April 2012
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a...”
– Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice (1813)
The 10 best first lines in fiction
Our guide to the greatest opening lines of novels in the English language, from Jane Austen to James Joyce
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Cispa must be blocked, say Anonymous hackers
This video released by the Anonymous hacking collective urges the US public to stop the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection act (Cispa) in the Senate. The bill, passed by the US House of Representatives on Thursday, encourages companies and the federal government to share information collected on the internet to prevent electronic attacks from...
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Rupert Murdoch: the life and times of a media mogul
Ever since his purchase of the News of the World in 1969, Rupert Murdoch has been a powerful and imposing figure in British life. At 81, as his activities are investigated by the Leveson inquiry, we take a look at the highs and lows of a career in the UK that has straddled six decades
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Are you a workaholic?
Look at each of the following statements and give yourself a score between 1 and 5 for each, where: 1 = Never; 2 = Rarely; 3 = Sometimes; 4 = Often and 5 = Always.
You think of how you can free up more time to work.
You spend much more time working than initially intended.
You work in order to reduce feelings of guilt, anxiety, helplessness and depression.
You have been told by others to cut...
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“What a day. For anyone remotely interested in the way Britain works, the next 12...”
– Andrew Sparrow looks at the day ahead on the politics live blog - which includes Rupert Murdoch giving evidence at the Leveson inquiry into phone hacking. Murdoch has never been held to account in this way before.
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From the Observer archive, 24 April 1960: office... →
Originally published in the Observer on 24 April 1960. John Davy, the science correspondent, writes:
The machine is necessarily quite elaborate and is not intended to compete with “small desk top copiers”, the Rank firm says. The plan is to rent the machines to users for £30 per week, as is already done for many of the more elaborate office machines today. If 100 copies are made...
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Former News of the World journalist Tom Latchem on...
Didn’t read his papers, didn’t choose editors, didn’t read emails… What exactly DID he do for his multi-million pound salary? #Leveson
— Tom Latchem (@theboylatch) April 24, 2012
Murdoch junior is giving evidence at the Leveson inquiry into phone hacking this morning. Follow our live blog and watch the live stream at the same time: http://gu.com/p/374e8/tw
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Who should be voted champion of the open web?
You suggested them now it’s time to place your votes. Here are just a few of the nominees:
Dunja Mijatovic – campaigner for free speech online as a representative of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Marietje Schaake – Dutch MEP and leading campaigner for internet freedom, in particular in relation to ACTA in Europe
Pamela Jones – founder of the Groklaw...
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WatchRare footage of white orca in wild
Scientists have filmed what is believed to be the first sighting of an adult white killer whale in the wild. The marine mammal, nicknamed Iceberg and believed to be at least 16 years old, was swimming with its mother and siblings in waters off the Kamchatka peninsula off the far eastern coast of Russia. Fully albino orcas can have weak immune systems and die...
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The best party on earth: South Africa's AfrikaBurn... →
Next week’s AfrikaBurn festival, the African outpost of Burning Man, may be less well-known than its American counterpart, but for DJ Ali B it’s one of the greatest parties on the planet
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The open internet: who's had the most impact?
We’ve chosen a list of 20 people who have influenced the open internet:
Rickard Falkvinge, founder, the Pirate party
Birgitta Jonsdottir, MP, The Movement, Iceland
John Perry Barlow, co-founder, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jacob Appelbaum, Advocate, researcher and Developer, Tor project
Julian Assange, editor-in-chief, WikiLeaks
Ada Lovelace, computer programmer
Richard Stallman,...
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