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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 | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


Anti-Semitism: Jewish teenager nearly beaten to death in Manchester

This is a dangerous time to be a Jew in Europe. Moshe Fuerst, 17, from Prestwich, suffered a fractured skull when he and three friends were attacked at Manchester’s Bowker Vale Metrolink … (read more)

Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Reviews | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


The next Thierry Henry is playing For Manchester United, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Chelsea And Schalke

Anthony Martial

 

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 | Comment


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 | Comment


Manchester United: Sergio Romero warms up for De Gea’s Liverpool recall

As David De Gea wonders about love and loss, one other Manchester United goalkeeper is upbeat. Sergio Romero has been talking to the media:
“Playing for United is a dream and … (read more)

Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment


Shilan Ozcelik: British persecute Kurdish woman who wanted to fight Islamic State

It’s a widely held belief that IS – or “so-called Islamic State”, if you’re a BBC viewer – are murderous Islam supremacists who spend their days raping, pillaging and dreaming … (read more)

Posted: 8th, September 2015 | In: Key Posts, Reviews | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


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 | Comment


Mug Shot pickle: man arrested for exposing his penis in Burger King

‘Pickle?’

To Florida, where Jefferson King, 33, has been arrested for allegedly exposing his ‘Whopper’ in the Burger King in West Palm Beach.

When a woman made eye contact with King and … (read more)

Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment


Manchester United: Memphis Depay and how to heal a family rift

Manchester United’s Dutch forward Memphis Depay is a heartless swine. Well, that’s we  anyone sensible can deduce from the Sun’s story:
Memphis, I miss you – EXCLUSIVE: The real reason £25m … (read more)

Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports | Comment


England balls: Arsenal striker out for six months as Hodgson considers options

The Sun says England manager Roy Hodgson has issued a “warning” to injured strikers Danny Wellbeck and Daniel Sturridge.
 HODGSON has warned Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge that time is running … (read more)

Posted: 7th, September 2015 | In: Arsenal, Liverpool, Reviews, Sports | Comment


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 | Comment


Future policing: naked toddlers to appear on sex offenders’ register

Ban this sick filth

 

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 | Comment


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 | Comment