For many of those who know me, I have had a bill for a mouth and a feathered complexion for many years. Let’s not be silly here. Aside from the u, c, and k following the letter d, there’s nothing about this name that reflects who I am. It’s just a name, right? Wrong. According… Keep Reading
Ok, so if you’re not in the mood for having your mind blown, stop reading right now. … Still here? Ok, here we go. The universe is about 93 billion light years in diameter. Given that light travels at 300,000km per second and this means one light year is about 9.5 quadrillion kilometres, I won’t… Keep Reading
In the red corner is Harvey Weinstein. Weighing in at over 250 pounds and a net worth of $250 millon. Nominated for over 100 awards, Academy awards winner, with an influence over some of the biggest names in Hollywood. In the blue corner, every single person in society including: disgusted members of the public, former… Keep Reading
People who were around during the moon landings often tell me what it was like that day. I don’t really have a moon landing story. But I can tell you about the time I was a kid and I first witnessed the launch of the video game, Super Mario Bros, on my friend’s television. There… Keep Reading
‘You are not taking me to the cooooler’ decalred Mr Freeze, played by former Mr Universe, Terminator, Austrian and now former Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was one of 27 ice puns from the evil villain in the critically panned Batman and Robin made in 1998. Today, almost two decades later, Warner Bros produced yet another critical flop with… Keep Reading
A long time ago in a blog far far away… Star Wars: The Force Awakens made one billion dollars at a light speed of 12 parsecs, sorry, days. In doing so, it has further expanded the Disney Empire to a size that would turn Darth Vader’s mask green with envy. Not before too long, Stars… Keep Reading
One of the things I’ve learned is that every time you offer a choice you paralyse some people who can’t decide if that’s what they want to do or not. They aren’t my words. They are those of Netflix’s chief product officer, Neil Hunt, who believes it’s counterproductive to offer customers more than one method… Keep Reading
[wpdevart_youtube]NG91stro7tA[/wpdevart_youtube] The onion is one of the most cultivated species of the genus ‘Allium’, has been eaten since as early as 5000 BC, and is a rich source of energy and vitamins. We know it as the vegetable that causes us to tear up and use it in some of the most popular dishes… Keep Reading
As a naïve, young researcher, I walked into an advertising agency hopeful that they would be excited to sponsor my research. Of course, I was dealing with the ultimate salespeople and there was no chance I would be able to match their ability to pitch and influence. The research looked at whether we could tailor… Keep Reading
Sigmund Freud used to sit patiently whilst his clients rambled endlessly about their lives, waiting for the brief but insightful moments of clarity. This clarity was the unconscious mind, bursting through in snippets of slips of the tongue, pauses and moments of discomfort. So it goes. Freud recognised that much of our conversation and discourse… Keep Reading
I’m not sure I’ll ever see the funny side of a person being assaulted with excrement. But in recent news stories, published by News Limited, there is an implied celebration of this sick act performed on the disgraced Hey Dad actor, Robert Hughes. Hughes deserves justice and his crimes are inexcusable. Convicted of sexual assaults, including… Keep Reading
Back in the 1980s, Mr Coffee automatically brewed your coffee for you in the morning. No, this wasn’t a friendly fellow with a convenient surname. It was a machine designed to appease your caffeine addiction. Years later, the fad of automated coffee is still present but we all seem happy enough to walk to our… Keep Reading