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"<a href=\"screen/shorts/reviews/2010/20100106001-01.html\"><b><i>MEOW: The Zombie Kitten Apocalypse</i></b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"screen/shorts/reviews/2010/20100106001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2010/20100106001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"MEOW: The Zombie Kitten Apocalypse\" title=\"MEOW: The Zombie Kitten Apocalypse\" /></a>This animated music short is too good to save for Halloween (although, in our minds, every day is Halloween at brainwavez.org) so I thought I'd post about it to start 2010 with some fun - may it be a reminder that the horrors of 2009 are now in the past and may it be a sign that 2010 will be filled with zombies and kittens! (Preferably at a safe distance if the two are one and the same.) [&nbsp;<a href=\"screen/shorts/reviews/2010/20100106001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]","<a href=\"cfea/2010/20100205001-01.html\"><b>Play With Spider</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"cfea/2010/20100205001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2010/20100205001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Play With Spider\" title=\"Play With Spider\" /></a>Spiders seem to invoke terror in all but the least faint-hearted so if you're one of those wishy-washy types you may wish to play with a hamster instead (although there's a spider there too). Meanwhile, should you possess the necessary fortitude and an interest in variables, you will probably enjoy Play With Spider. [&nbsp;<a href=\"cfea/2010/20100205001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]","<a href=\"tech/hardware/reviews/2010/20100211001-01.html\"><b>Apacer Handy Steno AH160</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"tech/hardware/reviews/2010/20100211001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2010/20100211001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Apacer Handy Steno AH160\" title=\"Apacer Handy Steno AH160\" /></a>Just over four years ago this site was launched, complete with its first (tech) article, with the intention of it being primarily a tech-review site, with a little bit of culture thrown in. Instead it became a tech-culture site and we never got around to reviewing hardware and software. Today, that all changes. Behold! A tech review: Apacer's Handy Steno AH160 flash-memory storage device. [&nbsp;<a href=\"tech/hardware/reviews/2010/20100211001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]","<a href=\"screen/film/features/2009/20090918001-01.html\"><b>Marketing <i>District 9</i>: The Real World Campaign</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"screen/film/features/2009/20090918001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090918001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Marketing District 9: The Real World Campaign\" title=\"Marketing District 9: The Real World Campaign\" /></a>The marketing campaign for <i>District&nbsp;9</i> was one of the most extensive ever seen... if&nbsp;you lived pretty much anywhere but in Africa, where it didn't exist. Simultaneous campaigns were run in the real world, using traditional marketing techniques that included billboards and posters, and online, using social-networking sites and web sites. This article focusses on the real-world campaign, most notably as was seen in key cities in the US in the run-up to the movie's release. [&nbsp;<a href=\"screen/film/features/2009/20090918001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]","<a href=\"music/musictonote/2009/20090729001-01.html\"><b>Music To Note: Uh Huh Her: \"Explode\"</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"music/musictonote/2009/20090729001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090729001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Uh Huh Her: Explode\" title=\"Uh Huh Her: Explode\" /></a>You'd be forgiven if you find you trip over the words every time you try to pronounce the name of the band Uh Huh Her (the band members have the same problem) but don't let the tongue twisting distract you from the subtle musical layers and mesmerising electropop bass of Explode. [&nbsp;<a href=\"music/musictonote/2009/20090729001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"books/features/2009/20090615001-01.html\"><b>A Look At <i>Earth - The Comprehensive World Atlas</i></b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"books/features/2009/20090615001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090615001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Earth - The Comprehensive World Atlas\" title=\"Earth - The Comprehensive World Atlas\" /></a>In 500 years' time what will the legacy be that we have left on this planet? With wars, clashing religious ideologies, and climate change threatening to decimate the world as we know it <i>Earth - The Comprehensive World Atlas</i>, with its detailed descriptions of countries and cultures as they stand today may become one of the few remaining published records of the time we spent here during one of this planet's most tumultuous periods. [&nbsp;<a href=\"books/features/2009/20090615001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"books/reviews/2009/20090610001-01.html\"><b><i>Johnny Golightly Comes Home: A Portrait Of Eccentricity</i> By Pat Hopkins</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"books/reviews/2009/20090610001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090610001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Johnny Golightly Comes Home: A Portrait Of Eccentricity by Pat Hopkins\" title=\"Johnny Golightly Comes Home: A Portrait Of Eccentricity by Pat Hopkins\" /></a><i>Johnny Golightly Comes Home</i> is an interwoven tale of the stories of two men: an artist buried within multiple identities and a writer tasked with the impossible assignment of getting to the core of these identities in order to write the artist's biography. The result is a riveting, engaging account of frustration and eccentricity that is rich with metaphor and symbolism. [&nbsp;<a href=\"books/reviews/2009/20090610001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"books/reviews/2009/20090604001-01.html\"><b><i>Pompidou Posse</i> By Sarah Lotz</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"books/reviews/2009/20090604001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090604001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Pompidou Posse by Sarah Lotz\" title=\"Pompidou Posse by Sarah Lotz\" /></a>Author Sarah Lotz's riveting debut novel is a sensational tale of two British teenagers on the run in Paris that features quirky characters, dark humour, and the seedy side of one of Europe's most glamorous cities. [&nbsp;<a href=\"books/reviews/2009/20090604001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",

"<a href=\"music/reviews/2009/20090408001-01.html\"><b>Duncan Sheik: <i>Whisper House</i></b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"music/reviews/2009/20090408001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090408001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Duncan Sheik: Whisper House\" title=\"Duncan Sheik: Whisper House\" /></a><i>Whisper House</i>, Duncan Sheik's enigmatic sixth studio album and a collaboration with Holly Brook is probably best described as a 10-track experimental narrative journey with a supernatural edge that touches on various themes, including World War II and grief. [&nbsp;<a href=\"music/reviews/2009/20090408001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"games/casual/reviews/2009/20090306001-01.html\"><b><i>Death Dice Overdose</i></b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"games/casual/reviews/2009/20090306001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2009/20090306001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Death Dice Overdose\" title=\"Death Dice Overdose\" /></a>Overdosing is never fun, except in this game, and in playing this game so much that you take three weeks to write the review (though some might argue that that's not fun). Anyway, if you like fast-paced madness that's oddly zen and usually over in 30 seconds, <i>Death Dice Overdose</i> is your game. [&nbsp;<a href=\"games/casual/reviews/2009/20090306001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"culture/features/2008/20081112001-01.html\"><b>A Tale Of Terror: The Boise Zombie Walk</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"culture/features/2008/20081112001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2008/20081112001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"A Tale Of Terror: The Boise Zombie Walk\" title=\"A Tale Of Terror: The Boise Zombie Walk\" /></a>Halloween comes but once a year but zombies are forever (unless you hack them to bits, which is recommended). Celebrate the quest for braaaaainnnnsssss with brainwavez.org's recent shuffle through Boise, Idaho, the potato capital of the world (not including Ireland...and possibly some other places). [&nbsp;<a href=\"culture/features/2008/20081112001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"cfea/2008/20081024001-01.html\"><b>Palin As President</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"cfea/2008/20081024001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2008/20081024001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Palin As President\" title=\"Palin As President\" /></a>Close your eyes (after reading this). Now imagine: it's sometime in the future. The near future. The US elections are over. The Republicans are in power. But oh, no! John McCain has died of complications related to being very old. There's a new president in the White House. It's a woman. Who is it? Could it be... Sarah Palin? What would it be like to visit the Oval Office with Sarah Palin in charge? Well, wonder no more as you experience Palin As President. [&nbsp;<a href=\"cfea/2008/20081024001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",
"<a href=\"travel/za/kwazulu-natal/activities/2008/20080815001-01.html\"><b>The Anti-Connoisseur\'s Guide To A Walk In The African Bush</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"travel/za/kwazulu-natal/activities/2008/20080815001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2008/20080815001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"The Anti-Connoisseur's Guide To A Walk In The African Bush\" title=\"The Anti-Connoisseur's Guide To A Walk In The African Bush\" /></a>Africa. Continent of mystery and charging wildlife. Stay in your cars, people, you don't want to get mauled! However, should someone give you the opportunity to go for a stroll with a ranger (make sure he has a big gun), well, you can't really turn something such as that down, can you? It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience... assuming you return with your life. It's pretty much guaranteed you'll return with an experience. [&nbsp;<a href=\"travel/za/kwazulu-natal/activities/2008/20080815001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]",


"<a href=\"travel/za/western_cape/activities/2008/20080131001-01.html\"><b>Skydive Cape Town</b></a><br /><br /><a href=\"travel/za/western_cape/activities/2008/20080131001-01.html\"><img src=\"media/thumbnails/2008/20080131001t1.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Skydive Cape Town\" title=\"Skydive Cape Town\" /></a>If the weather's good but you've run out of things to do in Cape Town (though hard to imagine, one presumes that could be possible) why not jump out a plane? Experience our attempt at defying gravity, strapped to the crotch of a complete stranger, at 9000 feet. [&nbsp;<a href=\"travel/za/western_cape/activities/2008/20080131001-01.html\">Read&nbsp;on...</a>&nbsp;]"
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