The extremely talented and versatile journalist Carl Wilkinson has joined the online world and is posting his articles on everything from the music scene in New Orleans to the Sami people of Finland. Well worth a read.

Gladwell on the US pensions crisis.

The Observer has a fantastic feature on New Orleans and the effect Katrina has had on its music scene. Some of the photos here are phenomenal.

The brilliant Ze Frank on the foiled terrorist attempt in the UK.

Yesterday, our flight experience consisted of getting upgraded, blagging our way through fast-track with cheeky smiles and not being blown up. This was a good start to the day. Heathrow apparently shut up shop shortly after we left because of a massive terrorist attack attempt that would have either cancelled or [...]

Ben and I decided to go to America today, we are leaving tomorrow. This is either typical of our flexibility and ability to adapt to fast-changing situations or evidence of our inability to plan. We will be in New York for most of next week, possibly flitting over to Salt Lake City or Nashville over [...]

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives the Greenlandic Inuit global warming, they make beer.

Even Dark Lords of the Sith like to play silly buggers some time. (via).