I came across this frighteningly mundane pictures of North Korea on Philippe Chancel’s website. Styles and designs look nothing so much like an evil alternate history version of the 1950′s America: pep rallies, ubiquitous uniforms and slipcovers on chairs. I can’t tell if they actually hired my grandmother as an interior decorator or if this is just one of the [...]

Leander Kahney (Mr. Cult of Mac) has put forth the notion that the iPod will become the new CD as a result of Apple, Inc and Apple Music’s settlement. He envisions a world where special editions iPods can come pre-loaded with music and movies (hey! maybe they’ll do a U2 One). This is the kind of legal maneuvering that always [...]