February 2012
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Ken Livingstone: “A gay banker in Dubai could have his penis chopped off”
Ken Livingstone, who caused controversy last week by saying that the Conservative Party was “riddled” with homosexuals, has made headlines again after saying in an interview, that a gay banker living in Dubai would have his penis cut off.
The Labour London Mayoral candidate was talking to the...
January 2012
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Disney borrow Joy Division album cover for Micky...
I imagine this t-shirt was put forward as a joke, designed possibly by an intern working at, what I imagine, is one of those faceless corporate clothes designers; churning out, slightly different sweater designs for places like TK Maxxxxx (I never know how many xs there are) and Next (just the one x).
I hope so. I don’t know exactly how Disney’s merchandise works.
But, for a...
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Veras sink Submarine, 10 - 2 at The Massacre of...
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Angus Deyton isn’t a man unfamiliar with sting of ignominy, but he suffered probably his greatest public humiliation this weekend, as his Submarine side were torn by a rampant Vera’s team, 10 2 in the Quarter Final of the Divisional Musical Associations Cup.
Submarine had the hilarious temerity to even go ahead early...
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America, who would you vote for?
This cool as fuck, intelligent, talented man?
Or this fucking moron?
Okay, so Perry probably won’t get the Republican nomination, but I still thought it was a powerful comparison. And I know which way anyone worth respecting would vote.
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Under SOPA, you could get 5 years for uploading a Michael Jackson song. One year more than the doctor who killed him.
— Raghda Elsayed (@Skulled) January 18, 2012
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The intellectualisation of Lady Gaga fandom
If you’re anything like me you’re probably sick of reading broadsheet articles about the implacable appeal of Lady Gaga and her effortless charisma.
I just can’t abide these broadsheet claims that she is something other than just a pop star and this ever expanding vein of cloying articles seem to me, part of a sinister cultural land-grab designed to hoist Gaga onto a middle...
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Call for Submissions: What's Your Favorite Tumblr?
timemagazine:
At TIME.com, we’re working on a guide to the best Tumblrs out there. But we want to know what you think first.
What Tumblr can’t you live without? (Aside from ours, of course.) Whether it’s news, photography, design or just cat videos, we want to know what you follow — and why.
Reply to this post (and include the URL) with your picks. We’ll mark popular suggestions as “Readers’...
November 2011
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Michael Gove writes foreword to school issue James...
As I’ve already touched on today, I have my reservations when it comes to religion. It’s a topic I’m shamefully underinformed about. I mean, I know the main things, I know the five pillars of Islam, I know why the Christians don’t like men to get sexy on each other, but my biblical knowledge is to say the least, limited.
My only experience of the bible, save for finding...
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WatchOccupy Pong
This is pretty amazing. And no, I don’t usually frequent German tech blogs.
Anonymous asked: What the F*#k is Operation Margarine? You certain don't give any explanation about the title of your site. Is it a secret? Do I have to learn a funny handshake and wear a hat with a tassel in order to know, or is Operation Margarine the latest gangsta fad? Inquiring minds want to know.
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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David Whitty talks to three young non-looters
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10 amazing auto-correct fails →
This is what I do for work.
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WatchStuart Broad’s nice hatSo what if Harbhajan got a massive inside edge on it. They didn’t want DRS did they? So there. There.
July 2011
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George Monbiot gets slightly carried away
The Guardian columnist calls Murdoch’s withdrawal from BskyB bid — Our Berlin Wall moment.So the phone hacking scandal has been pootling along from one nut-busting revelation to the next for ages now. Until today when this happened.“ BREAK SKY SOURCES: NEWS CORP TO WITHDRAW BID FOR BSKYBTimGattJuly 13, 2011 As you can see this is clearly big news, as the usually reserved Tim Gatt has...
Crispin Blunt advocates market-lead housing...
June 2011
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Muddled Maude gets a mauling on Today
Kudos (or mad props to the ironically street among you) to Mark Serwotka General Sec for the Public and Commercial Services Union and Evan Davies for exposing the clear nonsense that Francis Maude has been talking about the teachers’ strike and public sector pensions.
What proportion of MPs’ earnings are added to their pension by their employer? 33%. Teachers? 13%. How about you start...
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WatchThe Green Lantern“This is a thing come true for me.”
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20 best ever Muppet songs →
No, I’m not being ironic.
May 2011
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WatchAlain De Botton on success.
“If you’ve got some energy, a few bright ideas about technology, a garage…”
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My saddest moment as a journalist
As a journalist from time to time you get the sad privilage of announcing the death of someone. Obviously countless other journalists are writing the exact same article, but chances are some people are going to learn about that person’s passing from you.
I wrote my first such article today about Macho Man Randy Savage. It was a simple piece, but oddly hard to write, it was hard to hold...
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8mm cine of Paddington station in 1962
Not sure where the horridly cheesey Pizza Express in-house pianist backing track comes from. Watch it on mute, much nicer. I’d like to point out that I don’t often frequent British Railways dot TV, I have no fondness for trains other than 8mm cine film taken of them from in 1962.
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