Month: January 2009
RIP John Martyn
British singer-songwriter-guitarist John Martyn — who released more than 20 albums of his own and worked with the likes of Eric Clapton, Dave Gilmour and Phil Collins — died on Thursday. He was 60. ON THE WEB: Times Online obituary…
Down with moobs
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Val Kilmer and his man-breasts. What happened to Val Kilmer? He used to be quite tasty. Lickalicious, it could be said. He strutted his stuff in the role of Jim…
DIY high-five
Would-be raccoon rapist gets the chop
Here’s another case of critters getting their own form of justice. According to The Sun, a sick wee pervert in Moscow was having a few drinks and decided to sexually molest a poor, innocent little raccoon. The raccoon, however, had…
Ferrit finally curls up its toes and dies
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I suppose it should come as no surprise to anyone that Telecom’s great white hope in the online trading stakes has shut up shop. Telecom announced the closure of Ferrit…
Celebrities really should watch that Twittering
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Celebrities and technology aren’t always a good mix and the latest proof of that is the Twitter phishing attack earlier this week. The Twitter attack resulted in 33 high-profile users of the site …