Sights along the road

In November 2022, the Montreal-based rapper-singer-songwriter Quinton Barnes tweeted “I want to work with noise/improv musicians in some capacity”. Barnes was looking to explore the Frenchman’s thesis that, by providing a channel for noise, music can challenge the normative order and change the course of social development.

World-class football, iconic bands, the industrial revolution… The list of what makes Manchester famous goes on and on, and it wouldn’t be complete without all the festive fun the city has to offer. The Christmas markets are an absolute highlight, but the holiday cheer doesn’t end there. Ice rinks, twinkling trails, themed parties, cosy meals, charming gifts – there’s “summat” special wherever you turn. As Santa and his helpers get their sleigh ready, the city comes alive and, as the Tony Walsh...

In Austria, there is a housing shortage and rents are rising. Some experts believe that can be offset by imposing a so-called vacancy tax (Leerstandsabgabe) on properties that are available for rent or sale but are unoccupied.

Games are fun. They make us laugh, think, learn something… Whichever it is – and often it’s all those things and more – we love playing games. No matter the reason we play, for most of us it’s a guarantee, or even the equivalent, of having a great time. Whether we’re kids or grown-ups.

2020 was a year most sectors would want to forget, and the automotive industry is no exception. Based on early market data, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the global sales of automobiles dropped to under 64 million units – three years earlier they had peaked at 80 million. The chief reason for this decline was the pandemic. With countries around the world implementing lockdown measures, manufacturing essentially came to a halt. Additionally, consumer demand plunged: those of us who were thinking of getting a (new) car shelved the idea until an uncertain date.

Hydrogen - is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe. On earth, it is most commonly found in water, but it exists in every living thing. It burns with an invisible flame. That’s probably all most of us remember about hydrogen from school, which doesn’t do justice to its versatility. After all, it’s not for nothing that there’s this buzz surrounding hydrogen and that it’s often considered the energy storage of the future.

Though it rarely exists

The Golden State is famous for the glamor of Hollywood; Silicon Valley, which is worth more than all the gold extracted during the Gold Rush; the gorgeous golden poppy; and, of course, sunshine. But it turns out that, to flip the saying on its head, not all that is gold actually glitters.

In their 200

iTunes is often said to have revolutionized the way we listen to music. Fair enough, but if you used Apple’s service in the early days, you will remember that once you’d purchased a song you couldn’t just share it with your friends. Unless they had the iTunes app or an iPod, you were unable to show them your new favorite tune because it wouldn’t play on their PC or laptop. Robbie Williams, Destiny’s Child and whoever else was featured in your music library were all locked in there. As were you –