Theorists and Critics

Microsoft 'fixes' bring more pain (Asia Times)

16 May 2008

HUA HIN, Thailand - The release by Microsoft this month of its bug-fixing Windows XP Service Pack 3 had its expected aftermath - a plethora of complaints as customers tried to install the software.

The Myth of Neo-Colonialism (Africa Business Information Services)

14 May 2008

More than three decades after most African nations became independent, there is no consensus on the legacy of colonialism.

Altmusic: Philip Jeck, Sandoz Lab Technicians (Scoop.co.nz)

13 May 2008

Philip Jeck works with old records and record players salvaged from junk shops turning them to his own purposes. Since the early '80's he has made soundtracks and toured with many dance and theatre companies as well as his solo concert work.