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Longbow expert Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017)

 

The actor Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) has died.
Off screen he became something of an authority on the English longbow, his interest having been stimulated when, … (read more)

Posted: 4th, August 2017 | In: Celebrities, The Consumer | Comment

Transfer balls: Monaco want Sanchez, Arsenal want Lemar, Barcelona pay Neymar’s dad earns more than Messi

More news on Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez, who has endured a busy summer in the media, joining Paris Saint Germain, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. He was on his way to Chelsea, definitely staying at … (read more)

Posted: 4th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, News, Sports | Comment

Here’s how you make Siri sing Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Sing “I see a little silhouetto of a man” into your iPhone and Siri will sing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody:

 

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Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: Music, Technology | Comment

Sanchez kisses the badge and stays at Arsenal

Alexis Sanchez has been training hard at Arsenal. And today he did the unthinkable: he kissed the badge.

 

.@Alexis_Sanchez with a cheeky kiss of the badge? 😘
The @Arsenal star appears in … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, News, Sports | Comment

New Yorkers have stopped vaccinating pets over autism fears

The Brooklyn Paper reports that local New Yorkers are refusing to vaccinate their pets over autism fears. Holistic hipsters are buying into the anti-vaxx movement and “applying it to their pets”.

“I really … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: News | Comment

Jade Goody returns for one more Big Brother

 

Good news for TV types looking to create telly on a low-budget: when you hire to-deadline psychic Derek Acorah, you also get Jade Goody and David Gest. It’s a three-for-one … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: Celebrities, News, TV & Radio | Comment

Daily Mail readers confused by EU borders news

The Daily Mail is upset that the European Union has imposed “tough” security checks at airports causing British families to “suffer most”. Maybe the EU wonks hard that we Britishers … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: Tabloids | Comment

In Germany you can drink at the UnBrexit pub

In Ahaus, Germany, you can drink at the UnBrexit pub. @cirian75 spotted the place which opened in July this year:

 

 

British pubs are closing – patrons driven away by the smoking ban … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: News, The Consumer | Comment

Daily Telegraph says Prince Philip has died – regret the error

Prince Philips has retired from public service. The Prince has completed his final public engagement, of which there have been 22,219 since 1952.

But over in the Daily Telegraph no work … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, August 2017 | In: Broadsheets, Royal Family | Comment

Norwegian news site blocks readers who don’t understand the story before commenting

 

Anyone visiting the website of Norway’s NRK website is asked to take a quiz if they want to comment on a story. The idea is to ensure that everyone about … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, August 2017 | In: News, Technology | Comment

Clickbait balls: Lemar’s Arsenal hint

What is the “hint” being “dropped ” by Monaco’s Thomas Lemar that he’s on his way to Arsenal? Has he been spotted signing contracts in Alexis Sanchez’s Paris hotel?

You click … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Alexis Sanchez was in Paris to get his UK work permit

 

You read the news that Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez has “agreed”a  four-year contract with Paris Saint Germain? You read that the Arsenal player had been in Paris to meet with … (read more)

Posted: 1st, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Key Posts, Manchester City, News, Sports | Comment

Manchester City balls: Ederson has Manchester United fans laughing in The Sun

When Manchester City spunked £34.9m on Ederson – a world-record fee for a goalkeeper – the Sun’s Martin Blackburn told readers that now Pep Guadiola’s team could play the passing game he … (read more)

Posted: 1st, August 2017 | In: Back pages, Manchester City, Sports, Tabloids | Comment (1)

Straight White Male redux: feminist gets schooled in headphone technology

If you’re going to better yourself by ignoring straight white males because they are lesser beings – less compassionate; less knowing; less human – it might be an idea not … (read more)

Posted: 1st, August 2017 | In: Strange But True, Technology | Comment

Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks clocks and watches

 

 

You can buy clocks and watches themed on Monty Python s’s Ministry of Silly Walks. John Cleese’s legs and brolly form the hands.

 

 

In Kim “Howard” Johnson’s  The First 20 Years of … (read more)

Posted: 1st, August 2017 | In: Celebrities, The Consumer, TV & Radio | Comment

Snowglobes top list of confiscated airport items

 

In a move that should have marketing types swooning, London City airport has issued a Marmite amnesty. Passengers passing through the airport found in possession of the processed spread will … (read more)

Posted: 1st, August 2017 | In: News, The Consumer | Comment

Arsenal go trophy hunting with guns: club’s owner launches bloodsports channel

“What’s the best hunting channel on the telly?” is a question most of us are asked. It might be the Outdoor Sportsman Group, a online bloodsports broadcaster owned by Stan … (read more)

Posted: 31st, July 2017 | In: Arsenal, Sports | Comment

Did the Kosher Conspiracy do for Kevin Myers – sacked for using anti-Semitic tropes in the Sunday Times?

The Sunday Times has sacked Kevin Myers for his appalling article on the BBC gender pay gap. In it, Myers looked own the list of BBC earners and picked out … (read more)

Posted: 31st, July 2017 | In: Broadsheets, Key Posts, News | Comment

Angelia Jolie’s celebrity colonialism comes a cropper

Angelina Jolie has been casting for her film set in Cambodia. The film, First They Killed My Father, features children living under Pol Pot’s murderous regime. According to Evgenia Peretz writing for … (read more)

Posted: 30th, July 2017 | In: Celebrities, Film, Key Posts, News | Comment

Reporting is sketchy in the Witton Station rape case

What facts we have are simply those reported over the newswires. A girl aged either 15 (BBC, Daily Telegraph) or 14 (Birmingham  Mail, Express) was allegedly raped twice at Witton railway … (read more)

Posted: 30th, July 2017 | In: News | Comment

Accidental Nazi glitter: Tote bag says “my favorite color is Hitler”

 

The Tote bag says “My favorite color is GLITTER”. Or does it. It looks a lot like the bag says “My favorite color is Hitler”.

Your to buy on the Belle Chic website … (read more)

Posted: 30th, July 2017 | In: Fashion, The Consumer | Comment

Casual anti-Semitism creeps into a Times story on BBC pay: Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz are Jews

Kevin Myers writes in the Sunday Times:
I note that two of the best-paid women presenters in the BBC — Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz, with whose, no doubt, sterling work I … (read more)

Posted: 30th, July 2017 | In: Broadsheets, News | Comment

Transfer balls: Arsenal offer Alexis Sanchez £300,000 a week one year deal and other tall stories

What news of Alexis Sanchez, the Chilean footballer last seen cradling the dog that most likely ate his homework when the Arsenal player was a lad? Is the Chilean as … (read more)

Posted: 30th, July 2017 | In: Arsenal, News, Sports | Comments (3)

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