When the news broke that a British man had been caught allegedly smuggling £70,000 worth of peregrine falcon eggs, it got us to thinking the nerve it takes to be a smuggler these days. If you want to play with the big boys of the smuggling world, Mr Peregrine Falcon, prepare to strap more than some eggs to your chest. Here are our top five most audacious animal smugglers. (more…)
August 24th, 2010
Photograph courtesy Luke Barclay
Whether you’re taste veers towards newspapers or naughty magazines (thought we hope Esquire would trump both), everyone loves a good read on the loo, it’s an act as ingrained in British culture as reading the back of the cereal box at the breakfast table. In honour of the age-old pastime we thought we’d compile a list of our favourite toilet reads ever. We hope you agree. (more…)
August 22nd, 2010
The irresistible rise of Apple’s oversized iPod has spawned a whole heap of offshoot accessories and frankly rubbish paraphernalia. Though we may not be convinced by much of the fluff on the shelves, a few stand out iPad cases have caught our eye, so here’s our pick of the best. (more…)
August 16th, 2010
Haitan born superstar Wyclef Jean last week announced plans to run for president in his home country’s elections this coming November. Unless Lauren Hill was particularly difficult to deal with, we imagine the former Fugee will have a difficult task if he is elected, as the country is still recovering from the earthquake that left 220,000 people dead. Though we admire his endeavour, it’s not only Wyclef that has turned his attention to politics, here are five other musicians with ambition… (more…)
August 9th, 2010
Lady GaGa has received 13 nominations for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), breaking the record for most nominations for an artist in a single year. Her videos, which have been viewed more than a billion times on YouTube, have made her a defining artist for MTV. Here are five who’s videos have done similar… (more…)
August 5th, 2010
Even though first time director Joann Sfar rejects the idea that Gainsbourg (out now) is a conventional biopic, the film is a undoubtedly a celebration of Serge’s glamorous, frequently chaotic life, which included affairs with sex symbols such as Brigitte Bardot, chanteuse singer Juliette Greco and Jane Birkin (above). (more…)
August 3rd, 2010
With the rise and rise of facial fuzz, the primitive value of a wet shave has been somewhat forgotten. What goes up, must come down, and we’re anticipating an imminent resurgence in Patrick Bateman-style smoothness. So, in a bid to get ahead, we’ve hunted down a few of our favourite shaving kits from around the web. (more…)
July 29th, 2010
Regardless of an artist’s excuse for cancelling a gig, the crowd is bound to be left feeling a little shortchanged. We are, however, prepared to grant deep south wailers Kings of Leon a reprieve after they quit a concert in St Louis when a troupe of pigeons bombarded them with excrement. Such was the volume and accuracy of the natural missiles the band could no longer perform. Here are five more often bizarre, occasionally lamentable and rarely excusable reasons for cancelling a gig. (more…)
July 28th, 2010
