Ooh look! It’s Sarah Palin, 9th Governer of Alaska! She’s noted for her wise and considered decision making, isn’t she? Image via storify.
Since US restaurant chain owner Dan T. Cathy spoke of his family’s support for organisations opposed to gay marriage, his company, Chick-fil-A, has become a focal point for protests by both camps and the hashtag of choice for homophobes.
Image via @CartoonBeardy Twitter.
People! We’re trying to convey an image of competence and composure in front of a global audience! Who let Boris out again?!
Image: AP Photo/Luca Bruno.
While GB football coach Stuart Pearce searches for the key to unlock a decent performance from his team against Uruguay tonight, let’s have a look at what else has been going on at this lovely old sporting contest of ours.
Oh, wait. We can’t leave him, it’s embarrassing. Stu! You won’t find it in there, mate! The women have got it!
Continue reading “Olympic Observations: Keep Calm & Carry On”
In 2009, author Dave Eggers was honoured alongside Gore Vidal at the National Book Awards. He said of Vidal at the time:
… [he] meant everything to me when I was learning how to write and learning how to read. His words, his intellect, his activism, his ability and willingness to always speak up and hold his government accountable, especially, has been so inspiring to me I can’t articulate it.
Vidal himself, who died last night aged 86, once said:
Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.
I can’t disagree with either. RIP Gore.
And the award for the Most Evil Act Committed This Year goes to… wait, what? Image: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Dear Abraham (can I call you Abe?),
Since I last wrote to you, things have changed a lot and I’m not necessarily sure it’s for the better.
Continue reading “Dear Mr Maslow: Kristen Stewart Broke Your Pyramid”
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There’s no better way to support your country at the Olympics than to lie prone on your sofa for hours at a time, watching other people do it for you.
You can deny it all you like, but deep down, you know it’s true.
Continue reading “Olympic Observations: Selected Highlights From The Sofa”
Britain. We’re Great, we are. Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images.
In a departure from the usual cynicism and snark you come here to enjoy, I would like to present a list of things that have given me cheer in the last week or so. This is no way indicative of a change in direction for the site, it’s more of an experiment – the ‘Vol 1’ of the title is rather more in hope than expectation, as it’s entirely more satisfying to be sarcastic about events than to try to find a positive.
See point 1 for more details.
Continue reading “Reasons To Be Cheerful, Vol I: The Misanthropist Strains For A Smile”
Of course he bloody did! What were you expecting?! Image via geordieshoreonline.
The Viewer thinks Cancun Chris is a deeply evil man, Shorz fans.
She loves the idea like she gave birth to it.
Continue reading “The Viewer: Geordie Shore, Chaos In Cancun Pt.II – The Agony & The Ecstasy”
H/T to guidofawkes.
I promise I will stop posting cynical comments about the Olympics after this, but it would be a dereliction of duty not to post this video of Jeremy Hunt nearly braining a passer-by as he gets into the spirit of things.
Magnificent.
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Head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, gives London’s Olympic preparations the once over at a gathering of ‘international movers and shakers’. Or insanely rich people, if you prefer.
Kelly Welles 