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- Leveson Inquiry cakepops May 27, 2012The redoubtable Miss Insomnia Tulip has created a calorific tribute to the Leveson Inquiry, in which Lord Justice Leveson is interrogating the state of the nation's newspapers, phone hacking, and undue political influence. There are cakepops for all of the players in the inquiry, including one for Rebekah Brooks's LOL Blackberry. Leveson Enquiry Ca […]Cory Doctorow
- Jewelry made from 19th century clay pipes washed up on the Thames May 27, 2012Today I found myself at a street-market in Soho (the one in London), at a stall belonging to Amelia Parker, a jewelry maker who salvages fragments of century-old clay pipes from the banks of the Thames. Clay pipes were once the equivalent of cigarettes, cheap, semi-disposable tobacco-distribution systems, and as they were very brittle, they [...]Cory Doctorow
- Magazines from Blade Runner May 27, 2012Here's a collection of humorous, futuristic magazines displayed in the background of the news-stand scene in Blade Runner -- documented in Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner by Paul M. Sammon: Turning down the block and ducking into a futuristic newsstand revealed the most humorous touches of layering, for it was here that this [...]Cory Doctorow
- Peckniffian cant banned in Parliament May 27, 2012The UK press has been alive with talk of the Prime Minister calling Ed Balls, the Labour Shadow Chancellor, a "muttering idiot" during a session of Parliament. The the Speaker of the House forced him to withdraw the remark. In The Observer, Gaby Hinsliff and Quentin Letts' debate includes some other language prohibited in Parliament, [...]Cory Doctorow
- Pop and politics collide at Europe's awesomely trashy song contest May 27, 2012Loreen of Sweden performs her song, "Euphoria", after winning the Eurovision song contest in Baku. Photo: David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters You know the Ameri-centricism Europeans make fun of? I might have been an example of that, having not really heard of the Eurovision Song Contest until 2010 – and even then, the only reason I’d [...]Leigh Alexander
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