football 4For instance, making the traditionally straight Australian aboriginal instrument didgeridoo into a spiral shape, not only for a new sound but for convenience of carrying as well. Or merging the droning strings of the Indian tambura with strings tuned to a pentatonic scale — like in the Japanese Koto — to create a new instrument called the Tambura Santoor.Dell’s new XPS 13, its first Copilot Plus PC, doesn’t look much different from its predecessors. It’s still ridiculously thin, super compact, and has a more minimalistic look like what we first saw with the XPS 13 Plus. It features larger keycaps for easier typing, a “touch function row” reminiscent of Apple’s experiment with the Touch Bar, and an invisible trackpad that uses haptic feedback. It feels sturdy, has a very professional appearance, and is made for frequent travellers like myself.To give them a makeover to resonate more with today’s youth, and in a bid to make it more approachable, some of the classic novels have been adapted into graphic novels. The images in a graphic book are literature in their own right, telling stories that have the ability to transcend written language and capture its essence.