Ever been guilt-tripped by a compliment? The current example resurfaced this afternoon in a semi-social setting I'd been actively trying to avoid for the latter half of the week ( Read more... )

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"Friended". Sounds too much like "blended".

No one in their right mind wants to be blended.

Courtesy of helice:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/kiss-of-death-black-lipstick-but-not-everyone-is-a-fan-941300.html

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Kicking the Sherlock ( Read more... )

Via helice:

'ROME (Reuters) - A 25-year-old man who tried to kill a priest by stabbing him in a Rome church has told police that he did so after the watching the film "The Da Vinci Code" and believing himself to be the anti-Christ.'More here: ( Read more... )

..."a good kisser", according to the former model (and ballerina) he had an affair with in Rio in 1957 ( Read more... )

...suggests about fans of the Proms which is most disturbing:

"Names and addresses on a BBC mailing list have been exploited by hackers. The recipients received emails offering Viagra and Cialis and caused John Whittingdale, chairman of the all-party Commons Culture Committee to describe it as a ‘serious incident.' The names on the list were ( Read more... )

...here's a story with a bit of everything in it - bar music, films, and art - including ( Read more... )

J. K. Rowling has donated £1m to the Labour Party:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7626589.stm

That'll be Baroness Rowling come the New Year's Honours List, then (she's already got an OBE).

Edit (19/01/2009): It was only brought to my attention today that ( Read more... )