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This Is How We Dot It: the daily lives of seven kids in seven countries

 

This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe features the daily routines of seven children from different countries around the world (Japan, Peru, Iran, Russia, India, Italy, and Uganda).
In Japan Kei plays Freeze … (read more)

Posted: 17th, May 2017 | In: Books | Comment

Watford balls: insulting Walter Mazzarri in English is easy

On Twitter, Daily Mirror football writer John Cross is having a pop at Watford FC’s Italian manager of the moment Walter Mazzarri,  a man he calls “an insult to the … (read more)

Posted: 17th, May 2017 | In: Sports, Tabloids | Comment

The RompHim male romper suit is the stuff of nightmares

 

Men are in crisis. Following the man bun and undersized jackets that turns young men into Norman Wisdom tribute acts, the latest douchebag style is the male romper suit. Called the … (read more)

Posted: 17th, May 2017 | In: Fashion, The Consumer | Comment

News Boob: BBC News reporter brushes off a lurker by pushing her breast

 
Live News is hard. So spare a thought for BBC reporter Ben Brown confronted with an unwelcome guest. He sees her off in unconventional fashion:

 

 

Spotter: Reddit … (read more)

Posted: 16th, May 2017 | In: TV & Radio | Comment

Crocodiles eat pastor trying to walk on water at Crocodile River

To Crocodile River, Zimbabwe, where a pastor is trying to walk on water. Pastor Jonathan Mthethwa of the Saint of the last days church was unsuccessful. And is devoured by … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2017 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True | Comment

The Starbucks mermaid reimagined by South Korean artist Soo Min Kim

 

Via Soo Min Kim, Hint … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2017 | In: The Consumer | Comment

Ueli Steck climbs the North Face of the Eiger in 2 hours and 47 minutes (video)

Ueli Steck (4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) died near Mount Everest. The Swiss climber fell 1000 metres to his death. He was an incredible athlete, who scaled the famed and … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2017 | In: Sports | Comment

The Hard Left’s last gasp for power: tracing Jeremy Corbyn’s revolutionary socialism since 9/11

 

News that Andrew Murray, a “longstanding communist party member who joined Labour in December”, is running the Labour Party’s General Election campaign raises eyebrows. The Hard Left have taken over … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2017 | In: Key Posts, News, Politicians | Comment

Police watchdog investigates Met’s links to Indian hackers

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating an anonymous tip-off that the London Metropolitan Police’s National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit asked Indian police to hire hackers to break … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2017 | In: Reviews, Technology | Comment

He’s right: Jeremy Corbyn’s high income does not make him wealthy

 

Is Jeremy Corbyn a wealthy man? We don’t know. We haven’t seen his tax returns. All we do know is that he earns well. The UK average salary is around … (read more)

Posted: 15th, May 2017 | In: Money, Politicians | Comment

The textbook Theresa May interview

Theresa May must have splinters from sitting on the fence for so long. Talking with the Sunday Times, May gave answers to a questionnaire. They are textbook Theresa May:

 

 

Spotter: @MrHarryCole … (read more)

Posted: 14th, May 2017 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Hate crime police investigate Caitlyn Jenner heckler who yelled ‘Oi, Bruce, get your dick out!’

It certainly wasn’t polite to heckle Cailtyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner of Kardashian fame, but a hate crime?

The Mail reports:
A photographer shouted at Caitlyn Jenner ‘Oi Bruce, get your dick out’ … (read more)

Posted: 14th, May 2017 | In: Key Posts, Reviews | Comment

Bias: Stoke City praise Peter Crouch’s ‘expert’ cheating against Arsenal

Media Bias: when Stoke City’s Peter Crouch scored with his hand against Arsenal in yesterday’s Premier League match, pundits on BBC TV’s Match of the Day pundit meekly said ‘It should … (read more)

Posted: 14th, May 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Evolution of Douchebag Style – the man bun vaper and beyond

Inspired by 100 Year of Beauty, some bright sparks have nailed the running joke of men’s fashion with the “Evolution of Douchebag Style”.

 

Spotter: BlameItOnTheVoices … (read more)

Posted: 14th, May 2017 | In: Fashion | Comment

Warning: ‘You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks’

To Capistrano Beach, California, where the police are issuing a warning:
“You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. They are advising you exit the water in a calm manner. … (read more)

Posted: 13th, May 2017 | In: Strange But True | Comment

The Paleobiology Database Navigator show you where to find fossils

 

The Paleobiology Database Navigator is a map that shows where the most fossils have been found.

Last week, an approximately 110-million-year-old fossil revealed a new species of nodosaur.

 

 

 
The best-preserved dinosaur fossil … (read more)

Posted: 13th, May 2017 | In: Strange But True | Comment

Injury Balls: Arsenal sell Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for spare parts

Injury Balls: a look at unreliable reporting. When Alex Oxlade-Chameberlain was substituted in Arsenal’s win over Southampton, the knives were out. It was all over for ‘The Ox’.

Daily Mirror: “The … (read more)

Posted: 13th, May 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Liverpool balls: Mark Lawrence hails Klopp’s new Invincibles

Liverpool are just one match away from being The Invincibles Mark 11, aping Arsenal’s achievement of going an entire Premier League season unbeaten.

According to BBC pundit and former Liverpool player Mark Lawrenson’s … (read more)

Posted: 12th, May 2017 | In: Liverpool, Sports | Comment

‘A sasquatch tried to rape me’: Colorado hunter tells all

 

Darrel Whitaker, 57, of Glenwood Springs in Colorado, says he was sexually assaulted by a sasquatch. He says it was attempted rape.

Darrel was at his hunting cabin when a “gorilla-like” creature dropped from a … (read more)

Posted: 12th, May 2017 | In: Strange But True | Comment

The Frida Khalo action figure is coming to a store near you

 

Today Is Art Day’s Kickstarter is raising money to make a Frida Kahlo figure. At 5 inches tall, fashioned from quality plastic, Frida Kahlo action doll features a monkey on her back and a … (read more)

Posted: 12th, May 2017 | In: Celebrities, The Consumer | Comment

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