[Vinnie] Jones, who achieved widespread fame in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels … reckons that he could have an entire aeroplane’s cabin crew bumped off for a mere £3000. This was his claim, somewhere between Tokyo and Heathrow, sometime last May, when a member of said cabin crew attempted to remonstrate with him for [...] Read more »
Arpaio
Female inmates are forced to work on a chain gang, wearing bags of rocks on their backs, if they want three meals a day. They work digging graves and burying people: homeless, elderly, infants. One woman had to bury her own baby. The draconian sheriff, a self-styled Old West hero, has instituted cost-cutting measures. Slashing [...] Read more »
How much do you know about the Commonwealth?
I startled myself by getting 7 out of 10 correct on The Guardian’s How much do you know about the Commonwealth? quiz, garnering a score of “impressive”. Read more »
Russia has pulled out of Kyoto talks
Russia has pulled out of Kyoto talks. Thanks, George. Read more »
Type I vs. Type II
In the game Magic: The Gathering, there are different types of play, which can be simplified to “you can use (almost) any of the cards you own” vs. “you can use only the cards that have been recently released.” These are called Type I and Type II, respectively. (Yes, I’m simplifying things a bit.) Wizards [...] Read more »
Composer Michael Kamen has died
Composer Michael Kamen has died. Read more »
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