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Dragon-egg clutch bags for the Khaleesi in your life
One of the hardest parts about putting a costume together is what bag you're going to take with you. After all, you still need your keys, phone, wallet and all the other detritus we all carry on a night out, but cosplay-appropriate clutch bags are few and far between. Until now. Etsy seller PrissyKittyDesigns sells…
WATCH: TfL’s powerful new video about sexual harassment on public transport
Transport for London, the British Transport Police and the Mayor of London today this week unveiled a compelling new video about sexual harassment on public transport, featuring the disheartening statistic that 90% of incidents go unreported. Trigger warning: sexual assault and harassment The video shows increasing levels of harassment on a tube journey, and asks at each…
Drake knows his makeup – namechecks NARS Orgasm blush in ‘Fancy’
Drake and Swizz Beats' song 'Fancy' isn't new (in fact, it came out in 2010, on Drake's debut album) – but a Reddit user just spotted an interesting namecheck in the lyrics. Skip to 3.34 and you'll hear the words: Say go Cinderella Go Cinderella Orgasm blush Lipstick and concealer Yep, that's a reference to NARS'…
Carling’s £49 holidays sell out in 10 minutes
This morning, Carling's 'Brighton or Barbados' campaign launched, in which 1000 people could get a ticket for a holiday on the May Day weekend - but wouldn't find out until later if it was for Brighton or Barbados. With a 1 in 3 chance of getting Barbados, it's no surprise that the site got absolutely hammered…
Plastic rockstars rejoice: Guitar Hero is coming back
My soul is happy but my fingers are sad to hear that there's a brand new Guitar Hero coming this year – Guitar Hero Live: Interesting acting there. It sounds like the game will be split into two parts: the classic-style Guitar Hero game, which will now have actual music videos in the background instead…
Twitter shames Jon Ronson for deleted line in a book about… Twitter shaming
As we recently reported, 'The Psychopath Test' author Jon Ronson has written a new book about social media shaming, and what happens to the targets afterwards. Unfortunately for Jon, he's getting his own taste of that at the moment, as a controversial line from the galley (unfinished review copy) of 'So You've Been Publicly Shamed' was tweeted…
Death threats force Sue Perkins to leave Twitter after Top Gear rumour
As we recently reported, Sue Perkins was being lined up as the favourite to replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, and sexist men weren't very happy about it. This morning, she posted a series of tweets explaining that she's still getting abuse, including death threats, and is leaving Twitter for a while: Sadly, this kind…
Cringe of the day: a Waitrose branch made an ‘Uptown Funk’ lipsync
There are lots of amazing YouTube videos set to Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' megahit Uptown Funk. Like this one, by a high school in Dallas: Or this one on a treadmill, by Carson Dean: But not this one, by the Bromley South branch of Waitrose: With 17,000 views at the time of writing, it's not awful…
Free ice cream today! It’s Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day
Today (April the 14th) is that magical day of the year when Ben & Jerry's give out free ice cream to the masses because, essentially, they are the best people in the world. B&J's ice cream has got me through breakups, shakeups, and a 3-hour war film my ex wanted to watch, and today we…
Sue Perkins is the favourite to take over Top Gear, to Twitter sexists’ disgust
As you might have heard, Jeremy Clarkson was recently sacked from Top Gear for verbally abusing and punching his producer Oisin Tymon. After being given a last warning for racist allegations, this was the last straw for the BBC and they’re now looking for someone else to front the show that made him famous. Currently,…
