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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Declining standards
I feel sorry for kids sometimes. When it comes to education, no matter what level you’re studying at and regardless of your achievements, young people can rest assured that it all counts for nothing as exams are too easy and … Continue reading
Celebrity dross of the week
Fans of X-Factor judge Dannii ‘the-one-in-between-Cheryl-and-Louis’ Minogue were anxiously awaiting news of her condition after the star apparently cheated death in a ‘terrible’ ‘plane landing horror’ during which she ‘feared for her life’. The Australian press and celebrity news sites … Continue reading
Posted in The media, Uncategorized
Tagged aeroplane, celebrity dross, Dannii Minogue, media, x factor
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Pastor’s Qur’an bonfire goes out with a whimper
Over in the States Christian fruitcake Pastor Terry Jones has finally backed down over his plans to hold ‘International Burn a Qur’an Day’ on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Quite how a rabble of rednecks and a … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, The media
Tagged Islam, media, Qur'an, September 11 attacks, Terry Jones, United States
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You can’t help but think that Morrissey is subhuman
In what has come as a surprise to pretty much nobody, jaded rocker Morrissey drew fresh allegations of racism at the weekend by claiming that the Chinese are a ‘subspecies’. His comments, made in an interview with Simon Armitage in … Continue reading
Posted in China & Chinese
Tagged Animal rights, Animal welfare, china, Morrissey, Racism, The Guardian
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When is a joke not a joke?
I’m back on the Daily Mail today. I know I’ve been on at them a fair bit over the last couple of days, and I acknowledge that taking on the Daily Mail and its commenters is sometimes the intellectual equivalent … Continue reading
Posted in People & society, The media
Tagged Anton Du Beke, Carol Thatcher, daily mail, Rehana Mohamed
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If God exists, then why are there Daily Mail commenters?
If there’s one thing bound to draw the pious and righteous away from their Bible study groups and into the mainstream, it’s a cosmology article in the Daily Mail. True to form, today’s article detailing Stephen Hawking’s new book, and … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, The media
Tagged Cosmology, daily mail, God, Religion, Stephen Hawking, Universe
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Daily Mail can’t count or see
We’re back over at the Daily Mail today, just in time to catch this juicy bit of celebrity news: Wow, 6 toes! And, judging by that picture, all on the same foot! What are the odds? How does she balance? … Continue reading
