Those devilish pranksters, Improv Everywhere, filled a subway carriage with identical twins, creating a human mirror simply to delight people or freak them out, depending on their disposition. Genius! Video and more photos from the event here.
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Will Nikki Webster infect me with malware?
Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
I came across this warning while fact-checking a story.And your brain, no doubt.Here's what I remember about Nikki Webster: dangling from a wire at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sydney eight years ago; a song called "Strawberry Kisses" that could easily become Rickrolling V2.0. That's it. And she's still, against all odds, trying to become a brand. Last I heard she was working the gay
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Odd jobs
Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
In an institution as old as the British royal household there are some positions that go back centuries, to when the monarchy actually ran the country.
Some positions no longer exist because the roles were absorbed by government. The Master of the Revels, for instance, oversaw royal festivities and, oddly, stage censorship. The Master of the Great Wardrobe ran the office that provided clothing
Some positions no longer exist because the roles were absorbed by government. The Master of the Revels, for instance, oversaw royal festivities and, oddly, stage censorship. The Master of the Great Wardrobe ran the office that provided clothing
Piss off a pilgrim
Posted on 02:40 by Unknown
Two student activists took the New South Wales Government to court today to challenge the special World Youth Day laws that allowed police to detain people or fine them $5,500 for “annoying or inconveniencing” Catholic pilgrims (first discussed in this post) – and won.They argued that the laws, which were never discussed or debated in Parliament, were unconstitutional because they would make
Monday, 14 July 2008
Vertigo-round
Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
The Coen brothers are channelling the spirit of Saul Bass in the poster for their new film, Burn After Reading.By the way – quite the cast, isn't it? It opens the Venice Film Festival at the end of August, arriving in cinemas swiftly afterwards. The trailer's here.
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Black-collar crime
Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
The Pope's in town and says he'll apologise for all the pedophile priests. Sorry about all the kiddy-fiddling! Happy World Youth Day, everyone!Broken Rites is a group that helps victims of church-related sex abuse to obtain justice. Since 1993 they’ve documented thousands of cases, in particular involving the Catholic Church. Here is their list of the 107 Catholic priests and religious brothers
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Then why, exactly, are you here?
Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
What is the one thing that all dreadful people on reality TV shows say to excuse their dreadfulness?
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