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Nighthawks by Edward Hopper – the Coronavirus Years

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper – the Coronavirus years.

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Posted: 13th, March 2020 | In: Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment

Coronavirus: Wash your hand with soap and water – gels, wipes and sanitisers are over-rated

Did you wash your hands with soap and water or did you buy some mix of chemicals and smear it all over them, a gel, a wipe or a hand … (read more)

Posted: 13th, March 2020 | In: The Consumer | Comment

Arteta and Arsenal catch Coronavirus: West Ham, Leicester, Portsmouth and Manchester City in turmoil; Liverpool doomed

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Now that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus, surely the football season is over. Arsenal have closed their training ground and Arteta and all members of the … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2020 | In: Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Sports | Comment

Premier League: suspend season as Leicester players catch Coronavirus

After the N.B.A. suspended its season on Wednesday after one Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League is under pressure to call off the current football season … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2020 | In: Key Posts, News, Sports | Comment

Coronavirus kills media paywalls

Such is the huge level of internet traffic generated by the coronavirus story that many publications have torn down their paywalls for coronavirus coverage. They want your clicks. Well, not … (read more)

Posted: 12th, March 2020 | In: News | Comment

Coronavirus and SARS: Why do new diseases come from China?

Why did Coronavirus strain COVID-19 begin in China? Vox takes a look:

Both SARS and COVID-19 are in the “coronavirus” family, and both appear to have emerged from animals in China’s … (read more)

Posted: 11th, March 2020 | In: News | Comment

Coronavirus: taking out a virus with guns

The Coronavirus can be defeated. Like anything else, you just needs bigger guns:

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Posted: 11th, March 2020 | In: Strange But True | Comment

Coronavirus panic: Daily Star doubles as toilet roll

Panic over. The Daily Star is offering its readers a free ‘cut out and keep’ toilet roll with every newspaper. “BOG OFF!” screams the headline – Buy One Get One … (read more)

Posted: 10th, March 2020 | In: News, Tabloids | Comment

Coronavirus toilet roll panic: ‘No toilet rolls kept in this van overnight’

Coronavirus toilet roll panic: ‘No toilet rolls kept in this van overnight’

Coronavirus is giving people the runs – and they’re running to the shops buy stacks of toilet rolls. The … (read more)

Posted: 10th, March 2020 | In: Key Posts, News | Comment

Coronamania hits the UK : Tesco introduces rationing

High Street Virus

Tesco has brought in rationing as the coronavirus affects minds and drives the country mad. The panicky are limited to buying no more than five of each of … (read more)

Posted: 8th, March 2020 | In: News | Comment

Tampon tax is over: invest your saving in vagina candles and steamers

Good news, then. The State’s 5% rake on all sanitary products is to end. The sex-based “tampon tax” will be abolished from January. And you can thank Brexit for the … (read more)

Posted: 7th, March 2020 | In: Money, News | Comment

Back to The Future’s Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox meet for Parkinson’s poker night

‘All in with Christopher Lloyd at Michael J. Fox Poker Night!’ To help the Michael J. Fox Foundation in its quest to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease, Michael … (read more)

Posted: 7th, March 2020 | In: Celebrities, Film, News | Comment

Coronavirus: how to prevent a world soap shortage

Having been told to wash out hands for 20 seconds – or as long it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice – not to touch our face (and certainly not … (read more)

Posted: 6th, March 2020 | In: News, The Consumer | Comment

Coronavirus in London: Who is Lady Buckethead?

Are you taking precautions against catching the coronavirus, like washing your hands whilst singing Happy Birthday to the tune to Anarchy in the UK and “self-isolating” in a place where … (read more)

Posted: 5th, March 2020 | In: Key Posts, News | Comment

The (Non) Fighting Cock: Eric Dier launches one man stands invasion at Spurs

Not long after Spurs lost at home to Norwich in the FA Cup, Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier dashed into the stands to confront a member of the self-described ‘Yid Army’ … (read more)

Posted: 5th, March 2020 | In: News, Sports, Spurs | Comment

Rebecca Long-Bailey and anti-semitism: I’m a victim too!

Rebecca-Long Bailey, aka Corbyn II, is the Labour MP who saw the electorate send her party to their worst defeat since 1935 and gave leader Jeremy Corbyn 10/10 for his … (read more)

Posted: 4th, March 2020 | In: News, Politicians, TV & Radio | Comment

Woman snorts 500 times LSD dose thinking it’s cocaine – case study

A volunteer undergoing LSD research project at an honor camp in Viejas, California, Sept. 6, 1966.

The woman who snorted 550 times the average dose of LSD thinking it cocaine has lived … (read more)

Posted: 4th, March 2020 | In: Strange But True | Comment

Lawyer creates 68 billion musical melodies by algorithm so you can never be sued for copyright infringement

Two lawyers think if every piece of 12-note musical melody can be created by an algorithm then all music is publicly owners and nobody gets sued for copyright theft. So … (read more)

Posted: 4th, March 2020 | In: Key Posts, Music, Technology | Comment

18 Syrians* found living inside takeaway boxes in a Darlington hedge (*Syrian hamsters)

How did twenty hamsters inside takeaway food containers come to be living in a hedge in Darlington? The 18 Syrian and two dwarf hamsters were noticed in Park Crescent, Darlington, … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, March 2020 | In: News, Strange But True | Comment

Boris Johnson baby linked to cancer

The Daily Mirror turns the joyous news that Carrie Symonds, Boris Johnson’s lover, is expecting their baby into something dark and cruel. Boris “broke” news of the baby, says … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, March 2020 | In: News, Politicians, Tabloids | Comment

Arsenal: Torreira is fine after Mike Dean says bad Portsmouth tackle was fair

Arsenal have suggested that Torreira wasn’t too badly hurt as the Gunners took on Portsmouth in the FA Cup. “Reports said he did not require a hospital visit,” says NBC. … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, March 2020 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Demons in the bedroom – illuminated Medieval intrigue and the birth of Merlin

These images from illuminated Medieval manuscript tell the story of the birth of Merlin. Upset by so many souls being released from Satan’s bondage thanks to Christ’s harrowing of Hell, … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, March 2020 | In: Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment

Arsenal balls: Mustafi will walk again

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When Shkodran Mustafi was substituted as Arsenal toiled to eventual Europa League defeat at the hand of Olympiacos, the vultures reported on his “hamstring injury”. The Arseblog blog saw a … (read more)

Posted: 1st, March 2020 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Read the Rolling Stone essay that became Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

You can read for free the 23,000-word essay for Rolling Stone that Hunter S. Thompson turned into Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Thompson’s tale begins with the death of Ruben … (read more)

Posted: 1st, March 2020 | In: Books, Celebrities, The Consumer | Comment

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