Don’t strike up the band Visit a pub and there’s every chance you’ll hear background Muzak, or high-volume Sky Sports coverage of Premiership football. But what are the chances of hearing live music? At least as good as they have ever been, says the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, which controls the licensing of…… Continue reading Links for December 4th
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Bookmarks for February 25th through February 27th
A false sense of security – The real danger of social networks is complacency, not cancer, says Bill Thompson Ryanair mulls charge for toilets – Irish budget airline Ryanair has said it is considering charging passengers for using the toilet while flying. Chief executive Michael O’Leary told the BBC that the Dublin-based carrier was looking…… Continue reading Bookmarks for February 25th through February 27th
Reasons to be cheerful
If you believe everything (or even anything) you read in the papers then you’ve probably come to the conclusion that the economy is in a whole world of fecal matter. Insane oil prices have driven up costs for just about every business, house prices are diving and millions upon millions of people are being crushed…… Continue reading Reasons to be cheerful