http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtRWfQHsFtY

What you may need to know:

1. We’re always a little weary of prequels, with the occasional exception, like The Godfather Part II (1974) (a prequel AND a sequel), Smallville and Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011).

2. The Carrie Diaries is a prequel to Sex In The City. SJP isn’t involved.

3. Carrie is AnnaSophia Robb, AKA Violet in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005).

4. Unlike the original, this one definitely isn’t produced by HBO – it’s from the producers of Gossip Girl, and will air in the US on the CW, home of The Vampire Diaries and 90210.

5. @ 1’24 – it’s Martha Jones from Doctor Who!

6. I know, right?

Release Date: Spring (TBC)

The euro amount of mortgages in arrears of 180 days or more has increased by 375% since September 2009, or from €306,730,000 to €1,461,816,000 in just three years.

Ah.

What now? (TheStory.ie)

Graphs via TheStory.ie. Figures from The Central Bank of Ireland


Japanese artist Daito Manabe’s experimental music performance system (created in 2008) that uses electrical sensors to either transmit music into muscular twitches (above) or control music by facial movements.

Hacking The Human Body: Meet Daito Manabe (Creators Project)

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