Topic: MUSIK - on April 24, 2010 at 11:30:00 AM CEST
Photos From Malcolm McLaren's Funeral Fit For A King...
This is the kind of funeral every goth and punk dreams of when they cuddle into their totally ironic Disney Princess sheets at night. British punk legend Malcolm McClaren’s funeral procession went through London today and it was an extravagant spectacle. You wouldn’t expect anything less.
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Topic: ART - on April 24, 2010 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Banksy graffiti feud given a fresh coat
The history of art has been coloured by fierce and often glaringly public feuds between celebrated artists of the day. From Turner and Constable to Whistler and Ruskin, long-standing and public battles have kept generations of art lovers engrossed, outraged or simply amused.
But few artistic spats have been played out in such a public manner as the current standoff between Banksy, the internationally renowned bestselling graffiti artist, and King Robbo, one of the founding fathers of London's graffiti scene.
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Topic: POLITIK - on April 24, 2010 at 11:28:00 AM CEST
Bolivian president Evo Morales blames sex problems on chickens
Morales told an environmental conference on Tuesday that chicken producers inject the birds with female hormones, which he said can lead to baldness and sexual issues in men who eat the chicken.
There's an amount of confusion over exactly what Morales said, depending on which translation you read. The Associated Press reported that he said 'and because of that, men who consume them have problems being men' - suggesting he was talking about chickens causing impotence.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 24, 2010 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
Radical Muslim Group Threatens South Park Creators Over Muhammad Episode
Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.
A posting on the website of the US-based group, Revolution Muslim, told Matt Stone and Trey Parker they would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh".
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 24, 2010 at 11:22:00 AM CEST
Leben unter katholischer Kontrolle
Wer hier wohnt, braucht starke Nerven. Im Rainerum in Südtirol führen katholische Salesianer ein absurd strenges Regiment - Kameras filmen die Flure, Besuch auf dem Zimmer ist verboten, das Verrücken der Möbel ebenso. Freiheit und Privatsphäre? Nicht in diesem Wohnheim.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on April 24, 2010 at 11:21:00 AM CEST
The next Catholic abuse scandal: Crimes against women
We now know that the sex abuse crimes involving Catholic clergy first reported in large numbers in the United States may have been committed in equally high numbers in Europe. Amazingly, in these two relatively sophisticated places, parents, nuns, teachers and both religious and civil authorities -- Catholic and non-Catholic -- were willing to be blind to the often obvious occasion of sin. And they ignored the Catholic laity in the pews, preferring instead to make deals with Rome, or at least to respect its jurisdiction.
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