February 2012
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Marvel forces Ghost Rider creator to stop saying... →
(via avclub.com)
January 2012
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If you enjoyed the new Sherlock on BBC →
And I did. One of a number of backstory websites for the show
And also check out @thewhiphand on twitter.
December 2011
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“We are being quite badly affected – we are unlikely to open again today.”
– From a Disney store worker after man stabbed to death in Oxford Street
Profit obviously trumps lives and safety for some m.guardian.co.uk
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Alan Moore attacks Frank Miller in comic book war... →
Particularly like the comments on lack of moral authority
Alan Moore – meet the man behind the protest mask →
…More than 100,000 of the £4-£7 masks sell every year, according to the manufacturers, with a cut always going to Time Warner. Does that irk Moore? “I find it comical, watching Time Warner try to walk this precarious tightrope.” Through contacts in the comics industry, he explains, he has heard that boosted sales of the masks have become a troubling issue for the company. “It’s a bit embarrassing...
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November 2011
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Fuel duty: A drive for change →
Interesting article on fuel taxes for motorists (via The Economist)
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When real life imitates art it'd be great if they... →
Interesting piece on BoingBoing above NYPD’s approach to getting a press pass to cover the Occupy protests. NYPD have modelled the press pass issuing requirements on Kafka’s The Trial.
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“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you;...”
– Mark Twain (via inkscar)
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From 150000 to 450000, or how easy it is to set... →
The target for affordable homes seems to rise regularly without much in the way of new details of how to fund it.
The idea of selling a house below market value will generate cash to pay for more new homes seems at best delusional at worst vote buying.
A bit like the attitude to social care by this lot. numbers without logic. The Emperor is trying on a new outfit again and doesn’t...
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Just how many road accidents in your area? →
A brilliantly designed map detailing the number of people killed/injured on the road from 2000 to 2010 in the UK.
You can zoom or search for a specific location and get details, even down to parts of a road.
The site was opened in advance of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Accidents
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“Not only does God play dice with the Universe - he sometimes casts them where...”
– Quote Details: Stephen Hawking: Not only does God… - The Quotations Page
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“Sometimes, I don’t think that physical streetworks are the answer.”
– London Cycling Campaign
Boris Johnson in response to being questioned about TFL’s attitude to junction planning.
At times the first four words seem to be more representative of his and TFL’s approach to the community at large (but not motorists)
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No sense of irony? →
Click on the link to a book on financial exclusion. A snip at £85 , social economics is very expensive (via @jenniferLavery)
October 2011
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Comparative maturity →
Andrew Rawnsley on how the Occupy protesters coming across as more mature than the politicians, financiers and clergy who complain about them.
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Alternative Christmas presents for children →
Victoria Coren’s suggestions via observer
Have to agree a defecating dog isn’t a great present for a child, after all it doesn’t include all the other benefits of a dog (long walks, vet bills, etc.) but then a defecating toy dog is for Christmas not for life
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Mammon be thy name →
Steve Bell on Rowan Williams and St Paul’s handling of Occupy London protest – cartoon via guardian.co.uk
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“But I don’t begrudge Westlife a final payday. I only ask that they sign a...”
– m.guardian.co.uk
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“Anyone with eyes open knows that the gangsterism of Wall Street — financial...”
– Passive Smarcasm » Noam Chomsky speaks at Occupy Wall Street
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