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London World War 2: Bill Brandt’s brilliant photos of Underground shelters
Not long after the Blitz began the Ministry of Information commissioned Bill Brandt to photograph the air-raid shelters. The pictures were sent to Washington in an attempt to bring America … (read more)
Posted: 9th, September 2015 | In: Reviews | 0 Comments
Chelsea: Eva Carneiro ‘sues’ the Blues but the secretary tag need not be sexist
Chelsea club doctor Eva Carneiro is to sue the club, says the Sun. On what charge? What’s the crime?
Neil Curtis explains:
It is understood Carneiro could claim sexism in part of … (read more)
Posted: 9th, September 2015 | In: Chelsea, Sports | 0 Comments
Politician wants pedestrians to give drivers the finger when crossing roads
In the drawer marked ‘What could go wrong?’ we find Norm Kelly, Councillor for the City of Toronto, Canada. He wants pedestrians to give motorists the finger while crossing the … (read more)
Posted: 9th, September 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | 0 Comments
Ofcom reports: 2% say too little sex on TV
The figures do not lie. The OFCOM MEDIA TRACKER 2014 (16th May to 20th June and 1st to 31st August and 1st to 30th November 2014) says that 2% of … (read more)
Posted: 9th, September 2015 | In: Reviews, TV & Radio | 0 Comments
Anti-Semitism: Jewish teenager nearly beaten to death in Manchester
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Reviews | 0 Comments
Sajid Javid outs the growing band of liberal, middle-class, worthy and socially acceptable anti-Semites
UK Business Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, is right. The casual drip-drip dinner table racism is rife.
The rich Jew – all Jews are rich, says the casual bigot. The clever Jew … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Reviews | 0 Comments
Transfer Balls: Arsenal set to beat Spurs to Breel Embolo
Arsenal wants to sign FC Basel’s Breel Embolo, says the Daily Express. The Cameroon-born 18-year-old has scored 11 goals in 36 appearances for the Swiss outfit.
The paper says Wenger will bid £10million for the Swiss … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Arsenal, Sports, Spurs | 0 Comments
Watch: Kurt Vonnegut interviewed for The Infinite Mind from within Second Life
In 2006, Kurt Vonnegut featured on Second Life’s Infinite Mind Series. The interview was sparked by the writer’s God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian.
The premise of the collection is that Vonnegut employs … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Books, Reviews | 0 Comments
SEO Football: Liverpool ‘move’ Clyne in robot news masterclass, Daily Telegraph link Arsenal to Cavani
SEO Football: a look at mainstream media football news stories written for robots.
The Daily Express.
Scoop 1:
Liverpool star Nathaniel Clyne set for shock move
WHAT? He only joined in the summer!
The England international … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, manchester united, Reviews, Sports | 0 Comments
Every football pundit’s prediction for the 2015 Premier League top 4
The football pundits and journalists in the mainstream media love to make a Premier League prediction. On the Manchester City forums, west didsblue has collated all the tips.
Telegraph
Henry Winter: Chelsea Manchester City … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Reviews, Sports | 0 Comments
The next Thierry Henry is playing For Manchester United, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Chelsea And Schalke
The Daily Mail hails Anthony Martial as “the next Thierry Henry”.
We’ve been here before.
The National (AE): “Wenger’s search for next Thierry Henry is over” (it’s Marouane … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Arsenal, manchester united, Sports | 0 Comments
Amanda Knox: guilty by media spin and police failures
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher in Perugia. The case began on 2 November 2007, when the body of Kercher, 21, was found in the Italian … (read more)
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Key Posts, Reviews | 0 Comments
Manchester United: Sergio Romero warms up for De Gea’s Liverpool recall
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | 0 Comments
Shilan Ozcelik: British persecute Kurdish woman who wanted to fight Islamic State
Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Key Posts, Reviews | 0 Comments
Minnesota Golden Gophers football team recruit Dramatic Chipmunk to distract rivals
The Minnesota Golden Gophers American football team have recruited Dramatic Chipmunk.
Bleacher Report says DC has already scored his first hit, psyching out TCU kicker Jaden Oberkrom.
For those of you still watching the … (read more)
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Sports | 0 Comments
The life and death of Tower Records – a documentary
Who didn’t go to Tower Records?
Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a … (read more)
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Film, Music | 0 Comments
For sale: the ultimate Manchester United car (photos)
Spotted for sale over on the Trade Cars Clackheaton site, this stunning vehicular homage to all things Manchester United could be yours for just £790.
As you can no doubt see, … (read more)
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports, The Consumer | 0 Comments
Mug Shot pickle: man arrested for exposing his penis in Burger King
When a woman made eye contact with King and … (read more)
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | 0 Comments
Manchester United: Memphis Depay and how to heal a family rift
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | 0 Comments
England balls: Arsenal striker out for six months as Hodgson considers options
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Arsenal, Liverpool, Reviews, Sports | 0 Comments
Gif reveals how fast New Horizons is flying
How fast is New Horizon’s moving as it flew by Pluto? We know the numbers: the pod that’s taken nine year to reach Pluto is moving at 36,000 mph.
Clay Bavor has … (read more)
Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Gifs, Reviews, Technology | 0 Comments
Future policing: naked toddlers to appear on sex offenders’ register
The sex offenders’ register is now so wide ranging it could serve as a contacts book for anyone mourning the loss of the Ashley … (read more)
Posted: 6th, September 2015 | In: Reviews | 0 Comments
Tories attack disabled Liverpool fan they once praised
Liverpool fan John Smith has been winning plaudits for his work with the disabled.
The Mirror reported on August 18:
A lifelong Liverpool FC fan who overcame his disabilities to become a … (read more)
Posted: 6th, September 2015 | In: Liverpool, Politicians, Reviews, Sports | 0 Comments