So, it's not like the thought that the News of the World was full of integrity or moral fibre, but, damn, they really are the lowest of the low, aren't they?

People didn't really care all that much when those having their phones hacked were celebrities or rich people.

That's changing now. Public Apathy Turns to Public RageThey had hacked the ( Read more... )

...so it's time for a linkspam...

01) On actors who are too gay to be in the Musicals

Best line from this: I didn't know anyone needed additional incentive to not read Newsweek, since circulation figures indicate that lots and lots of people have been not reading it without making any concerted effort not to do so.02) David Mitchell wrote a piece ( Read more... )

1) So I've finally ordered myself a phone line and the Internet. I will be up and running at the end of the month. It only took me 4 months since the beginning of the year to get this done. I am impressed.

2) I totally forget to say this, but krazykipper and seektheinfinite our Macbeth tickets have arrived. It was ages ago, but I thought you'd like to know that they are ( Read more... )

These are a selection of links I've been hording for ages now and I'll never get around to posting them if I don't do it now, so, here goes:-

1) Is anyone else just a little bit pissed that every film studio out there is jumping on the Avatar bandwagon and changing films shot in 2D into 3D films?

Well, so is James CameronAt this rate I feel I'll ( Read more... )

Twitter has been fascinating to watch during Question Time ( Read more... )

Okay, so I finally read Jan Moir's article about Stephen Gately. Don't read if you value your blodd pressure The words heinous prejudiced bitch don't even begin to cover it.

Here are just a few responses

Charlie Brooker

Just a sample:- It has been 20 minutes since I've read her now-notorious column, and I'm still struggling to absorb the ( Read more... )

So, yes, a word of advice.

If you are participating in a cover-up and don't want it to become BIG news, then you probably shouldn't get your scummy law firm to gag the Guardian, prompting them to write an article about how they aren't allowed to write an article Something like this one hereBecause once it hits the Internet you can't control it ( Read more... )

1) Any amusement I find at Labour doing so dismally in the European elections is diminished by the fact that BNP now hold two seats. Also that the UKIP came in second. It's all far too depressing.

2) Salon.com's take on Obama's Facebook homepage is hilarious. Take a look3) I have the self restraint of...of, well, something that lacks self ( Read more... )