Browsing all posts in February, 2009.

Frostie the cockatoo shakes it on national TV

It takes a special kind of charisma for a home video to jump from the depths ofYouTube onto a national television show like ABC’s Good Morning America. ‘Frostie the Funniest Dancing Pet Cockatoo’ was one feather-breasted entertainment who happened to have what it takes!
Grooving away to the Ray Charles number ‘Shake Your Tailfeather’, Frostie has already picked [...]

The wonders of last.fm

It may have been around for a while, but I’ve only just started using last.fm. For those who don’t know about it, last.fm is a website that, with the help of an add on to your music player of choice, tracks the music you listen to and then – based on tags, users with similar [...]

Slumdog Millionaire cashes in on awards

With seven awards and a number of other nominations at this year’s BAFTAs, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire has taken the industry by storm.
Based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, director Boyle’s adaptation follows Jamal Malik through his life’s ordeal as he struggles to explain his innocence to policemen who doubt his honesty in being [...]