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  • Trouble of being Steve Jobs Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:01PMTheatre today is fighting the tyranny of the written word,” says Mike Daisey, the autobiographical monologue artist from New York. He was in the city to present an early show of his latest work, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, at the Rotary Sadan on August 23.
  • The Footballing World In a Fix: Wanna Play? Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:32PMThe recent spot-fixing cloud that is looming over the cricketing world got me thinking: Is this possible in football? Well, for the Cricket virgins, let me explain that spot-fixing is a term used when you fix a minor, unsubstantial event in a match which may or may not affect the result of the match. But, how would you incorporate that into a game of football? For example, could you fix the ...
  • Keeping Cool on Day 2 of the Fringe Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:16AMWith temperatures soaring as Hurricane Earl (Hot Juan??) lumbered towards the city, the air conditioned splendor of Plutonium Playhouse offered sweet relief as well as a mixed bag of Fringey entertainment… The first show, Black Jack Justice , proved to be the best of the evening.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  • Mugabe mocked in pop video Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:18PMZIMBABWEAN strongman, Robert Mugabe, has never been known for his sense of humour. So you wouldn't want to be the apparatchik at the country’s State House explaining to the president how a music video that lampoons him as a chicken is threatening to go viral.
  • Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Launches its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:14PMTo view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ccac/colorectal-cancer-association-launches-contest MONTREAL, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ - The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is pleased to announce the opening of its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest on September 1st, 2010. PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST: The contest is intended ...
  • Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Launches its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:01AMen/ccac/colorectal-cancer-association-launches-contest
  • Miners send dirty jokes to surface Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:53AMTrying to face the ordeal of being stuck underground for up to four months, the 33 Chilean miners have sent dirty jokes to the surface.
  • Artist draws inspiration from Bosnia's turmoil Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:51AMEthnic tension and the haunting memory of war vex Bosnia 15 years after Europe's worst fighting since World War Two, but artist Mladen Miljanovic draws inspiration from such turmoil.
  • Moffat’s strike makes a point Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:35AMEDINBURGH City may be sitting bottom of the East of Scotland Premier Division, but a least they have a sense of humour about it.
  • Dirty jokes and papal rosaries mix in Chile mine saga Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:57AMCOPIAPO - Contact between 33 Chilean miners trapped for weeks underground and the outside world took an irreverent twist on Thursday, as the men passed dirty jokes to the surface -- and the Pope sent down blessed rosaries.
  • Going the Distance: a field guide to making a generic Hollywood romantic comedy Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:17PMIntroduce a couple of familiar-faced lovers; throw an obstacle in their path; add a few stock backgrounds and supporting players; remove the obstacle. Read no reviews, just the accountants’ report
  • Optimism in real estate -- and the worst infomercials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:56AMDid we mention fried beer? Rob Carrick rounds up the best in personal finance reading on the web
  • Why wasn’t Maxine McKew Labor’s Old Spice guy? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:40AMIt was clear from the result that the people where not buying the messages either major party was selling. Social media as a network is the cheapest network to utilise, and by failing to tap into the social media users’ goodwill, both parties made themselves look inept and outsiders.
  • Snooki and cast of 'Jersey Shore' helping lift MTV and parent Viacom out of ratings slump Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:58PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - MTV is finally getting its mojo back, thanks to the tanned twenty-somethings of "Jersey Shore." Ever since its December debut, the show's buzz has been huge — even making it into one of President Barack Obama's speeches.
  • Snooki and cast of 'Jersey Shore' helping lift MTV and parent Viacom out of ratings slump Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:53PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - MTV is finally getting its mojo back, thanks to the tanned twenty-somethings of "Jersey Shore."
  • Web-first projects making an impact Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:19AMNorth Vancouver actor Ryan Robbins is involved with three projects that began life online as Internet productions: Sanctuary, Riese and the upcoming Dream Detective.
  • Magazine Regulars Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:08AMCoventry cat tormentor Mary Bale has become the latest victim of 4chan - a website credited with creating some of the web's biggest phenomena, whose users wreak havoc across cyberspace. Just what is it all about?
  • Who are 4chan? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:55AMThe cyber-terrorists who outed cat bin lady
  • Who are 4chan? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:54AMThe website credited with creating some of the web's biggest phenomena, but also blamed for wreaking havoc in cyberspace.
  • Leeds joiner writes new sitcom Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:31AMA Leeds joiner has downed tools and turned scripwriter to draft up a new sitcom based in and around the city. (31/08/2010 08:18:49)
  • VIDEO: The Hoff goes back to school Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:31PMHere's Baywatch hunk David Hasselhoff showing he can make a video without making a fool of himself...or maybe not.
  • Kissing babes and political parties Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:41AMHELLO friends and neighbours. I've been flat out counting votes and tidying up the polling booths around the area.
  • Taking a big byte out of Apple's iPad Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:10AMAmerican monologist Mike Daisey performs in Mumbai, using story-telling and humour to examine the ramifications of globalism.
  • Bleach Season 5 Vol. #1 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:29AMI think the Shounen Jump shows are out to get me at the moment, as between Bleach and Naruto I seem to be stuck in some sort of Eternal Battle Hell. Ichigo's battle with the Bounts kicked off in episode 69 - the two discs in this release take us up to episode 99, and there's still no end in sight. With the battle having moved to Sereitei, though...
  • Richmond man who rose to YouTube fame found dead in Thailand Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:04AMVANCOUVER — A 26-year-old Richmond man who found Internet fame during the Winter Olympics died in Thailand on Tuesday after apparently falling from a train and suffering a head injury, according to ...
  • DESPITE their morbid sounding name, Limerick group, We Should Be Dead, are anything but downtrodden as they await the ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:13AMHaving toured America and played in the famous Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, which has seen the likes of Bob Marley, Nirvana, David Bowie and Bob Dylan grace its stage, the band returned to Ireland, took on two new recruits and have just filmed their first music video with a budget!
  • Revealed: The YouTube rich list Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:27AMMillions of people watch them each day around the world. Their audiences are young and tech-savvy and most people over 30 would be forgiven for never even having heard of them.New research has revealed the names of the ten highest...
  • Soldiers remember fallen comrade (Video) Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:19PMSOLDIERS lined the streets of an Army garrison today as a fallen comrade from Wakefield was laid to rest.
  • Slipknot Frontman Putting Out Book About Seven Deadly Sins Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:53PMGreed. Pride. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Sloth. Wrath. These are the Seven Deadly Sins — or the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, depending on what you want to call them.
  • George Michael pleads guilty, may face jail time Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:57AMMultimillion-selling singer George Michael was warned Tuesday that he may face jail time after driving his car into a London photo shop while under the influence of drugs.
  • Ben Stiller to stage heist in NY Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:06AMBen Stiller is to begin filming Brett Ratner's new comedy Tower Heist in New York in November, it has been confirmed. Related Stories Grunberg: Abrams gave me acting bug Jimi Hendrix guitar on display Doctor regenerates in video games Allen: Too expensive to film in US Mariah Carey on American Idol?
  • Clamp-down on Brazilian comedians no laughing matter - Feature Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 8:19PMRio de Janeiro - Political satire - the bread and butter of comedians around the world - has been gagged in Brazil for more than a decade. But on Sunday, Brazil's top comics are set to protest the law that bans them from joking on the radio and television about the candidates in the October election.
  • Words in Pictures: Lydia Davis Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:00AMThe Collected Stories of Lydia Davis were reviewed by Alyssa McDonald in this week's magazine. McDonald admires Davis for her humour and emotional honesty which make the reader feel invested in the shortest of stories.
  • Brush up That Backhand This Autumn at the Top Tennis Resorts Around Europe Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:00AMFor those recreational players who have taken hold of their headbands and brushed the cobwebs from their rackets this summer, travel accommodation specialists Select Resorts profiles three of the top tennis holidays from around Europe that are perfect for players looking to brush up on their backhand throughout the remaining days of summer into the autumn.
  • Scott Pilgrim Vs DiS: A chat with Edgar Wright & Michael Cera Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:36AMThough Scott Pilgrim Vs The World may be a film coloured by comic book references, computer game effects and the seven evil exes of one Ramona Flowers, it is music that provides its outline.
  • Can Someone Get This Guy a Purse? 10 Athletes Who Slap Like Girls Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:53PMSlapping is a very underrated part of sports. Think of how much slapping actually goes on in the pros, slaps on the rump, slaps on the head, slapping someone's hand, getting slapped with fines, slap-shots, slap-check and everyone's favorite: slapping someone else! There are some who have perfected the art of slapping, like Bob Knight for example. He strikes with lightning-quick precision and ...
  • Rickrolling the english language Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:17PMAbbreviations of everyday words were once an Aussie birthright, but are our barbies and smokos being swept aside for a new generation of language in which we txt, tweet, rickroll, and lol?
  • Salma (left) and Adam Sandler play husband and wife in Grown Ups Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:15PMMENTION Salma Hayek and see what springs to mind. Okay, scratch that and erase those pre-pubescent and very naughty mental images. We’re talking movies here.
  • Camouflage exercise in Auckland undergrowth Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:13PMParamilitary-styled masks are being constructed in a back room in Central Auckland for an operation in the urban undergrowth.
  • Emklan Motion Pictures Ready To Hit You Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:27AMOkyeame Quophi's Entertainment Empire has added another subsidiary to his outfit called Emklan Motion Pictures, a film production unit of the group.
  • No fun intended: Brazil forbids election spoofing Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:02AMBrazilian TV and radio broadcasters are legally forbidden from making fun of candidates ahead of the nation's October 3 election.
  • Joe Atkinson : Politics as Comedy Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:27AMDr Joe Atkinson, senior lecturer in the Department of Political Studies As I've sat down there with you over these past few weeks listening to some very erudite colleagues discuss the current malaise of journalism, it has occurred...
  • Thank you for not joking: Brazil comedians challenge ban on ridiculing presidential candidates Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:12AMMake no joke about it, Brazil's presidential election is a serious affair, devoid of Jon Stewart's wry jabs, sidesplitting Top 10 lists or the "Saturday Night Live" cast lampooning politicians left and right that characterized the U.S. contest.
  • Who’s keeping the terror myth alive and is it part of an agenda? Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 1:32AMIn the trigger-happy post-9/11 world, the favoured way to instigate a war is to demand that the designated “evildoer” prove a negative. Iraq was invaded because it couldn’t prove that it didn’t have WMDs.
  • Appreciation: Giving thanks with song Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:43PMThe Timebenders deliver a different form of thanks to Games volunteers. The Timebenders include (not in order) founder Tom Watson, as well as Jeremy Hickey, Bryan Kelley, Brendan O’Byrne, Dave Mills, and Jennie Tuttle.
  • Never miss a photo op, it’s raining men, slobber in the office Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:41AMA daily miscellany of information by Michael Kesterton
  • The Film Interview: Chris Atkins Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:45AMA still from the spoof "urban fox hunting" video. Chris Atkins is a British documentary-maker. His films include Starsuckers (2009), an attack on celebrity culture which involved Atkins and his researchers selling fake stories to Britain's tabloid press, and Taking Liberties (2007), a polemic against the New Labour government's record on civil liberties.
  • The truth about scooting Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 3:11PMFor today's blog post, discretion is advised. Some of you may chuckle with recognition; some may learn something useful; some may want to leave the room. For today we will discuss, albeit not without euphemism, one of those traits that other dog owners tend not to tell you about before you get a dog: scooting.
  • Jobless Millions Signal Death of the American Dream for Many Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 10:07AMby Paul Harris Richard Gaines is one of the best-known faces on Camden's Haddon Avenue. It is a rough-and-tumble street, lined with cheap businesses and boarded-up houses, and is prey to drug gangs. Gaines, 50, runs a barbershop, a hair salon and a fitness business. He works hard and is committed to his community. But Haddon Avenue is not an easy place to make a living in the best of times. And ...
  • Flight attendant starts pillow fight at 20,000ft Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 10:35AMA spontaneous pillow fight broke out on a Lufthansa flight as a stewardess handed out the complimentary pillows.