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This is a collection of most barbaric medieval instruments

This is a collection of most barbaric medieval instruments of torture that we found in St. Petersburg museum...

Information scandal continues in BC

So, what is what? What information is meant to be public and what private.  What are we supposed to have access to? At least this is a start. Maybe, now the British Columbia government can finally make up their mind about the private and public information collected...

Bogus 'SAS veteran' arrested

Well he will not be court marshaled, but he will be marshaled into court. This carpenter thought he could chisel his way through life pretending he was a military James Bond. Well he will have to shelf the idea and...

Hunt for Remembrance Day conman

Got to salute the cheek of this guy, posing as a war hero and a SAS veteran, could it be he collects medals and been posing all of his life to impress people that he was a member of the SAS?  At least he was...

Lady GaGa Never Wears Pants, But May Launch a Pants Collection

Lady GaGa, who has made a name for herself for her wacky fashion choices and distaste for wearing pants (in addition to topping music charts with poppy singles such as "Just Dance"), is reportedly in the works...

Carol Ann Duffy is named first female Poet Laureate

As Andrew Motion comes to the end of his term as Poet Laureate it appears hotly tipped Manchester based Carol Anne Duffy will step into his shoes. " Carol Ann Duffy is to be named as the new Poet Laureate, the first woman to be appointed in the 341-year history of the post. ...

Grug Books coming in June 2009

The Grug series is being reprinted by Simon and Schuster and will be available in Australia after June 1, 2009. Stay tuned for more updates! Pre-order available!From Friday May 1st 2009, pre-orders for Grug books can be made. Delivery will not be until early June. An email...

Russian Fashion Week opens in Moscow

Local Russian fashion talent as well as designers from France, Spain, Italy and Eastern Europe will showcase their fall/winter 2009-2010 work at the Russian Fashion Week, which opened at the Congress Hall of the World Trade Centre in Moscow and will run from March 28 to...

Hilary Duff to Co-Design Femme for DKNY Jeans Collection

Multi-platinum singer Hilary Duff is teaming up with DKNY to co-design the Femme for DKNY Jeans collection, which will be marketed towards young, edgy women.  The collection will feature a mish-mash of...

NFB makes films free online

This is really exciting news. The archive at the National Film Board of Canada (the NFB) is pure gold and has up until now been fairly inaccessible. "The National Film Board of Canada has launched a new project to allow Canadians to see its films through online streaming....

Vick dogs featured on wine labels

The Dog Lovers Wine Club has teamed with Best Friends to create the signature wine series – a special two-case collection celebrating the 22 dogs who were rescued from Michael Vick’s dog-fighting operation and...

The Met's Costume Institute Collection of 30,000 Now Available Online

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has transformed one of the world's largest collections of clothing and accessories, The Costume Institute, into a digital format which is now available to view online within the...

Patricia Field SATC-Inspired Collection for M&S is Tacky and Cheap

The Patricia Field collection for retailer Marks & Spencer was unveiled today to mixed reviews, most of which were unfavourable.  The 35 piece "Destination Style New York" collection ranges from 50-125£...

Lindsay Lohan Launches 6126 Holiday Leggings

Lindsay Lohan celebreated the launch of her latest 6126 leggings collection last night at Henri Bendel in New York, where a percentage of sales were donated to Ovarian Cancer Research.""I love to wear leggings,...

Aguilera does exclusive deal with Target

This seems like a new trend that artists and retailers are setting where their albums are sold exclusively through one retailer. I understand how this benefits the retailers as customers are forced into their...

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