09 Nov 2011
Listen to our John Rogers talk about Iceland on 6 Music
Snipe music editor John Rogers, aka John Brainlove, was a guest on Bethan Elfyn’s 6 Music radio show yesterday. Listen here for the Roger’s opinion on the Nordic sound.
08 Nov 2011
After all there's only 54 sleeps til Christmas
Christmas lights go on tonight in Oxford St. Do you remember before Amazon how everyone used to fret about how many “shopping days” were left before the big day? Well, there’s about 53 online shopping days left. So relax. The real question is, when do Amazon put pixellated snow on their homepage? That’s when the festivities really begin.
01 Nov 2011
01 Nov 2011
Government rolls constitution 200 years, gives Monarchy its veto back
Prince Charles has held veto power over 12 government bills in the past six years on on “everything from road safety to gambling and the London Olympics.”
31 Oct 2011
What happens when your gmail account gets hacked
How would you react if your gmail account got hacked and all your emails were deleted? I’m not sure I’d see much point carrying on. Here’s a great long piece which will make you realise that your online password policy is probably about as tight as Chelsea’s back four.
31 Oct 2011
New business wants Hackney to stare glassy-eyed at moving pictures on a wall
Welcome to the new Hackney Picturehouse on Mare Street, opening today. Bonus: they serve London Fields beer.
28 Oct 2011
If you broke into Waitrose, what would you steal?
If you broke into Waitrose, what would you steal? I’d probably go for the duck pate with champagne and truffles. By contrast, this guy went for the iPods, which you might feel rather lacks class on his part.
27 Oct 2011
27 Oct 2011
Rider of software evangelist shows Van Halen as amateurs
Free software evangelist Richard Stallman is looking for speaking gigs in the UK next week. If you want him, he’ll possibly speak for free, but there is a 9,000 word rider that you’ll need to deal with. For example, “If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad. If you can find someone who has a friendly parrot I can visit with, that will be nice too. DON’T buy a parrot figuring that it will be a fun surprise for me.”
Source: MySociety.org
27 Oct 2011
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
- The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
- A unique collection of photos of Edwardian Londoners
- Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
- Number of people using Thames cable car plunges
- Random Interview: Eileen Conn, co-ordinator of Peckham Vision
- Nice map of London's fruit trees shows you where to pick free food
- Summer Camp: Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days
- Diary of the shy Londoner
- The five best places in London to have an epiphany
- Nice Interactive timeline lets you follow Londoners' historic fight against racism
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