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“no attempt to check accuracy”…

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

When you have to apologize like this…

The Media Blog: Daily Star forced to admit it “made no attempt to check accuracy” of Raoul Moat story, pays damages

…you should probably just give up calling yourself a journalist.

We’ve Already Nuked Ourselves Over 2,000 Times…

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Really, 2000 times! Madness.

We’ve Already Nuked Ourselves Over 2,000 Times | Crooks and Liars

The most dangerous drug is…

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

This is a fantastic article; well worth the read.

“Its perhaps the biggest threat to the nations mental wellbeing, yet its freely available on every street – for pennies. The dealers claim it expands the mind and bolsters the intellect: users experience an initial rush of emotion often euphoria or rage, followed by what they believe is a state of enhanced awareness. Tragically this “awareness” is a delusion. As they grow increasingly detached from reality, heavy users often exhibit impaired decision-making abilities, becoming paranoid, agitated and quick to anger. In extreme cases theyve even been known to form mobs and attack people. Technically its called “a newspaper”.

Charlie Brooker | The most dangerous drug isnt meow meow. It isnt even alcohol . . . | Comment is free | The Guardian.

That’s got to hurt someone…

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Mainly, right now, it’s just a forest of figures: 12% wiped off property prices in a year; new mortgage approvals down by 71%; house sales at a 30-year-low; bank lending to homebuyers down by £12.1bn; one in seven homeowners in negative equity within two years; repossession orders up 24%; 45,000 families set to lose their homes.

Jon Henley on Britain’s attitude to bricks and mortar | Money | The Guardian

What it must feel like living in Ukraine…

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

KAL’s cartoon | Economist.com

The city of my fathers should die…

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

BBC NEWS | Politics | Northern cities ‘beyond revival’

I’ll see you at the debates bitches…

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad from Paris Hilton, Adam “Ghost Panther” McKay, and Chris Henchy

He’s good. He’s very good…

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Nothing happening here…

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

The often repeated word in the anglo-saxon press is that Sarko has given up, all reform has stopped. One look at this map tells another story…Le Figaro – France : Nouvelle carte militaire : les sites concernés

The Olympic spirit…

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

“The committee which the government dismissed was elected in 2004, in line with the Olympic movement’s regulations.

Its chairman, Ahmad al-Samarra’i, and several other members were abducted by gunmen while attending a meeting in central Baghdad in July 2006.

 

They have not been seen since.

 

The Iraqi government said it took the move because the committee was corrupt and had not been functioning properly.”

 

BBC SPORT | Olympics | Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics