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British shorts

Nation on film Hundreds of short clips of British life through the years from the BBC, exploring the use of film as an eyewitness to history.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 4:31 AM on March 23, 2005 (3 comments)

Stem Cells in China

First look look into the surgery of of Dr Huang Hongyun who cultivates the cells of aborted foetuses and injects them into the brains and spines of his patients. His method is controversial, but his results have led hundreds of westerners to his Beijing surgery. (MI)
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 3:38 AM on December 2, 2004 (28 comments)

Bush Bingo - House!

Bush by Numbers Another of the UK newspaper The Independent's feature front pages.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 6:46 AM on September 3, 2004 (19 comments)

Inside Lion's mind...

Lion Kimbo spent three months writing down every thought he had. And has written a free to download book telling you how you can do the same.... Though quite why you would want to is beyond me....
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 3:41 AM on July 2, 2004 (15 comments)

'Oppression kills the oppressors'

This is a message to our neighbours north of the Mediterranean, containing a reconciliation initiative as a response to their positive reactions. Osama bin Laden's latest message to the world. (more inside)
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 7:22 AM on April 15, 2004 (99 comments)

Chavs, Neds, Townies, Kevs, Charvers, Steeks, Spides, Bazzas, Yarcos, Ratboys, Kappa Slappers, Skangers, Janners, Stigs, Scallies

ChavScum "A humorous guide to Britain's burgeoning peasant underclass" is a website devoted to a particular "style" of a section of british society (similar to the US "Trailer Trash"). Some of the discussions in the forums vary from the hilarious to the deeply offensive. Meanwhile the Independent ask is chavspotting just harmless fun or a sinister new form of snobbery?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 3:52 AM on February 20, 2004 (43 comments)

Saddam Captured

Saddam Reported Captured - So what next? A trial at the International Criminal Court (which the US does not recognise), a trip to Cuba or a trial in Iraq? And is this finally the decapitation of the resistance in Iraq?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 3:03 AM on December 14, 2003 (388 comments)

True blue

Bluejacking is the new craze (according to the BBC) of sending random strangers within range unsolicited messages on their mobile phone via Bluetooth.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 5:57 AM on November 4, 2003 (12 comments)

How did you lose yours?

Top 10 data disasters The BBC report on a list of 10 data mishaps and asks for more. Some of the user submitted stories are too funny. So how did you lose yours?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 6:34 AM on October 16, 2003 (36 comments)

The world's first e-premier....

This is not a love song - The new movie written by The Full Monty creator Simon Beaufoy distributed over the web. Though before you download you may want to read a review. The future of movie distribution?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 1:59 AM on September 5, 2003 (10 comments)

WMD Mole

Dr David Kelly the alleged 'mole' in the WMD row apparently found dead. He was at the centre of the UK Government's row with the BBC over reporter's claim that the Prime Minister's special adviser, Alistair Campbell, sexed up a dossier on Iraqi WMDs by adding a claim that they could be launched in 45 minutes. The Government says there will be an independent judicial review of the WMD affair if the body is Dr Kelly.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 7:01 AM on July 18, 2003 (52 comments)

Mail Rail

A miniture underground railway, known as Mail Rail has carried the post from one end of London to another. The system is closing down this weekend. An employee gives her story. Another quirky piece of London consigned to history....
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 8:36 AM on May 29, 2003 (6 comments)

Information Radio

Information Radio in Iraq. An interesting look at the US radio broadcasts into Iraq (via the Guardian Informer)
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 7:08 AM on April 8, 2003 (1 comment)

Blue on Blue Blues

"A cowboy who had gone out on a jolly" British soldiers talk about surviving friendly fire, and call for the US pilot who attacked them to be prosecuted for manslaughter.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 2:57 AM on March 31, 2003 (32 comments)

A scorecard for the war

How Will we know America is winning? Thomas Friedman poses six questions against which to judge US success...
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 6:41 AM on March 27, 2003 (19 comments)

3

3 launches the first 3G mobile phone network - but was it worth the wait?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 6:09 AM on March 3, 2003 (31 comments)

London Congestion Charging

Conjestion charging hits london £5 to take a car into the central zone (pdf) between 7am and 6.30pm Mon - Fri. It's all the work of controversial mayor "Red" Ken Livingstone Opinion is split: for and against. A small majority of Londoners seem in favour of it - traffic in London now is as slow as the days of the horse and cart! Day one seems quiet, though it is the school holidays! Is this the answer?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 2:25 AM on February 17, 2003 (40 comments)

Sport and Politics

The Cricket World Cup is turning into a political mess as England boycott Zimbabwe and New Zealand's players refuse to play in Kenya. Meanwhile, Cricket legend, and Pakistani politician, Imran Khan wonders if UK involvement in a war on Iraq should lead to a sporting boycott of England. We've had sporting sanctions on South Africa, Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984 - should we ever mix politics and sport?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 7:25 AM on February 10, 2003 (14 comments)

Wembley's demise

Wembley Stadium - Arguably the most famous sports ground in the world, host of the 1966 World Cup final and the 1948 Olympics is being rebuilt. Today the famous twin towers go under the wrecking ball. You can see it all on webcam. Sad end to one of our sporting treasures.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 8:00 AM on February 7, 2003 (11 comments)

nominations are out. Britain's culture minster...

The Turner Prize nominations are out. Britain's culture minster Kim Howells calls it "cold, mechanical conceptual bullshit". indeed a couple of years ago, Chris Ofili's pictures using dried elephant dung won? (He's the guy who caused a fuss with Rudy Giuliani.) So the annual debate in the british media has begun - "yes, but is it art?"
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 2:20 AM on November 1, 2002 (17 comments)

becomes Mayor of Hartlepool! He's the mascot of...

H'Angus the Monkey becomes Mayor of Hartlepool! He's the mascot of the local football team and won one of the UK's first direct mayoral elections. The people of Hartlepool got the nickname Monkey Hangers after a monkey from a wrecked ship was hung as a French Spy. Who says democracy's dead?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 1:40 AM on May 3, 2002 (7 comments)

(In Arabic though) The Financial Times reports...

Click here for martyrdom (In Arabic though) The Financial Times reports volunteers are invited by Ansar-e-Hizbollah, Iran's radical Islamic shock-troops, to register by internet for worldwide suicide attacks in the event of a US military strike.
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 2:11 AM on February 22, 2002 (4 comments)

human rights group Global Exchange takes WTC...

"The Americans are angry because they had one day of war. We have had 23 years of it" human rights group Global Exchange takes WTC victim's families to meet the victims of the "War on Terror"
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 6:20 AM on January 16, 2002 (9 comments)

the Sheep cloned five years ago has arthritis...

Dolly the Sheep cloned five years ago has arthritis already. Already this year we've had pigs cloned for trasplants. Where is this all going and how ethical is it?
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 1:41 AM on January 4, 2002 (18 comments)

including the records of Tolkien, Florence...

The 1901 UK Census in online including the records of Tolkien, Florence Nightingale and Charlie Chaplin No Jedis in 1901 though. Non-PC descriptions include "imbecile", "lunatic" or plain "feeble-minded".
posted to MetaFilter by brettski at 4:24 AM on January 2, 2002 (4 comments)