How long?!

The eight year sentence imposed in 2008 on this nineteen year old in Texas, USA was later reduced to two years. This clip is also an interesting snapshot of the crossroads that non-conciliatory judicial forces (including an Episcopal church) and mainstream media attitudes meet at in 21st Century America. What would a 'not guilty' plea have incurred?

Tune of the Day

PHI LIFE CYPHER / TASKFORCE: whos this?

New Year, New Career.....?

Aid your understanding in how to become a train driver with this National Geographic train driving documentary [simulation]

10 things you can do....

Is prevention better than cure? Click here to find out what you can do to help

Tune of the Day

M9: Colors (Produced by Loopholes)

London Underground CCTV

This website has compiled a list of the most surveillance heavy spots on the London Underground: click here for more information about the 15,000 odd cameras on the system

Fare Evasion

A few years back following on from their own report, the bods at MTA decided to quintuple the fare evasion fine in NYC from $100 to $500. London Underground typically smash this out of the water with a maximum penalty of £1000 although given current fare rates and rises it would be interesting to know if bunking the tube might work out cheaper in the long run....

I'd buy that for a dollar!

Back when Hip Hop was taking off in New York City, Norman Mailer wrote this article for Esquire magazine: The Faith of Graffiti

Christmas Times and Sale Info

Owl vs Police

It seems that in France, even the wildlife have started to revolt: Owl vs Police