By Rassam Fakour-Zaker Know Your Money Editor There have been some amazing, life-affirming occurrences over the past ten years. But you don’t want to hear about those, do you? Thought not. Here’s the most crushing letdowns of the decade… 10. The Y2K Bug: Crappest techno-crisis ever (1st January 2000) The disappointments started early this decade. [...]
Just as the title says, this is a selection of some of the finest undesirables in videogame history and what they would have going for them were they to quit their day job to dabble in things slightly more politically-orientated. It goes without saying that some may view the information contained herein as being spoiler-tastic, [...]
By Rassam Fakour-Zaker Know Your Money Editor For decades military R&D types have been desperately searching for the next big thing in “non-lethal” anti-personnel weaponry. From gay bombs to foam guns, every conceivable (and inconceivable) avenue has been explored in the quest to circumvent international human rights laws and rules of engagement in order to [...]
By Rassam Fakour-Zaker Know Your Money Editor Just because world is on the verge of a horribly messy economic apocalypse doesn’t mean we can’t have fun, right? Right. However, we all know that expenditure on leisure is one of the first casualties of a recession; therefore, financially prudent entertainment is the best option. That’s where [...]
By Rassam Fakour-Zaker Know Your Money Editor Time Magazine Person of the Year 2005, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Messiah of Rock ‘n’ Roll™, Guardian of Humanity™, Saviour of Africa™, Patron Saint of Cowboy Hats™. He’s probably too busy to get around to this, so [...]
What a winker Sarah Palin is, eh? This gun-toting, moose-hunting, bible-believing, ‘super mum’ has been elevated from the geographical and political wilderness of Alaska to the top table of the Republican hierarchy. Her appointment by John McCain divided republican opinion, some seeing it as evidence of McCain being slightly unhinged to install an inexperienced, unknown [...]
McDonald’s, the world’s largest food chain, is a staggering company. The figures speak for themselves: over 26,500 outlets in 119 countries serving around 39 million people every day and annual revenues of over $23 billion. But this success has not come without its fair share of criticism and controversy. Serious critisicm of the company has [...]
An economic tsunami is reverberating around the world. The foundations of financial institutions are shaking. Governments, in an unprecedented move, are pouring billions of tax payers’ dollars into financial markets, guaranteeing customers’ savings and taking full or part control of major banks in an attempt to re-build confidence in lending and stabilise the economy. In [...]
We all know that the American economy is weaker than it has been in years. Although the talk of a recession of epic proportions that will make the 1929 Depression look like a stroll in the park being a little premature, that doesn’t mean that things will be getting any easier any time soon. With [...]
With the US Presidential Election looming on the horizon in just a few short months and the campaign trail hotting up, the issues that are relevant to the American public are coming under scrutiny. It’s no wonder when you think just how many problems George W Bush will be leaving behind for the next lucky [...]
