25 June 2013

Prince Charles Fears Rise of Anti-Semitism in Britain

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Prince Charles fears rise of anti-Semitism in Britain (via AFP)
Prince Charles spoke out against the "apparent rise in anti-Semitism" in Britain and warned of "other poisonous and debilitating forms of intolerance" after a series of attacks on mosques. Charles was speaking at a London event celebrating Jonathan…

24 June 2013

Explosive Device Found Outside British Mosque

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Yep, another attack on a mosque... and this time it was a bomb.


Of course, it didn't take long for some English Defence League Supporters to publicly rejoice about it on Facebook (will they ever learn?)... You can find their outrageous comments here, in this latest post from TellMaMaUK.org.


The following article from AFP is unfortunately several hours old, so I have added links to more recent ones as well. Feel free to check out those and some of the related ones at the end of this post!


Stay safe!


Loup Dargent


Update!
After we published this post, we got in touch on Twitter with   and asked if they would not mind giving us a statement and they kindly agreed to provide us one... here it is:
"After Woolwich, we were aware of the number of anti-Muslim incidents was steeply rising and that the spike was high. We were also aware that mosques were potential visible targets and our data was showing that. The explosive device outside the mosque is a turn for the worst and this is deeply worrying."

23 June 2013

'Man Of Steel' - Do Fans' Expectations Scare Hollywood?

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Man of Steel Poster
Man of Steel opened up this last weekend with mixed reviews from both critics and fanboys alike.  Though the majority of those mixed reviews leaned towards the movie being "good"  the real concern isn't a sequel, but if there will be a DC movie universe.  See Warner Bros. promised that if it did well a Justice League movie based in the universe that the Man of Steel created would be launched.  So you might forgive us super nerds if we're on the edge of our seats right now!

Justice League is the Avengers of the DC comic universe.  Where as the Avengers have all the Marvel comic greats like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, Justice League has Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.  So just as every Marvel comic fan out there dreamed of seeing an Avengers movie hit the big screen, DC comic fans stand jealous due to the lack of big screen movie love of their favorite super hero team.

Even though Man of Steel opened to $125 million, even though the suits at Warner Bros. have already green lighted a direct sequel, there is no guarantee that a Justice League movie will reach the big screen.  Variety magazine had an interview with Warner Bros' Jeff Robinov in which he says, "stakes are high for 'Man of Steel.'  Other than Nolan's Batpics, Warners has not been able to effectively exploit the DC library."

18 June 2013

Suspected Jewish Extremists Vandalise Arab Israeli Town

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Ahmad Gharabli/AFP: An Arab Israeli man points to graffiti that reads in Hebrew "Arabs out" (left) and "assimliation" scrawled on the wall of a house in the Arab Israeli town of Abu Ghosh, west of Jerusalem on June 18, 2013...


Suspected Jewish extremists vandalise Arab Israeli town (via AFP)
Suspected Jewish extremists punctured the tyres of 28 cars and scrawled graffiti in an Arab Israeli town before dawn on Tuesday in the latest in a spate of apparent hate crimes, an AFP correspondent reported. On a wall near the vandalised cars in Abu Ghosh, west of Jerusalem, the perpetrators wrote…

17 June 2013

Celebrity Babies - How These Star Mums Welcomed Their Children Into The World

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Preparing for a new baby is a fun and exciting time, and it can be great for any mum to be to have a chance to celebrate with her closest friends and family, where she can be spoiled a little before the responsibilities of motherhood take over her life! Of course, if anybody knows how to throw beautiful baby showers, it's those A-list stars!

With celebrity babies being big news, famous moms can have a lot of attention on them as they prepare to give birth. Here are some of the ways friends of the stars have helped them to relax and celebrate before welcoming their babies into the world:

16 June 2013

Julian Assange: A Year In The Ecuador's London Embassy

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Julian Assange: a year in the embassy (via AFP)
It is an odd sight: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wearing a jacket and tie, but no shoes. Then again, if you have not stepped outside Ecuador's London embassy for a year, shoes are largely pointless. In an interview with AFP to mark this strange anniversary, the man behind the whistleblowing…

Ten Of The Best Ever Movie Car Chases

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Bullitt Car Chase GoogleMapped
Bullitt Car Chase GoogleMapped (Photo credit: Podknox)
If, like me, you think even the most lacklustre, uninspired film can be redeemed instantly by slipping in a fast-paced car chase scene, then no doubt you will already have in your own head a list of the greatest chases ever put to film.

Here’s my list, most of which come out for a viewing at least once a year. In fact, often I will skip straight to the chase sequence, disregarding the rest of the film, just for a ten-minute pick-me-up of joyful mayhem.

15 June 2013

The 4 Most Jaw-Droppingly Stupid Fines Ever Issued

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No one expects the legal system to be perfect. Courts, police departments, and law firms are run by people, after all. And since most people aren’t even capable of plugging a mouse into a USB port without failing two times first, it’s too much to demand a legal system that works 100% of the time.


Still, it’s not unreasonable to expect common sense to rule the day when punishments are dished out. Sadly, even this extremely low bar can be impossibly high for some. This is nowhere more obvious than the stupid fines that are sometimes handed out by cash-strapped local governments.


If you doubt that the old maxim “May the punishment fit the crime” is more ideal than reality, check out these 4 stunningly idiotic fines.

4 Most Iconic Cars In Movie History

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Cars have always had a significant role to play in movies. Sometimes, the cars help define the characters, while at other times they are on-screen to thrill audiences with heir good looks, deafening engine sounds and tire-shredding stunts. Many of these cars gain iconic status with automobile and movie lovers alike. Here are 4 of the most iconic cars is movie history.

12 June 2013

Cover Reveal: 'The Mirror' by Candace L. Bowser

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"A betrayal so deep it has transcended 400 years is now haunting Adrianna Bristol. Will she have the courage to break the curse?"
Ah, yes...Today, we're hosting a Cover Reveal for 'The Mirror', a Paranormal Romance/Horror novel written by Candace L. Bowser. So, you might want to read this post from behind the sofa. Just in case, you know...

Enjoy!
Loup Dargent


8 June 2013

Julian Assange: US rule of law suffering 'calamitous collapse'

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Assange: US rule of law suffering 'calamitous collapse' (via AFP)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that the US justice system was suffering from a "calamitous collapse in the rule of law", as Washington reeled from the sensational exposure of vast spy agency surveillance programmes. Speaking in an interview with AFP at Ecuador's London embassy, where…

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