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Why Guy Fawkes night is dreaded by many in inner-city areas of Britain

Admin | Tuesday 7 November 2006

Guy Fawkes Night, Manchester

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In Britain, 5th November is Bonfire Night. When it’s traditional to let off fireworks and burn a dummy of Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up Parliament in 1605.

However, for many people in inner-city areas, this has become a time of year that they dread. This video is a glimpse into why.

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A new excuse for being fat

Admin | Saturday 28 October 2006

In The Times, Giles Coren comments on the suggestion that obesity is caused by pollution!

‘I HAVE HEARD some hilarious excuses from fat people in my time, but the one rolled out in the last item of yesterday’s Today programme managed to flabbergast even me…’ .

Funny and worth reading.

How George Bush helped North Korea get the Bomb

Admin | Tuesday 10 October 2006

Greg Palast explains how George Bush helped North Korea get the nuclear bomb. In a nutshell, U.S. intelligence found that Saudi Arabia was funding Pakistan’s development of the bomb. They were told to back off (as we know, Bush is a big friend of the Saudis) and Pakistan’s Dr. Khan subsequently sold the technology to … How George Bush helped North Korea get the Bomb

Carnival Queen is a boy

Admin | Tuesday 26 September 2006

The Daily Mirror reports that thousands of local people lined the streets of Axbridge, Somerset (population 2,025), to cheer their new village carnival queen – 15-year-old David Bridge. ‘Schoolboy David beat three girls to the title. He wore a tiara and flowing dress as he took pride of place in the parade. David proudly waved … Carnival Queen is a boy

One of my favourite YouTube videos (video)

Admin | Sunday 24 September 2006

I love this, not just because it is hot. But also because it is funny in many different ways, such as the guy who walks in but then gives up and walks out.

An inconvenient truth: Gay Manchester was better 20 years ago

Admin | Thursday 21 September 2006

I get tired of newspaper articles that make out that the gay ‘scene’ in Manchester used to be so seedy and bad years ago, but now it is so wonderful. It just isn’t true. Take this article from 2003 which appeared in The Manchester Evening News — a newspaper that can be relied on to … An inconvenient truth: Gay Manchester was better 20 years ago

Rushes: bluescreen test – mailbag

Admin | Wednesday 23 August 2006

Posts that begin with the word ‘rushes’ contain unedited footage, tests, bloopers and experiments.

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