| Culture Lab 2004 Review |
| Culture Lab This is an up-to-date booklet with recent stories about what has been done in a wide range of fields. Written in simple, concise and easy English, it has a catchy layout with bright colours. With a content index at the beginning and a small description of some stories at the end, it is very readable and does not need more than 30 minutes to read it through. The stories, ranging from science to design, fashion and digital culture, not only talk about discoveries or improvements, but also about the authors behind these steps forward. Each story is well-structured, with lots of images and links for further understanding. The 2004 edition of Culture Lab includes an interview with Radiohead�s drummer and a brief description of the Culture Lab project. Some stories, like �Computers and Plasticine� may become a little long and boring. However, the �Did you know�?� articles truly deserve a big round of applause. The price is not exhorbitant at �3 as the whole book is a review of 2004 stories from the homonymous website, which has free access. The booklet is particularly worth it if you are a fan of visionary technologies and you can�t wait for the future to come. Jos� Pedro Silva |
| Culture Outburst What do you picture when you see this expression: Culture Lab? Isn�t a lab a place where you experiment? But with culture? Is that even possible? Culture Lab, a British magazine for young people, has made it achievable. Topics are interesting, giving the reader the latest news in music, film, fashion, design and digital culture. Everything a teenager needs to keep up-to-date. Articles are captivating, not only for the obviously carefully chosen topics, but also for the amount of information contained, revealing that the writer actually did some good research before starting the article. One can also notice the flexibility when it comes to the size of an article since it depends on the topic. New technologies are given really small articles, so that you can read, in only two pages, about a good number of new or up-coming gadgets. As for other topics which might be worth a closer look, these are given bigger articles to inform the reader better about the subject. Colours and shapes are mastered in an incredible show of design know-how to compel the reader to stop and look at the article every time you turn a page. The overall structure of the magazine shows that an incredible amount of time and thought was given to it. The main stories are in the middle pages, the newest gadgets appear at the beginning and end, and the rest of the articles are divided according to their topics. All these ingredients are carefully mixed and matched to bring us a fantastic magazine where culture and information meet pleasure for every young (or simply interested) person. Jo�o Ara�jo |
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