Image via thecount.
As a feminist and an animal lover, this PETA promotion only works for me if, as part of the deal, Jersey Shore’s The Situation agreed to be neutered.
I’m figuring he didn’t, therefore this ad must stand as the most poorly conceived and embarrassing campaign he’s been involved in since he was filmed unwittingly chatting up a transvestite in a bar.
No… honestly, they’re lovely. Do we not get a car or a speedboat as well though? Image via tumblr.
While unemployment, poverty, fear, helplessness and the dramatic gulf between the haves and the have-nots make for good human interest copy, they’re far less effective at conveying a sense of immediate crisis as pictures of bombings, physical injuries and grieving relatives.
Presumably this is why the Nobel committee saw fit to award their Peace Prize to the European Union. The twin tasks of keeping one’s own nest comfortably feathered while ensuring the Euro doesn’t completely collapse as a result is so time consuming, the powers-that-be in Europe’s omnipotent institution haven’t really got time to be starting any wars.
Feel pissed off about that? You should be grateful. Figuring out how to make twenty quid stretch until next Thursday is better than having your face blown off in a ground conflict.
Or a less immediate route to the same place, anyway.
Mud does stick, it seems. Image: Getty Images Europe.
I probably would never have followed Lance Armstrong’s career, or at least I would have only taken a vague interest in it, if my Dad hadn’t been diagnosed with cancer in 2004. That was the summer when Armstrong killed it at the Tour De France, winning six stages as well as the whole race, his sixth of seven.
All after recovering from stage three testicular cancer.
Virtual genocide, apparently. Image via huffpost.
Earlier today, certain realms were affected by an in-game exploit, resulting in the deaths of player characters and non-player characters in some of the major cities. This exploit has already been hotfixed, so it should not be repeatable. It’s safe to continue playing and adventuring in major cities and elsewhere in Azeroth.
As with any exploit, we are taking this disruptive action very seriously and conducting a thorough investigation. If you have information relating to this incident, please email hacks@blizzard.com. We apologize for the inconvenience some of you experienced as a result of this and appreciate your understanding.
Blizzard Activision statement on the World of Warcraft hack.
Oh, you science fiction writers. There you were back in the days of paper, pens and wild imaginations, predicting that future generations would live our lives in alternate realities so overwhelmingly pleasurable and free from the constraints of ‘real life’ that we would forget to feed ourselves and rot in our own gaming chairs. Which would be full of our own urine.
Anyone worth their scientific salt should have factored in the irrepressible desire of human beings to destroy what has been created just because they feel like it and they can. I’m not a player, but if this hack on World of Warcraft has caused as much devastation as the creator’s press release suggest, virtual reality enthusiasts would probably do just as well taking on their local transport infrastructure.
If you’re the leader of an opposition party, no one would blame you for thinking all your Christmases had come at once if it transpired that a high profile member of the incumbent coalition had been caught sending misogynistic text messages to a colleague and was subsequently accused of sexual harassment.
Expect Australia’s Paul Abbott to be a little more cautious before prodding wounded PM Julia Gillard next time though. During Prime Minister’s Question Time today, Gillard responded to Abbott’s calls for the resignation of Peter Slipper with a flaming of his hypocrisy so comprehensive, it’ll be a week or so before he gets the stink of burning flesh out of his suit.
Slipper has now resigned. After you’ve seen the video, you wonder if anyone actually still cares.
Have you noticed that some people are terribly perplexed by the sex scandal gradually engulfing the BBC? Over the weekend I’ve come across several individuals, ranging from people I know to commenters on internet sites, who are questioning the veracity of the women coming forward with their stories.
For this week’s highlights package, I’ve prepared a primer of the most common queries I’ve heard or read, plus a crib sheet of possible responses. Writing it has served as a useful distraction from my own annoyance, and if you’re as pissed off about this as I am, it may provide essential pause before your arm lifts and you find yourself grabbing for the nearest heavy object to hurl at the befuddled applicant for the post of village idiot standing in front of you.
Image via dirtytackle.com.
I’ve gathered a fairly disparate and eclectic group of friends over my life, but when it comes to football, they fall into two very distinct (and alarmingly vociferous) categories. Those who love it and obsess about tactics, players and new boot silos with as much enthusiasm as I do, and those who hate it.
An arbitrary and non-scientific survey of the latter revealed that the money and stupidity involved in football are largely to blame for their inflamed ire and to be honest, it’s difficult to defend my beloved game when players continually feel compelled to demonstrate how utterly witless they are.
Left, a design from Julien Fournié’s collection at the launch of Singapore Fashion Week. Right, a FEMEN press shot. Images: Chris McGrath/Getty Images AsiaPac, facebook.
FEMEN have been accused of many things, but being the inspiration behind a piece in a haute couture collection has, so far, not been one of them.
Given designer Julien Fournié’s bio, we should have seen it coming. The guy is a pot of poster paint away from a full blown feminist protest.
More on FEMEN: Exposing The Sanctity Of Marriage, You Can’t See Tits On The Radio, Provocative Enough For Pussy Riot?
Amazingly, while several thousand people will be prepared to shout homophobic abuse at Cruz, very few are likely to tell him what they think of his proclivities to his face. Image via abcnews.com.
The macho perception of football and the subsequent attitude of fans was recently cited by The Secret Footballer as the principal reason for there being a grand total of zero ‘out’ gay players in the English Premier League.
Kelly Welles 
