Kielix

“Writing headlines for The Daily Show is generally building an argument through using footage – therefore many of the individual jokes you write are directly off footage you have just seen. The techniques are different. To be honest, it’s going to be hard to answer this question without coming across like a pretentious jackass – especially when you use a word like ‘technique’ to describe a process which culminates in dick jokes.”

Fascinating. I have always wondered.

The British plugs are bulky, but far less likely to bend like NZ plugs did.

I can’t say I agree with everything in this article but it is an interesting read.

Likewise when we – the real-time generation – watch someone being attacked in the street or a plane crashing into our building and instinctively reach for our phones, can we be sure that our first impulse will be to dial 911, rather than firing up Tweetdeck or clicking the camera icon to ensure we get props for being there? I mean, really sure? In a perverse twist on the uncertainty principle, knowing that our behavior is being observed inevitably changes it for the more dramatic.

Why everyone stands on the right on tube elevators.

This always puzzled me when I first got to the UK, and as far as I know there’s still no concrete rule on what is the correct side of the footpath or tube station tunnel to walk on either.

And somewhat relatedly, £320,000 Union Jack flown at Battle of Trafalgar could start an export fight.

I find the mixture of politics and art really interesting, and that flag would be amazing to see.

“Scientology is rooted in strict scientific principles, such as the measurement of engrams in the brain by the E-Meter,” Kurz said. “Scientology uses strictly scientific methodologies to undo the damage done 75 million years ago by the Galactic Confederation’s evil warlord Xenu—we offer our preclear followers procedures to erase overts in the reactive mind. Conversely, Fictionology is essentially just a bunch of make-believe nonsense.”