Posts Tagged ‘News’

Boris Moronicus

By Chris Lo • Jun 5th, 2008 • Category: News

Boris Johnson, the elected official responsible for leading the fight against knife crime and gang-related murders in London, recently stated that teaching Latin in schools could have a major impact on youth violence. Oh, and ancient Greek too.
In a speech that seems like another example of how breathtakingly out of touch he is with London’s [...]



Clarkson? Speeding? No!

By Chris Lo • May 29th, 2008 • Category: News

In a scandal that has shocked the several people who didn’t see it coming, Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson is facing calls for his dismissal after boasting of unbelievable speeding on public London roads.
During an interview with a Daily Mail columnist, Mr Clarkson claimed he had reached 186 mph in the Limehouse Link tunnel that [...]



Artists compete to build “Angel of the south”

By Chris Lo • May 8th, 2008 • Category: News

The shortlist for a new Kent hilltop landmark, being dubbed by people with no imagination as the “Angel of the south”, was revealed yesterday.



Brooker to have a go at horror

By Tom Howard • Apr 14th, 2008 • Category: News

Charlie Brooker, Guardian columnist and co-writer of Nathan Barley, has been commissioned by E4 to write their, and his, first scripted horror show.



Two years for graffiti Casanova

By Chris Lo • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: News

Overblown romantic gestures aren’t dead in the capital, even if some modern examples are illegal, reports Chris Lo.