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[Other] Eva Mendes strips for Calvin Klein (In Case You Didn't Know)

In Case You Didn't Know — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:07:24 GMT

Eva Mendes is set to raise temperatures in a scorching new Calvin Klein underwear campaign...

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MakeUsHot.com : Eva Mendes Strips For CK ...

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(5 posts, last update: 23/07/2008 18:07)

[Other] Don't Blame Christian Bale (PerezHilton.com)

PerezHilton.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:55:56 GMT

Something smells a little fishy in the Bale family and we don't think it's Christian! Mommy Jenny Bale and sister Sharron have finally spoken out about Christian's arrest and said an "incident" had taken place on Sunday but refused to give any details. Batman's sis originally denied knowing anything about it but then said, "OK, there was [...]

The Telegraph : Batman actor Christian Bale released after assault allegation arrest ...
Usmagazine : Christian Bale's Sister Calls His Arrest "Sensitive Situation" ...

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(7 posts, last update: 23/07/2008 14:55)

[Other] ‘Cease and desist’ demand from Mark Brewer (The Cartoon Blog)

The Cartoon Blog — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:15:25 GMT

This morning I was sent a ‘cease and desist’ demand from Mark Brewer relating to the posts I have made about the former SPCK bookshops. The demand says ‘Confidential - not to be redistributed or posted’, so I am not posting the text. The demand says that if I do not remove all SSG-related material by [...]

Lingamish : Blogger bludgeoned by bozos ...
The Wardman Wire : My Name is Dave Walker: People posting about Mark Brewer’s Cease and Desist Notice ...

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(5 posts, last update: 23/07/2008 12:15)

[Other] Band With Funny Name Scraps Album [To Think, This Isn't Quite Up To Their Standards] (Idolator)

Idolator — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:20:28 GMT

I know you were awfully excited for the debut album from the British outfit Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong , but even though the record has been completed and the promos have been sent out to journalist types, Joe Lean et al have done an about-face because they don't feel like it reflects their current sound. If you dropped nearly $30 on the import on Amazon , tough break! Your new, apparently more exciting Jing Jang Jong release won't be ready until early 2009. (Is there any way I can type "Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong" in this entry once more? All right then.) [ NME ]

New Musical Express : Joe Lean And The Jing jang Jong cancel album release ...
No Rock And Roll Fun : Evidence of the power of prayer ...

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(5 posts, last update: 22/07/2008 23:20)

[Other] Archbishop scraps plans for Latin Mass parish (Phil Slocombe)

Phil Slocombe — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:06:24 GMT

Miserable news. Last month, it emerged that the Archbishop of Liverpool, Patrick Kelly, was preparing to turn the ailing church of St Vincent de Paul, Toxteth designed by Pugin into Britain's first parish dedicated to the traditional Latin Mass. At last , we all thought, a bishop who understands the Pope's programme of renewal. Not so fast. Archbishop Kelly has now told parishioners: "On Tuesday, 15 July, the proposal was presented, as Canon Law requires, to the Cou...

What Does The Prayer Really Say? : Liverpool: bad TLM news ...
Mulier Fortis : Oh Dear... ...

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(3 posts, last update: 22/07/2008 22:06)

[Other] Madonna and Alex Rodriguez Sex Tape (Yeeeah!)

Yeeeah! — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:08:57 GMT

Hold on to your breakfast, boys and girls — there’s a Madonna and Alex Rodriguez sex tape out there, just waiting to be unleashed on the unsuspecting public by the highest bidder. According to the Daily Star [The man responsible for the video] is demanding a fortune for the footage he claims was shot [...]

Daily Star : Madge in sex video shock ...
Brahsome : Madonna and ARod Caught on Tape? ...

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(26 posts, last update: 23/07/2008 04:08)

[Other] Photohunt - What is That? (Broken Down Angel)

Broken Down Angel — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:50:00 GMT

All guesses on comments please….answer to be posted on Monday

Jottings From Jersey : PhotoHunt 119: What IS That? ...
Peter A Ashton Photography : What Is It? ...

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(4 posts, last update: 19/07/2008 10:50)

[Other] Lunchtime links: Kids books, KD Lang, baby names, dumping methods (DollyMix)

DollyMix — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:11:19 GMT

Jane Brocket, author of the delicious-sounding Cherry cake and Ginger beer and blogger behind Yarnstorm , has told The Guardian her top 10 food scenes in kids' literature. Yum.

yarnstorm : delistcious ...
Light reading : Elevenses ...

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(3 posts, last update: 17/07/2008 17:11)

[Other] Independent audit finds that Boris 'misspent' taxes (Tory Troll)

Tory Troll — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:06:00 GMT

An independent audit conducted by a panel of anti-Boris bloggers has concluded that Patience Wheatcroft and her team 'misspent' £50,000 of taxpayers money. After months of briefings and hype, the team of Tory councillors and a Tory supporting journalist found absolutely no evidence of corruption or breached rules by Ken Livingstone, Lee Jasper or the LDA. We can therefore only conclude that our money was misspent on a simply staggering scale, by a new Mayor who considers our taxes his personal political cheque book. Former mayor Ken Livingstone said last night: “What a damp squib - Boris Johnson appointed his political henchmen to dig up dirt and this is all they could come up with. Patience Wheatcroft misunderstands the nature of the mayoral system in London. The electorate select a mayor whose values they share and judgement they trust, and then it is up to that person to get on and take decisions for London. If you don't like those decisions you can be pejorative and call them 'whims,' or you can say that the mayor is setting our strategic priorities.” The independent audit of anti-Boris bloggers does not believe that a formal investigation should be undertaken into the appointment of Patience Wheatcroft and her team. Nor do we consider any separate investigation should be undertaken into the millions of pounds 'misspent' on the new Routemaster, the transition team or on paying off Porsche. However, after careful and costly consideration, we do conclude that Boris should kindly get on with running the capital in the ways that voters elected him to do. Subscribe in a reader

Chris Paul: Labour of Love : Forensic Audit Panel: Boris is a Whacko Waster ...
Bob Piper : Independent Audit says Boris wasted taxpayers money ...

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(3 posts, last update: 17/07/2008 11:06)

[Other] Goth fashion show at The Dark Knight premiere (Styledash)

Styledash — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:58:00 GMT

Filed under: High-end threads , Celebrity Style The Dark Knight is receiving a huge amount of buzz, largely due to the astounding performance of the late Heath Ledger as The Joker. Apparently he is riveting, and this "sequel" maintains the high standards of excitement and action set by director Chris Nolan's 2005 Batman Begins . We love us some Christian Bale around here, especially when he's dressed up, like at the film's New York premiere on July 14th. Naturally he looked devastating, and even better, everyone at the screening looked goth . They were all dressed in black, as if for a funeral, or a wake. Which in a way, they sort of were. Gallery: Goth prom night at Dark Knight premiere Continue reading Goth fashion show at The Dark Knight premiere Permalink | Email this | Comments

Screenhead : The Dark Knight: A Disturbing but Superior Sequel ...
Tasty Booze : Movie Review - The Dark Knight ...

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(9 posts, last update: 19/07/2008 18:58)

[Other] Another By-election, another u-turn (Neil Reddin ... No G)

Neil Reddin ... No G — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:16:25 GMT

… and no doubt they’ll be telling us in future how much better off we are because of the postponment of the planned 2p rise in fuel duty. No doubt, also, we are expected to be grateful that in a few months, petrol will be only 130p/litre and not 132p. So, when the Conservatives propose cuts [...]

BBC News : Fuel duty increase is postponed ...
d4d : National vs. Local ...

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(29 posts, last update: 17/07/2008 11:16)

[Other] Meryl Streep once slept on the streets of London (Cele|bitchy)

Cele|bitchy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:16:23 GMT

According to the new Madonna biography, the legend that she turned up in New York with $35 and worked her way to pop heaven is not true, but it seems that Meryl Streep actually did live the tough life on the streets of London. Just think Oliver Twist with fabulous bone structure. The Hollywood star came to the U.K. when she was a struggling actress in her twenties and earned her keep by busking for loose change. Streep admits that some days she would not earn enough to pay for a hotel - and once had to spend the night in London’s Green Park. She tells British magazine Closer, “On my very, very first trip to London, when I was 20, I went around busking to afford food and overnight accommodation. One night when I hadn’t earned enough, I actually slept in the open in Green Park, under a tree. “The view was of the Ritz hotel and I vowed to myself that night that I was going to stay there one day - and I have!” Contact Music I spent far too many years working for a fast food chain across the street from a magnificent hotel. As I emptied the outdoor garbage cans I could hear the noises of parties from the rooftop swimming pool and when the balls were over, people would come to get burgers in their gowns. I always wanted to go to one of the balls, and the best part of eventually going was when I dropped into my place of work for post-party munchies, I got my meal for free. Which I then proceeded to spill down my dress. I think Meryl Streep has managed to transition from street kid to red carpet with a little bit more class. I tried to find out what she did to busk, unless she did monologues from theatre she learnt at drama school or sang (she’s a professionally trained opera singer) she probably didn’t play an instrument. She didn’t learn to play the violin until 1999. Meryl is promoting her new film Mamma Mia , a film version of the musical about the Swedish supergroup Abba also starring Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. Meryl Streep is shown at the NY premiere of Mama Mia

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In Case You Didn't Know : Meryl Streep was homeless in London once ...

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(7 posts, last update: 17/07/2008 11:16)

[Other] Prince Charles refuses to cross picket lines! (SOCIALIST UNITY)

SOCIALIST UNITY — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Could not resist this from Comrade Caspell of Green Left and Lambeth Unison, don’t worry the Greens are republicans, except I suppose Jonathon Porritt. Any other strike reports comrades or shall we just argue amongst ourselves for another 218 comments? Sort of. I’ve just heard that a royal visit scheduled to commemorate 100 years since the opening [...]

The Daily (Maybe) : Striking solidarity ...
Union Futures : Prince Charles to honour picket line! ...

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(3 posts, last update: 16/07/2008 18:15)

[Other] You're chaving a larf, ain't ya? (Diary of a wordsmith)

Diary of a wordsmith — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:58:00 GMT

Oh dear. Kerthump! Sorry, that was me falling off the chair because I've been laughing so hard. The Fabian Society has decreed that the word "chav" must be banned . I'd like to know how they propose to do this. Quite apart from the fact that chavs themselves use the term, the case for banning it is pretty thin. Even very offensive words, such as nigger, are not banned - they just don't get voiced in polite society. It doesn't stop some people using it, though. How would a word be banned, anyway? Would parliament have to pass a law? Would the police then be obliged to arrest anyone heard using "chav", take them down the station and charge them? Would the courts become clogged with non-chavs and chavs alike being found guilty and told to pay fines? The hackneyed phrase " PC gone mad " springs to mind here, in terms of what the Fabian Society proposes. You cannot legislate against thoughts or words - that way lies the Unspeak of 1984 . Here in the UK, we have no overall body to determine the acceptability or otherwise of the words we speak and write, unlike in France, for example, where the Academie Francaise decrees what homegrown neologisms must be used in place of imported English words and even how words must be spelled. Thank goodness - I lived in France for a while and never quite got the point of the Academie and its rule of law. Controlling language ultimately attempts to control people's thoughts and is a form of censorship. Chav is as much a part of the English language in this country as the words tea and cricket. And until the government does actually pass a law against its use, the Fabian Society would be better off picking a battle it can win...

BBC News : Ban word 'chav', says think-tank ...
De-tec-tive : Wot no chav? ...

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(4 posts, last update: 16/07/2008 21:58)

[Other] Imperial Disneyland (Ten Percent)

Ten Percent — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:19:59 GMT

Yes today you can see people in costumes promoting war, they are ‘among us‘. Territorial Army soldiers from across the UK have been arriving at their day jobs in their military uniforms. Uniform to Work Day celebrates 100 years of the TA and is designed to make the contribution of the part-time force more visible. Prime [...]

BBC News : TA soldiers don military uniform for their day jobs ...
The Bubbler's babble : BBC NEWS | UK | TA soldiers wear uniforms to work ...

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(4 posts, last update: 16/07/2008 14:19)