character and emotion as any human portraiture.

You are encouraged to visit the Born Free Foundation and the work they are doing to stop the illegal 'bushmeat' trade.

Remember Merlin?

Merlin was a not-so-pocketable pocket video game in the early 80s that included six games (although I only remember tic tac toe and blackjack.) I loved Merlin, but it was a battery hog (much like Simon) and I soon gave it up.