Blackberry make an iPhone

New Blackberry Bold looks an awful lot like...an iPhone

Genius idea

The Get Out Clause, a Manchester band has to make a new video, but doesn't have any money. What do they do? They perform in front of more than 80 CCTV cameras in Manchester, then petition the government for the video under the Freedom of Information act. Very smart. You can watch the video here.

Muxtape

Remember mix tapes? The hours that went into listing, organising and recording the perfects songs onto a cassette tape (usually for someone you wanted to shag the bones off of?)

Well, here's the digital version: Muxtape

Shagging not included.

Isabel Fonseca was partly wrong. Those times when one is in the wrong place at the wrong time are very painful. Those times when duty and desire wish you to be in another place make the distance very keenly felt.

On self-exile

"It’s more an idea than anything else...and that’s probably ideal. It’s handy living in the wrong place.” Isabel Fonseca

BA's new Heathrow terminal

Disclaimer: British Airways is a client, but they've not paid me to say this!

We flew in and out of T5, BA's new Heathrow terminal this week to Miami. It was a marvel. The terminal is light and open and not rushed. Everything worked as planned and we flew and flew back with our luggage! The lounge was lovely, the tram to the gate fast and efficient. It is a remarkable terminal. I know BA have had teething problems with the terminal but I didn't experience any of it. Once they've overcome the problems they've had we should be really proud of it.

Cheering thought of the day

'Our civilisation suffers from vital exhaustion.' Michel Houellebecq, Whatever, 1999