That’s right. You can win these massive headphones right from off of my head. They may look a little like a pair of whoopee cushions, but I’ve been using them all week. Despite the fact that Sony probably gave them to us in the vague hope that we would shill some hollow praise on their product, I can safely say that they are actually pretty great if you are into hearing things clearly and loudly, and aren’t too bothered about looking a bit of a goof.
The three winners chosen to be Smile Hunter Ambassadors for the Sony Ericsson Smile Hunter competition have been busy over the last couple of months, traveling across the UK, and Europe in search of happy people. The Smile Hunter Ambassadors, Gemma Measom, 26 from London, Stuart Bradley, 21 from Tyne & Wear Newcastle and Zia Wordingham, 26 from London, have been everywhere from music award shows to Alton Towers. Their selections can be seen at www.sonyericsson.com/smilehunter. Read more »
JG Ballard was right. Fucking cars is a total turn-on. Believe me, once you’ve had Pontiac you don’t go back. In my techno-dreams, I imagine myself copulating with many of the other beautiful things I own, in a sort of cyborg, human/machine love-interface basis, a bit like early Numan. In fact, this is how I would like to make love to a series of my favourite technological appliances.
It’s fun going to Girl Talk shows because, as hundreds of people dance their asses off and scream the lyrics to every song you realize nobody at any major label will ever make one penny from this.
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She shows up at the bar wearing a Mexican blanket thing and carrying a Borges book, wagging her finger in your face for still being out at 4 AM on a Tuesday. And what do you do? Follow her home like a puppy while your friends belittle you. Because look at her.
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