Monday 10 December 2012. The Guardian reports: ‘Shoppers at Toronto’s Ikea store are surprised to see a monkey dressed in a smart sheepskin coat. The tiny, confused and seemingly lost pet monkey is believed to have escaped from a car in the Ikea car park and entered the store.’ The name’s Darwin. And he’s tiny, confused ...
Woke up this morning, feeling a bit like Saint Jerome, and had the urge to send a message in a bottle: “Dear Mark Zuckerberg, I understand that you don’t really care about being the most popular kid on the block, and that a personal wealth of $9.4 billions is not enough for you, your girlfriend, ...
Parties, bottles of Krug, caviar, VIPs, Penelope Cruz, the Dalai Lama, Bono and 50 Cent talking about Kierkegaard, more champagne, white tigers, Russian gazillionaires, Mega Giga Super Yachts, Extra Top Models, Lenny Kravitz, red carpets, 545,886 people screaming outside the venue, a 334-metre long limo, golden Bentleys and, of course, The Kardashians: Welcome to the ...
It is normal for us, mere mortals, to make mistakes; our vulnerability, fallibility and unreliability make us do silly things, in life as on Instagram. Therefore, we are (kind of) excused when posting photos of Starbucks Frappuccinos, pets doing pets’ things, or food. Yawn. But what about famous luxury brands, with massive budgets, an ...
It took three people to write the following song. Seriously. Worldwide, the song has sold more than 6.6 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. Seriously. Here are the lyrics. Seriously. ‘Ahuh Ahuh (Yea Rihanna) Ahuh Ahuh (Good girl gone bad) Ahuh Ahuh (Take three… Action) Ahuh Ahuh ...
‘Old Hare Krishna got nothing on you Just keep you crazy with nothing to do Keep you occupied with pie in the sky There ain’t no guru who can see through your eyes I, I found out! I, I found out!’ John Lennon, “I Found Out” 1. Twitter Gurus, social media Shamanism, and Nigerian scammers Yes, ...
Another gem I found in the mangrove and cats swamp we call “the Internet”. Here are 20 signs (both real and really silly) that you’re a real fashion blogger: Your blog contains at least 60% original photography Each blog post you create contains at least three full sentences of text Your smart phone camera roll is 90% ...
Google brings Street View to the Grand Canyon. Impressive. But have you seen the series of Street View discoveries made by Canadian artist Jon Rafman? ‘The Nine Eyes of Google Street View’ / See more here: http://9-eyes.com/
“There’s a new kid on the block, and boy, the kid is tough” wrote Jack Prelutsky in 1984. There’s a new kid on the social media block, and boy, the kid is tough. Its name is Pheed, and it’s based around some strong ideas – but are we sure “strong” is better than “smart”, nowadays? ...
‘Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.’ Hannah Arendt There is a guy called Kafka. He’s a writer, and he’s got big ears. He imagines a man waking up, one day, to find himself transformed into a big cockroach. It’s a simple story, but it’s so twisted and obscure, once you read ...
