The weather forecast for today in the newspapers was way off the mark. In reality, it should be something in the range of 13-16 degrees Celsius instead of 16-20 degrees published in the papers. Yesterday was equally inaccurate – the actual temperature was in the range of 14-18 degrees, rather than 16-21 degrees. But the… Read More »
More than 50 animal rights groups in China have urged the state broadcaster not to air a performance involving synchronised swimming by goldfish to celebrate the conclusion of the Lunar New Year festivities. How come human rights groups do not protest when the magic trick involves human beings, like sawing a woman in half?
Who determines the appropriate expiry date (or “expiration date” in American English) of a product (particularly a food item)? Have you ever wondered if your can of Coke will remain bubbly for another year as indicated on the expiry date? Well, I have. And I tried to dig up some info on this topic: Nothing… Read More »
The concept of the sing-along passed the craze status years ago, and is now an accepted fixture in public entertainment. But check out how the fithy rich in the Gulf are reinventing the karaoke phenomenon. Could this survive the flash-fire popularity of short-lived fads?
This half-page ad by Lane Crawford suffers from poor execution with amateurish use of font and font effects (oh wait, maybe they did it deliberately), and no USP mentioned. A waste of ad budget, made worse by the fact that it has been published a couple of times.
Saw this Mido ad in today’s The Standard (and it’s on the front page). Instead of “A mark of true design”, it appears more like “A mark of poor design” because the two photos do not relate to each other unless you strain your eyes to read the copy below the headline. To make matters… Read More »