Photojournalism Category
The Ghost of Christmas Presents Past: Mr Microphone
THE Ghost of Christmas Presents Past – Number Three: Mr Microphone
LAST month we looked at the K-Tel “Various Artists” compilation albums that took Britain by storm in the Seventies. But that wasn’t the end of the story.
K-Tel was the brainchild of Philip Kives, a salesman from Winnipeg. In the mid-sixties he was flogging new-fangled Teflon pans by demonstrating them on TV. It worked a treat, so he went to Australia, where he used the same method to shift a million knives in five months, making a profit of a million dollars.
This didn’t go down too well with his supplier, Seymour Popeil, who refused to do business with him after that. Kives responded by temporarily shifting his attention to records, releasing 25 Great Country Artists Singing Their Original Hits in Canada. Then he set up K-Tel, which sold both gadgets and records, and pushed both with maximum energy and minimum subtlety.
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Posted: 24th, December 2009 | In: Flashback, Key Posts, Photojournalism | Comments (5)
The Phat Phuc Noodle Bar
THE Phat Phuc noodle bar and obese persons’ honey trap:
Asda Puts Cock Soup On Top Shelf: 28 Smuttiest Foods Ever
Canned Whole Chicken: The Most Bizarre Canned Foods Ever
Spotter: Arbroath
Posted: 9th, July 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (2)
A Madeleine McCann Found In France
MADELEINE McCann Watch: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Madeleine McCann in the news – Another Our Maddie is found in France…
The Times: “Girl, 12, abducted by ‘internet stalker’ on family holiday in France”
Kaya Burgess reports:
A 12-year-old British girl was found sobbing in a French airport after a Belgian man abducted her from a holiday villa and tried to take her on a flight to Madrid. The girl from Glasgow had been staying with her family in a villa in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in the South of France when she was lured away by a 41-year-old man she had met on the internet.
Paedo. Internet. Foreigners. This story has all the elements of a tabloid hit. But one thing is missing…
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Posted: 8th, July 2009 | In: Madeleine McCann, Photojournalism, Reviews | Comments (3)
Canned Whole Chicken: The Most Bizarre Canned Foods Ever
THERE is no food that cannot be improved by having it canned, just as there is no song that cannot be made better with a mandolin.
Anorak presents the most bizzare canned foods ever:
Posted: 7th, July 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (4)
Michael Jackson Funeral In Pictures
MICHAEL Jackson Watch: Anorak will be – irony of ironies – live blogging the Michael Jackson funeral in picures and some words – book now to ensure disappointment.
Posted: 7th, July 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts, Photojournalism | Comments (17)
Australian Rugby League Player Admits Shitting In Hotel Corridor
NATE Myles is an Australian rugby league star with the Sydney Roosters who is very sorry for defecating in the corridor of Crowne Plaza Terrigal.
Myles says it was all “a terrible accident” caused by a stomach bug. He and the chaps had been out until 4am pressing palms and signing autographs. Says he:
“I am just very embarrassed and very sorry. I had been asleep for about four hours and I got up to go to the toilet. It was dark and I was a bit dazed. The door to the toilet was right next to the entry door and I went through the wrong one. The door locked behind me and I was stranded.”
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Posted: 6th, July 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Sports | Comments (5)
First Picture Of Michael Jackson In His Coffin
OK! magazine paid $500,000 for a picture of Michael Jackson dying – a picture captioned – get this – “IN LOVING MEMORY“. Now Anorak brings you a picture of Jackson in a coffin.
Enjoy:
Michael Jackson Memorial Tattoos: Gallery
Staff Thought Michael Jackson Playing Dead As He Lay Dying
The Ten Best Michael Jackson Conspiracy Theories
Michael Jackson Dies Without His Nose On
Michael Jackson Wanted Muslim Burial
The Real Story Of How Michael Jackson Died
Michael Jackson Puts His Kids In Child Abuse Horror Story
TMZ Guessed That Michael Jackson Had Died
Michael Jackson Death T-Shirts For Sale
Paparazzi Compare Michael Jackson’s Death To Winning FA Cup Final
Exclusive: Michael Jackson Unreleased Album With Tupac Shakur
Posted: 5th, July 2009 | In: Celebrities, Photojournalism | Comments (8)
Sarah Palin Presents The World’s Most Sexist Adverts
SARAH Palin is the victim of misogyny. Now Spazmo Barack Obama’s pitbull in lipstick, the woman who breeds retards – really – presents the most sexist adverts ever:
Posted: 4th, July 2009 | In: Key Posts, Photojournalism, Politicians | Comments (4)
Man Accused Of Sexually Harassing A Mermaid
TOMMY Ervin, manager of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, florida, faces charges that he did sexually harass a mermaid.
Ervin’s former co-worker Nancy Flowers accuses Ervin of behaving inappropriately toward her and her co-workers, including her daughter Heather Flowers, who is a mermaid at the park.
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Posted: 27th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment
Pictured: When Neda Soltan Met Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
ANORAK’S man in a hotrod – Iowahawk – brings the world a shocking iamge of when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Neda Soltan at the Iranian motor show.
Pictures Of Neda Soltan And Neda Soltani
Posted: 26th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Politicians | Comments (10)
The Most Controversial Michael Jackson Pictures
MICHAEL Jackson Watch: HELLO! magazine leads once more with pictures of Michael Jackson. These are “UNSEEN PICTURES”.
It would always take something special to make the lead Jackson narrative something other then the abuse allegations and the mobile face, and thanks to his dying the media has some new threads to tug on and unravel and tie in a knot.
Hello! lists them all on its cover:
“DEBBIE’S CUSTODY FIGHT”
“THE FAMILY FEUDS”
“THE LAST PERFORMANCE”
“THE WILL AND FUNERAL”
All good stuff for the media to sink its teeth into. But can any of these achieve a legacy that will surpass the Jackson controversies to date?
Lest the story move on, Anorak takes a look a nostalgic look Most Controversial Jackson Pictures (so far):
Posted: 25th, June 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts, Photojournalism | Comments (79)
The Most Suggestive Advert Ever For Burger King’s Seven Incher
HERE’S the most suggestive advert ever, for Burger King’s Super Seven Incher.
“Fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-grilled…”
(Click the ad.)
The woman, like the bun, appears to be made of plastic.
And it surely suggests that the beef might be hewn from all the best cuts.
And who does this ad appeal to, besides hacks looking for something to write about?
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Posted: 24th, June 2009 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comments (3)
Barack Obama’s Secret Picture Gallery 2
AFTER the Barack Obama’s Secret Picture Gallery we bring you the second album. These are pictures from Obama’s White House Flikr stream.
Barack Obama is transparent. He is almost see through. If you hold him up to the light you just see more light.
Posted: 22nd, June 2009 | In: Key Posts, Photojournalism, Politicians | Comments (4)
The Ten Best Money Saving Coupons Ever
IN a bid to save money, Old Mr Anorak has ordered his staff to pass through old magazines at his pulping/puppy mill and rip our all the coupons as his former SAVAK guards look on. Here are the Ten Best coupons:
Posted: 22nd, June 2009 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comment (1)
Twitter Can Cause Fires
IN case of fire, do not use Twitter.
He is watching – you’ve been warned.
Twitter Iran: How To Swear In Farsi
Posted: 22nd, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Reviews | Comment
The Most Bizarre Father’s Day Gifts Ever, With Incest, Nudity And Police
ANORAK presents the Most Bizarre Father’s Day Gifts Ever, featuring incest, police visits and nudity…
The nude dinner:
Posted: 21st, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment (1)
The Barack Obama Statue Tour Photos
PRESIDENT Obama – thy work is done. The craven image – Obamasus – is ready to make the grand tour.
Over 20 feet high and made from 12 tons of concrete and steel, Obama Colossus is the work of David Adickes.
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Posted: 19th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Politicians | Comment
MPs Expenses Protected By Anti-Terrorist Leglislation
MPs Expenses have kept journalists blogging as we begin to see- or, rather not to see – what they have been up to.
Meanwhile, MPs are holding meetings about how they should look when they are spotted by the TV cameras and lobby hacks – contrite, smug, aloof, springy, sweaty, tanned..?
Matt Buck surveys the scene and finds his camera and pictures seized by police under anti-terrorism legislation. But we can bring you pictures from his live cam…
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Posted: 19th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Politicians | Comment
Gold Vending Machine Prizes: Gallery
SO inclusive is the new Germany that in those gold vending machines, they have placed something for everyone.
There are gold flakes for her. Gold buckles for him. And for the gypsies – oh, how they love the gypsies – they have gold the likes of which you have never seen:
Posted: 18th, June 2009 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comment
Fred Goodwin’s Second Home Allowance
FORMER RBS supremo Sir Fred Goodwin has agreed to a 50 per cut in his £700,000 pension – “because he wants to return home to Britain from his £4 million French hideaway.”
The Mail goes on:
The former Royal Bank of Scotland chief has been living in a guarded villa on the Riviera because of public anger at his £703,000-a-year income.
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Posted: 18th, June 2009 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comments (5)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Supporters’ Rally Was Photoshopped
MAHMOUD Ahmadinejad’s supporters’ rally was photoshopped. Those thousands were less than they seemed.
And he’s only got one missile: Iran Missile Photoshop Contest
These images are all too real: Obama Turns ABC Into Pravda.
Now for a recount – pass the photcopier…
Posted: 17th, June 2009 | In: Key Posts, Photojournalism, Politicians | Comment (1)
Susan Boyle Launches Range Of Merchandise
SUSAN Boyle Watch: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Susan Boyle in the news. Susan launches a new range of merchandise, which may say well should she well, retire undefeated…
Susan Boyle is one reality TV contestant who let fame go to her head. And by that, I mean she had a breakdown as a result of the celebrity that was thrust upon her after appearing on “Britain’s Got Talent.” But she’s not alone. Paula Goodspeed committed suicide outside “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul’s home after being teased about her weak tryout. Then there’s CT from “Real World/Road Rules Challenges: The Duel 2,” who would have killed Adam in a couple fights if producers and cast members hadn’t intervened.
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Posted: 17th, June 2009 | In: Celebrities, Photojournalism | Comment
Fallen Princesses: When Reality Bites The Fairy Tale
DINA Goldstein’s Fallen Princesses place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios.
As the artist says:
In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The ‘…happily ever after’ is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues... I began to imagine Disney’s perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction and self-image issues.
If America did Little Red Riding Hood – see them all…
Posted: 15th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Reviews | Comment
How To Make A Russian Jet From Cigarettes
IN Anorak’s masterclass today, readers learn how to make a Russian Jet fighter from a cigarette box.
Old Mr Anorak once dispatched me to Cuba, approaching from Cancun. The plane was Russian. The seat fell backwards and remained supine throughout the flight. The overhead fan when touched lighted collapsed. The onboard staff laughed and then went “Whoooooh” when the plane fell and rose repeatedly.
When we landed, there was three-hour wait in the airport while a crowbar was retrieved to prise open the hold.
Anyhow, enjoy. Pass the smokes:
Posted: 14th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Technology | Comments (3)
Wong Way Renamed Wong Street
IN Riverside, California, Wong Way has been renamed Wong Street.
The road is named after George Wong, the last resident of Riverside’s former Chinatown.
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Posted: 13th, June 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment (1)
