Slowly does it…

I saw this great YouTube clip the other day from a Danish TV programme called Dumt & Farligt (Stupid & Dangerous). The show format seems a simple one – the presenters destroy household objects in a variety of ways for the amusement of the audience. (It reminds me of a primetime version of Blendtec’s famous “Will it Blend” campaign). Anyway the clip that’s doing the rounds shows these ‘moments of destruction’ in super slow motion. And they’re a genuine thing of beauty. Who’d have thought that seeing a fish bowl... Read The Rest →

Is Facebook destroying real relationships?

In this technological age, most people are members of some form of ‘social networking website’ – the likes of MySpace for those who make music, Bebo for the younger generation, LinkedIn for the business professionals and Facebook for almost, well, everybody. But is this necessarily a good thing?  Share → Tweet

Feel-good festive ad

I’ve had enough of shouty, noisy, salesy Christmas TV ads already. But blimey, have Waitrose got their TV cracked this Christmas! It might just be me being schmaltzy but I think they’ve captured the nostalgia corner really well. In a year that’s felt like damn hard going for many, I think more than ever people are after a bit of ‘feel-good’ and  cosy Christmas home-comings with everyone getting together are just the job. May classy Christmas advertising translate into many happy returns for them. Check it out here. Share →... Read The Rest →

Food for thought

Now here at BURN towers we all love our food. It’s one of the true joys in life and second only to drink in our opinion. That said, even we were alarmed by a new site called Foodista. It brings the concept of the Wiki to cooking instructions, which in our view is a recipe for disaster. Share → Tweet

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