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Special Report – Life in Europe’s “squeezed middle”
When the world’s business and political elite gathers this week for the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland you’ll hear a lot of talk about how best to solve the world’s economic problems.
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In the Record Bag: Groove Patrol
Creator of the Audio Tokyo Electronic Music Festival and director of Eggworm, Groove Patrol (aka Nick Clarke), gives The Japan Times a peek into his record bag. Golden oldie: Slick — “Space Bass” (Fantasy). A sexy disco classic that gets better every time you hear it. So many labels today are mirroring this sound. New classic: Mountain People — “Mountain People 6.2” (Mountain People). One of my …
Read more on The Japan Times

Pollution Detecting Clothing Is Here
Leave it up to a duo stuck on the fashionable yet smoggy island of Manhattan to come up with the first clothing line that can help you breathe easier. Nien Lam and Sue Ngo, two graduate students in NYU’s interactive telecommunications program, said they wanted to make a statement about air pollution while also remaining conscious of fashion. Drawing inspiration from the Hypercolor T-shirts of …
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Tiny Revolutions
In 2008, Marcus Westbury founded the Renew Newcastle project – a low-budget, DIY scheme that sought to reenergise the city by making abandoned spaces available for use by local artists.
Read more on Spike the Meanjin Blog