Tag: introduction

Starting an obsession with the Rubik’s Cube, from Quartz

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Always nice to see someone go a little bit deeper into the world of Cube’ing. It;s more than Rubik, but Quartz’s Weekend Obsession post is a good starting piece: The breakout story of this year’s Super Bowl—for some—wasn’t which quarterback had the best hands, or which call was the most controversial, but who could solve a Rubik’s Cube the fastest. Was it back-up Eagles wide receiver and special team standout Mack Hollins? Or Patriots starting guard Joe Thuney? This charming diversion was proof of something we probably didn’t actually need to justify: Nearly 40 years after its invention, the world’s most confounding

The Edinburgh Fringe Is Nearly Here

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Back in August 2005 I started a podcast around the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s now August 2015, and I’m still doing it. The Edinburgh Fringe Show is coming up to the boil, with blog posts, preview podcasts, and diary entries, before the daily on-ehour show kicks off next week on Monday 10th. Head over to edinburghfringe.thepodcastcorner.com to keep up to date with all the fun of the Fringe.

Get the most from SXSW with my introductory podcasts

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SXSW is here, and that means I’m in Austin, Texas for the usual jamboree of music, film, and interactive bits and pieces. As always I’ll be blogging, interviewing, and podcasting, over at sxswbaby.com. As part of that, there’s a series of podcasts on how to get the most out of SXSW. You could subscribe to the podcast (here’s the RSS feed), but to get you started, here’s the three ‘primers’ for the two weeks in sunny Austin. The Beginner’s Podcast [audio:http://archive.org/download/sxswbaby_20150219_02/sxswbaby_20150219_02.mp3] The Intermediate Podcast [audio:http://archive.org/download/sxswbaby_20150303_03/sxswbaby_20150303_03.mp3] The Ninja Podcast [audio:http://archive.org/download/sxswbaby_20150303_04/sxswbaby_20150303_04.mp3] And I’ll have more from Austin and SXSW every day at SXSW Baby! Support

Welcome to your window on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest

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In summary, if you are one of the few people who cannot stand Eurovision, then please remember normal service will resume at the end of May. For everyone else, it’s almost May, and that means it’s time to gear up for coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest for 2010. Just like last year, I’ll be flying out to the stadium to provide live coverage from the heart of Eurovision. This year it’s in Oslo, Norway, which is thankfully a lot easier to get to than Moscow. The flight out (ash willing) is on May 21st, and I’ll be in the

Eight weeks till Eurovision 2010

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In eight weeks time, this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be over, and I’ll be back from Oslo in Edinburgh. Just as last year, I’ll be covering the event online from inside the stadium not just on the night of the Grand Final (May 29th) but also the two semi finals (May 25th and 27th), but also in the run up to the ‘Eurovision Week’ of staging, rehearsals, backstage fun and everything else that goes into one of the world’s most popular TV show in the world. The easiest way to follow me is going to be on Twitter (follow