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No one is more aware of the power a single photograph can wield than Massoud Hossaini. His shot of a twelve year old girl screaming in the immediate aftermath of a Kabul suicide bombing was awarded a Pulitzer Prize yesterday, but while it’s obviously an honour, one wonders whether this particular award might be something of a poisoned chalice too.
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Looking for accessories for the next rally? All the smart fascists are heading down to Thor Steinar.
Congratulations to clothing company Thor Steinar, whose recent attempt to cash in on the current publicity surrounding the trial of Anders Breivik was admirable, if ultimately unsuccessful.
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In an irony that I’m sure the EDL will love, a Twitter exchange between Muslim commentator Mo Ansar and English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson seemed to demonstrate that Ansar has the better grasp of English spelling and grammer.
Or have I misinterpretated the facts again?
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Originality of thought is one thing I had credited those promoting ‘Gay Therapy’ with.
But I’m not afraid of looking like a fool, as many people who spent time with me in my early twenties will cheerily testify. And apparently, neither are two religious groups who have followed up Stonewall’s recent promotional bus banner campaign supporting gay marriage. Anglican Mainstream and Core Issues Trust have rented advertising space, and intend to feature the slogan pictured above on the side of red buses using five London routes.
A spokesperson said Stonewall’s campaign “implies the false idea that there is indisputable scientific evidence that people are ‘born gay’, and that they have no choice but to affirm their homosexual feelings.”
Which is rich. Their advert implies that people are ‘born stupid’, and that they have no choice but to reaffirm their stupidity at every opportunity.
Are we supposed to just get over that, too?
Which is worse?
A cruise ship set to retrace the voyage of the Titanic having to turn back due to bad weather and passenger illness? Or the fact that all these tributes have apparently availed a bunch of hapless citizens to the fact that the tragedy actually happened. It wasn’t just a film.
If this is news to you, can I just ask? Are you one of the people who found this site by googling ‘Freddie’s Tattoo Tarts?’
I bet you’re seriously disappointed now, aren’t ya?
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I don’t mean to be pessimistic, but I suspect the police in Brazil are going to have to something about their numbers before the World Cup hits the country in 2014.
Luckily, drinking is prohibited in Brazilian stadia in order to minimise violence. Imagine if all those people were… wait, what? FIFA have demanded that the ban be lifted for the duration of the competition? And Brazil have reluctantly agreed?
Oh Lordy.
Image via Daily Mail.
Not only is she totally impervious to logic, reason and reality, her husband has a massive gun.
Call her ugly now. Go on.
The News of the World, perhaps I lost sight of. Maybe because it was so small in the general frame of our company.
Rupert? Might I politely suggest you’re looking in the wrong direction? Despite your best efforts, it’s looking increasingly like the nasty beast you euthanised has resurrected itself in the warmth of your sunny blind spot, doubled back and is just about to take a huge chunk out of your backside.
Rumour has it, James just suffered a fairly serious mauling. Are you next?
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Oh Gav. If only you’d have been wearing your body map shirt on Saturday morning. Then you might have remembered that being drunk on a flight and aggravating fellow passengers by throwing ice cubes at them is not conducive to rebuilding your career and representing your country at the sport you love.
Well, you’ve got plenty of time to think about it now, haven’t you?
Kim Kardashian gets flour bombed. This picture is for information purposes only and is in no way intended to cause amusement, helpless laughter or stomach pains. Image: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.
Khloe Kardashian has dropped her support for PETA after her sister was flour bombed by an individual believed to be connected to the animal rights group.
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