Lego through the years. Gizmodo reflects — through pictures — upon the evolution of Lego characters from the 70s to now, from generic Lego man to Harry Potter and SpongeBob SquarePants (Lego really wasn’t made for square heads…). It’s as much a tale of brand tie-ins as it is of Legovolution.
World comtemplates Somali pirate threat. What shall we do with the pirate sailors? wonders Mark Tran over at The Guardian in a nice wrap of what commentators are making of Somali pirates’ seizing of a Saudi supertanker. He writes:
The latest act of piracy prompts reflection on Somalia’s parlous state. Simon Tisdall in the Guardian reminds us that Somalia is arguably the world’s biggest single humanitarian disaster; more serious than Darfur, Zimbabwe and eastern Congo. Yet, he says, leading countries and their navies seem more exercised about safeguarding sea lanes than helping the 3.25 million Somalis – 43% of the population – who are dependent on food aid.
Facebook for the imaginatively challenged (really). Finally a way to update your Facebook status without having to think about what you’re doing now. Just type in your name and gender and Generatus will dream up a somewhat personalised status update.
The lipstick indicator. Do lipstick sales really go up in a downturn? Google trends says “yes” according to Trendspotting. (But we ask: could the results have been blown out by Obama’s “lipstick on a pig” comment?)
Australia: is it any good? News.com.au rounds up what critics are saying after last night’s debut of Baz Luhrmann’s latest extravaganza. The general feeling: not awful, not great.
