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I Feel It In My Toes.

I Feel It In My Toes.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

FEET

Author MonticelloPosted on May 10, 2018Categories Articles

Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone.

Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Author MonticelloPosted on May 4, 2018April 19, 2018Categories Articles

Risin’ Up To The Challenge Of Our Rival.

Risin’ Up To The Challenge Of Our Rival.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Author MonticelloPosted on April 27, 2018April 19, 2018Categories Articles

Oh Well I Never, Was There Ever A Cat So Clever?

Oh Well I Never, Was There Ever A Cat So Clever?

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Author MonticelloPosted on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018Categories Articles

Heaven Sent.

Heaven Sent.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

HEAVEN SENT

Author MonticelloPosted on April 11, 2018Categories Articles

There’s Such An Air Of….

There’s Such An Air Of….

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on March 28, 2018Categories Articles

It Was A Scheme She Had, On A Theme He Had.

It Was A Scheme She Had, On A Theme He Had.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on March 20, 2018Categories Articles

Laughing On The Bus, Playing Games With The Faces.

Laughing On The Bus, Playing Games With The Faces.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on March 14, 2018Categories Articles

My Head’s Underwater.

My Head’s Underwater.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.HOT.jpg

Author MonticelloPosted on March 7, 2018March 8, 2018Categories Articles

Gimme Shelter.

Gimme Shelter.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on February 28, 2018March 8, 2018Categories Articles

I Wanna Hold Your Hand.

I Wanna Hold Your Hand.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

 

IWANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

Author MonticelloPosted on February 21, 2018Categories Articles

I Just Want Your Extra Time, And Your….

I Just Want Your Extra Time, And Your….

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

 

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Author MonticelloPosted on February 14, 2018Categories Articles

Blinded By The Light.

Blinded By The Light.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on February 7, 2018February 9, 2018Categories Articles

The Happiest Days Of Our Lives.

The Happiest Days Of Our Lives.

Rufus Norris, for The Guardian, takes the Monticello approach that creativity can be taught to anyone. So why, he writes, isn’t it being prioritised in state schools?

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018Categories Articles

The Jungle V.I.P.

The Jungle V.I.P.

The Brave New World marched on, as scientists in China cloned monkeys using the same single cell nuclear transfer technique that produced Dolly, the world’s first cloned sheep. Monkey see, monkey do?

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018Categories Articles

Listen Like Thieves.

Listen Like Thieves.

Apple released ‘HomePod’, its answer to Google’s Home and Amazon’s Echo. But if it doesn’t support Spotify, is the HomePod something of a(n admittedly beautiful) white elephant?

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018Categories Articles

I Am A Rock.

I Am A Rock.

Or Paper. Or Scissors. But beware – this ancient, universal method of dispute-setting is no longer the preserve of humankind. Yet again, the robots are coming….

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018Categories Articles

You Can Check Out Anytime You Like.

You Can Check Out Anytime You Like.

Amazon introduced the first cashier-less supermarket. And we’re pretty certain it won’t be the last….

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018Categories Articles

I Packed My Bags Last Night, Pre-Flight.

I Packed My Bags Last Night, Pre-Flight.

Elton John might have announced that he will be stopping touring. But, if certain AI businesses have their way, that doesn’t mean his avatar won’t be on a stage somewhere near you in the not-too-distant future….

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018Categories Articles

I Love Your Smile.

I Love Your Smile.

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018Categories Articles

Get Up, Stand Up.

Get Up, Stand Up.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 24, 2018Categories Articles

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles.

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles.

Author MonticelloPosted on January 17, 2018Categories Articles

What Does The Fox Say?

What Does The Fox Say?

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

What Does The Fox Say

Author MonticelloPosted on January 11, 2018Categories Articles

Baby Baby.

Baby Baby.

We all remember being dragged round Mothercare when we were young. Not much seems to have changed since then. It is time that is does, before it’s too late…

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018Categories Articles

It’s Californication.

It’s Californication.

In a clear nod to the development of new seats of influence and power, both France and Denmark have appointed two individuals to effectively be Ambassadors to Silicon Valley….

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018Categories Articles

Personal.

Personal.

Prospect Magazine reported that ‘Big Data’ means that retailers will be able to start making the prices of good personal to individuals. A smart leap forward, or another excuse to rip off the consumer?

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018Categories Articles

Living In A Box.

Living In A Box.

No one needs reminding of the need for affordable, quick-to-erect housing. But might the beautifully-named Ten Fold Engineering and their range of foldable dwellings be at least part of the answer?

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018Categories Articles

Roll Out The Barrel.

Roll Out The Barrel.

Happy Feet’s larger-than-life spiritual guru ‘Lovelace’ famously got his head caught in a plastic six-pack beer ring, highlighting the impact of plastic waste in our oceans. So Saltwater Brewery has come up with a biodegradable, edible alternative. Cheers!

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018Categories Articles

Too Much Monkey Business.

Too Much Monkey Business.

Miriam Quick, for the BBC, took a look at business buzzwords. As you might expect, a thoroughly depressing affair.

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018Categories Articles

Wearing The Face That She Keeps In A Jar By The Door.

Wearing The Face That She Keeps In A Jar By The Door.

Microsoft claims its Emotion App can predict the future. Or at least changes in Japanese monetary policy…

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Author MonticelloPosted on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018Categories Articles

Norwegian Wood.

Norwegian Wood.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Norwegian Wood.

Author MonticelloPosted on January 3, 2018Categories Articles

And They Call It Puppy Love.

And They Call It Puppy Love.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

And They Call It Puppy Love.

Author MonticelloPosted on December 20, 2017Categories Articles

Now I Know What A Fool I’ve Been.

Now I Know What A Fool I’ve Been.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Where Nothing Ever Grows.

Author MonticelloPosted on December 13, 2017Categories Articles

I’m Gonna Tell You How It’s Gonna Be

I’m Gonna Tell You How It’s Gonna Be

The BBC reported on the future of shopping. And the future of shopping, it turns out, is about pretty much everything except the act of actually buying things….

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017December 14, 2017Categories Articles

The Greatest Love Of All.

The Greatest Love Of All.

According to The Daily Mirror, the world’s first robot citizen, ‘Sophia’, has said that she would like to start a family. Time to be afraid?

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

Hands Across The Water.

Hands Across The Water.

Sally Le Page, an evolutionary biologist at Oxford, wrote a fascinating piece revealing the jaw-dropping news that certain water companies still use ‘divining rods’ to source the wetstuff that we all rely on. Crikey. Where to start?

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

Mr H Will Demonstrate 10 Somerset’s He’ll Undertake.

Mr H Will Demonstrate 10 Somerset’s He’ll Undertake.

Our old pals at Boston Dynamics, creators of various terrifying robotic inventions, announced that one of their robots could now do back-flips. And not in a cute way….

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

The Fear.

The Fear.

Bill Taylor, for Harvard Business Review, wrote about the new cultures of experimenting – and failing – that firms like Netflix, Coca-Cola and Amazon are trying to develop….

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

Do As I Say, Don’t Do As I Do.

Do As I Say, Don’t Do As I Do.

Tech Insider discovered that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids ‘tech-free’. It’s almost like they knew something that we didn’t….

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

Every Time You Go.

Every Time You Go.

Fecal transplants, the process by which you replenish your beneficial gut bacteria by inserting someone else’s poo into your body, have great results, but the physical activity procedure – perhaps understandably – apparently ain’t all that. Until now….

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

Five In One, Baby, One In Five.

Five In One, Baby, One In Five.

FIVE IN ONE, BABY, ONE IN FIVE

When UK online supermarket Ocado first started, it could take packers up to two hours to pick and fill a 50 item basket. Now robots do it. In just five minutes….

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Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

The Honky Tonk Blues.

The Honky Tonk Blues.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

The Honky Tonk Blues.

Author MonticelloPosted on December 6, 2017Categories Articles

Let Me Stand Next To Your….

Let Me Stand Next To Your….

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

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Author MonticelloPosted on November 30, 2017Categories Articles

We’re S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G.

We’re S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

We_re S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G.

Author MonticelloPosted on November 22, 2017Categories Articles

Like A Record, Baby.

Like A Record, Baby.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Like A Record, Baby.

Author MonticelloPosted on November 16, 2017Categories Articles

Mr Sandman.

Mr Sandman.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

Mr Sandman.

Author MonticelloPosted on November 8, 2017Categories Articles

The Wheels Of Justice Turned, Till The Tyres Were Bald And Burned.

The Wheels Of Justice Turned, Till The Tyres Were Bald And Burned.

Every week, Jamie Colonna, Monticello’s Creative Partner, shares an image that has – in one way or another – moved him.

The Wheels Of Justice Turned, Till The Tyres Were Bald And Burned.

Author MonticelloPosted on November 1, 2017Categories Articles

Won’t You Take Me To A Funky Town?

Won’t You Take Me To A Funky Town?

The Guardian opined that Google’s ‘plan to revolutionise cities is a takeover in all but name’. A bold step forward or cause for concern?

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Author MonticelloPosted on October 31, 2017Categories Articles

Open The Door And Let ‘Em In.

Open The Door And Let ‘Em In.

Well, soon you won’t need to. Because Amazon is trialling a service that enables its couriers to open your front door. What could possibly go wrong?

Monticello

Author MonticelloPosted on October 31, 2017Categories Articles

Fish In The Sea, You Know How I Feel.

Fish In The Sea, You Know How I Feel.

The government of Mexico declared the largest protected marine reserve in North America. Está bien padre, as they say over there….

Monticello

Author MonticelloPosted on October 31, 2017Categories Articles

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