Topic: AUSTRIA - on April 1, 2010 at 2:37:00 PM CEST
Bier darf "Fucking Hell" heißen
Erst hatte das europäische Markenamt den doppeldeutigen Namen "Fucking Hell" für ein Bier zurückgewiesen. Jetzt darf das Gebräu aus dem österreichischen Ort Fucking doch so heißen. Die Brauerei will es im Spätsommer präsentieren.
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Topic: FUN - on March 30, 2010 at 3:19:00 PM CEST
Billie and Ridley Lampard given 'Danger' as middle name
FOR four-day-old twins Billie and Ridley, Danger is literally their middle name.
The babies were given the unusual moniker by proud parents Amy and Glenn Lampard, giving them full bragging rights to the popular expression: "Danger is my middle name."
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Topic: ART - on March 30, 2010 at 3:11:00 PM CEST
Banksy Releases Official Movie Poster For April 16th Film Premier
It was announced this morning that Banksy's first film, Exit Through The Gift Shop, will hit theaters in the United States beginning on Friday, April 16th in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Dates for additional cities across the country - including Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta - will be announced soon.
woostercollective.com Banksy Releases Additional Poster And Theater Info For US Film Release
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on March 30, 2010 at 3:06:00 PM CEST
German beer can call itself F**king Hell
A German brewery has won its battle to market a beer called F**king Hell. The European Union's OHIM trade marks agency initially rejected the name because of its sexual connotation.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on March 30, 2010 at 3:03:00 PM CEST
Wirbel um Fuckinger Bier "Fucking Hell"
Ein Bier mit dem Namen "Fucking Hell" sorgt in und um Fucking im Innviertel für Verwirrung. Eine deutsche Firma soll dort das Bier mit dem sehr plakativen Namen brauen. Eine Brauerei gibt es aber weder in Fucking noch in der Nachbargemeinde.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 30, 2010 at 3:02:00 PM CEST
Scientology lawsuits reveal elite group
At the edge of arid foothills far outside Los Angeles, hundreds of Scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder L. Ron Hubbard and creating the church’s teaching and promotional materials.
The church says its 5,000 so-called Sea Organization members are religious devotees akin to monks who are exempt from wage requirements and overtime. But two lawsuits filed by two former Sea Org members, as they are known, allege the workers are little more than slave laborers, forced to work 100-hour weeks for pennies and threatened with manual labor if they cause trouble.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 30, 2010 at 3:01:00 PM CEST
Can a pope resign from office?
The possibility has been raised that Pope Benedict XVI should resign over the snowballing paedophile priest scandal in the Catholic Church. The BBC's Vatican correspondent, David Willey, examines the question.
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Topic: ART - on March 30, 2010 at 3:00:00 PM CEST
Weird graffiti: When street art goes random
After New Jersey's guerilla knitter outwitted the authorities with his weird wool-based graffiti antics, we have a look at some other sideways approaches to street art.
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Topic: FUN - on March 30, 2010 at 2:59:00 PM CEST
Shocking & Silly Anatomical Underwear Proves Personal Grooming Is Overrated
Women might spend time grooming themselves to keep their body hair neat. But what about those poor women who are lacking in the body hair they wish they had? Well, it might not be a common issue, but there's some unmentionable fashion that can make the dream come true.
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Topic: Terror - on March 27, 2010 at 3:01:00 PM CET
Terrorists 'could use exploding breast implants to blow up jet'
Radical Islamist plastic surgeons could be carrying out the implant operations in lawless areas of Pakistan, security sources are said to warned.
Explosives experts have reportedly said just five ounces of Pentaerythritol Tetrabitrate packed into a breast implant would be enough to blow a “considerable” hole in the side of a jumbo jet.
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Topic: SEX - on March 27, 2010 at 2:59:00 PM CET
200-Year-Old Wooden Sex Toys Sell for $5,300
A pair of 200-year old sex toys shaped as gigantic wooden phalluses sold at a U.K. auction for $5,300 Thursday.
Staff at Brentwood Antiques Auction in Essex described the sex toys as "extraordinary and exceptionally rare" and said they were probably French and dated back to the late 1700s.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 27, 2010 at 2:00:00 PM CET
Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev acquires British newspaper
At a time when newspapers are having a hard time finding solutions to make up for dropping revenues, Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev has struck a long-awaited deal to buy The Independent newspaper after weeks of will-he-won’t-he. The former KGB agent, Lebedev has also acquired The Evening Standard of London last year. Mr. Lebedev’s company has agreed to contribute $13.7 million, to take on the future liabilities of the newspapers for over 10 months. While a many might be suspecting some hidden propaganda behind the deal, overall it’s such a relief as the industry looks ahead to reinvent the future.
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