What's going down in the 'hood?
The latest entries into this pit of despair
- Rebel without a clue
- 25 April
Rebel Wilson's autobiography was published a few weeks ago in the US, with a chapter dedicated to the fun she had with Sacha Baron Cohen on the set of Grimsby. I recall that when the film was released, she made some comment to the effect it hadn't been a overwhelmingly positive experience, dropping general hints of
(more…)laddish behaviour
without naming names. And at the time I figured she was referring to him and his in-your-face-if-not-up-your-arse humour.
celeb- Slovak not Slovakian
- 25 April
Accusing it of political activism and a lack of objectivity in its reporting, the Slovak government plans to abolish the nation's public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), and replace it with a new body, Slovak Television and Radio (STVR). Quite the creative name change there, with no possibility for confusion.
(more…)- politics
- My secret missile supply's no secret anymore
- 25 April
Okay, it was a secret when sanctioned, back in February, and when the weapons were delivered earlier this month. But now the US is openly admitting that it's supplying Ukraine with more powerful ballistic missiles.
(more…)- BBC editorial standards: how many monkeys does it take…?
- Keep it in the family
- 24 April
Old King Cock has awarded top gongs to his wife, son, and daughter-in-law. But this is not for simply doing the day job. Oh no. According to the BBC's royal(ty) correspondent,* this move
(more…)will be seen as an acknowledgement of those keeping up official duties when royal numbers are diminished
. Hmmm I'm not sure how that's different to their day jobs, such as they are, but ne'ermind.- corporate cobblers; politics
- Happy hippo
- 24 April
After seven years and a DNA test, a male hippo at a Japanese zoo has been confirmed to be female. But this is not because he/she is transgender.
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The latest updates to past woes
- Ranking officer
- 23 April
It's been fixed now.
(more…)- BBC editorial standards: how many monkeys does it take…?; I, pedant
- Harsh, but fair
- 19 April
The second question in this week's quiz concerned the announcement of the UK's first fully blind overseas ambassador, asking to which country she was being posted: Serbia; Slovakia; or Slovenia? I couldn't help but think the second and third choices were part of an unintentionally cruel joke, confusing the names of two countries that differ by only two letters for someone who's visually impaired. But then if she's truly blind, it wouldn't matter anyway.
(more…)- in the news; random thoughts & brain farts
- They come as a pair
- 19 April
Oh, this is interesting, albeit mildly. Sweeney, or rather her
(more…)representative
, made a rebuttal to Baum's comments which was reported in Variety. And this is where the BBC picked up on the story.- celeb; wit & wisdom of the comments section
- Woke Scrabble
- 17 April
I'm pretty sure the recent accusation of Scrabble going woke only applied to the dumbing down of Scrabble Together as being
(more…)less intimidating and made for Gen-Z
whoprefer a less cutthroat game with more opportunity for collaboration
.* But there was a bit of a spat a couple of years ago, when419
.offensive
Scrabble words [were banned] on the orders of game owners Hasbro and Mattel- random thoughts & brain farts
- The trials of trivial celebrities
- 13 April
If the question is
(more…)How many subscribers does Paramount+ have?
, the answer appears to benot enough
. Although rumours of Paramount being up for sale have been around for a while, shit just started to get real.- celeb; teh soshull notwerk