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Lady Diana and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:05:03 +0000

Controversy: An underwear ad in China using an illustration of the late Lady Diana has outraged people in the UK. Unveiled on the 13th anniversary of her death, the campaign at Shenzhen airport in southern China mortified some British travelers with the tagline, "Feel the romance of British royalty"... (More after the jump)

John Key in a Waterbed

Ana Samways — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:04:58 +0000

NZ On Screen has procured a gem of a clip from an early version of Close Up (1987) featuring a baby-faced 25-year-old 'senior forex trader' with Deidre Barlow glasses who plays squash in teeny tiny stubbies. His name? John Key...

Dancing At The Movies

Ana Samways — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:30:47 +0000

A brilliant montage of dance scenes from 40 movies. Footloose was one of the very first movies I saw at age 14 (there was no movie theatre in Balclutha). It was on a school trip to Dunedin to the bread factory and I feel deeply in teenage love with Kevin Bacon. (Shame about Swayze and the fags)...

Hilarious Bollywood Action Scene

Ana Samways — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:02:18 +0000

From the 2009 award-winning Bollywood box office hit Magadheera.

Headline Lies and Other Choice links

Ana Samways — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:41:38 +0000

Calling bullshit on this Cancer scare: Spotted this at the supermarket…”Oh, no! Miss Universe 1983 has Cancer? How awful!” But a quick scan of the actual story from the NZ Woman's Weekly reveals that the former Dancing with the Star winner Lorraine Downes hasn’t got the big C, but that she’s doing some charity work with children with cancer and building her public profile. Talk about crying wolf!... [Choice Links after the jump...]

Bronze Pole Dancer and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:41:35 +0000

Tasteful gift: Trade Me auction for this Bronze Pole Dancer. “Has Gold sequins on panty area.” (Hat tip: Jeremy Parkinson) More choice links after the jump...

Father’s Day Cards and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:16:56 +0000

Dad's Day: The Stroller series of cards from Modern Toss are 70s looking and use macho black humour.... Choice links after the jump...

Genuine Psychopath Caught on Camera

Ana Samways — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:44:03 +0000

UPDATE AFTER THE JUMP! Slow to start, but worth the build...Using this CCTV footage from Sacred Heart School in Coventry interested parties are trying to identify the woman featured. More after the jump...

I Am Drunk

Ana Samways — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:22:47 +0000

The video for this European house music hit single “I Am Drunk” by Riva Starr is darn catchy and features an unforgettable baby in a moustache.

Flipping the Bird and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:07:42 +0000

Good ol' MySky: the Police Association's Greg O'Connor accidentally flips the bird at Closeup's Mark Sainsbury

Celebrity news: Warner Brothers is suing a Swiss condom maker for a brand of sexual sheathing called Harry Popper. The condom illustration on the packaging wears Harry Potter’s trademark round glasses along with brandishing a wand and a devilish look. Who would buy a condom with the name 'popper' anyway?... Read more after the jump...

Political Twits and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:32:54 +0000

Cameron Brewer and Colin Craig

Opinion: On Monday night, just 48 tweets in, mayoral candidate Colin Craig hastily locked his Twitter account. It can't have been that I somewhat unkindly pointed out the banality of one of his latest tweet: “There are a lot of individuals concerned about issues close to their communities and families.” After all, he had a great excuse: “Hi Ana - re earlier tweet, press secretary still feeling the effects of an early morning drive from Rotorua to Akl.” He has since deleted the comment and his response to me.... (More after the jump...)

Deer Runs Off With Wife and Other Choice Links

Ana Samways — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:23:34 +0000

Great band name, guys

Speaking ill of the probably dead: I was appalled that well-connected fashion designer, business woman and publisher Annah Stretton commented to the gossip pages about missing (and presumed murdered) woman Carmen Thomas, a former employee… (More after the jump...)

Encroaching Storm in Finland

Ana Samways — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:10:42 +0000

In under two minutes it goes from sunny beach day to...OMG! Anyone else make out an ominous skull face just above the blue flagpole, 58 seconds in?

Is That Your Secret to Staying Warm?

Ana Samways — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:11:23 +0000

If ever I was stopped in the street by a TV news reporter and asked a banal question about the weather, I hope I would have a comeback like this...

Legless Cat

Ana Samways — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:25:42 +0000

This poor cat has had four legs amputated (yes, four) and the media circus is there to tell her story and find her a home… Via The Daily What