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Apple CEO Steve Jobs at D8: All Things Digital with Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal.

Steve Jobs on the need for skilled news media.

by Bob Page on 2 June 2010

Actor Hugh Laurie portrays Gregory House in the 2010 season finale. Photo: Adam Taylor / FOX.

‘House MD’ takes 2 steps for film democracy.

by Bob Page on 18 May 2010

A new rap music video for a Toyota minivan by director Jody Hill, from Saatchi & Saatchi. Actors Rachael Drummond and Brian Huskey.

Minivans stake hip new claim to awesomeness.

by Bob Page on 16 May 2010

Andy Ihnatko on the story behind what is probably a new iPhone.

by Bob Page on 19 April 2010

The new chatty Steve Jobs. Plush toy by PodBrix.com.

About the chatty new Steve Jobs.

by Bob Page on 15 April 2010

Migrant Chinese children in a private school in Beijing. Photography by Dan Chung of The Guardian.

Dan Chung on Chinese migrant children and vanishing barriers to brilliant videography.

by Bob Page on 21 March 2010

1961 Aston Martin Zagato DB4 GT in 'Allure of the Automobile' at the High Museum in Atlanta. Photograph by Peter Harholdt.

The rejuvenating elegance of automobiles.

by Bob Page on 20 March 2010

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton of the McLaren F1 team.

Will McLaren’s new flute make music in F1?

by Bob Page on 13 March 2010

Nike's 'Human Chain' television commercial advertisement features Dayna Huor. Directed by Brian Beletic, the spot's ad agency was Wieden + Kennedy in Portland, Oregon.

The Human Chain. Named for victory, Nike takes on perseverance.

by Bob Page on 21 February 2010

In the promised land of mobile computing, are more than two flavors of ice cream possible?

In the promised land of mobile computing, are more than two flavors possible?

by Bob Page on 22 January 2010

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