Proof is finally here that the word is well and truly mightier than the sword. Boing Boing has a piece on the Milwall Brick, an improvised weapon made out of—yes!—an ordinary newspaper. Developed as a “stealth weapon” by football hooligans in the 1960s and ’70s who found the police confiscating everything they brought to a…
Daily Archives: 10 July 2007
MUST WATCH: Michael Moore takes on CNN
When CNN called Michael Moore to speak on Sicko, it probably expected him to sneak in a nice plug for his film on the American healthcare mess. Instead, what Situation Room host Wolf Blitzer and CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr Sanjay Gupta got was a blitzkrieg. Before giving Moore a chance to talk on Sicko,…
In a tiny Indian State, publishers dream big
Formed in 2000, Uttarakhand is India’s 27th State. With just under 8.5 million people within its borders, its stands 19th on the population ladder. Yet, according to a story in today’s Deccan Herald, the tiny State has seen an astounding number of publications take birth. A total of 523 newspapers, weeklies, and magazines received advertisements…
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