The less valuable but nonetheless edible parts of a carcass

She wakes up slowly. The fragments of the dream that she can recall with ease she tries to fit together, all the while knowing that the picture will never be complete.
The pain is in the small of her back and in the space around her liver.
One day, she thinks, it’s all going to come down in [...]

Billy Mackenzie

It’s ten years since Billy’s death. I met him a few times and liked him a bit but I don’t think I came close to knowing him. Nobody did.
In the following film he’s something of a sacred cow, no-one wants to say it like it was. Read between the lines.
He was a spoiled brat, really. [...]

Japanese Flashmob video

This is a clip from a Japanese comedy/prank show called Troop of One Hundred, where a 100-strong flashmob chases after random strangers. The victims’ reactions are priceless.
Translation of what the mobsters are shouting:
- For the 1st and 2nd scenes: “There’s a tsunami!” (tsunami da!)
- For the 3rd: “That’s the guy!!” (koitsu da!)
- Nothing for the 4th
- Last [...]

Death by schism

There’s a guy on the penthouse balcony of a high-rise about to kill himself. A negotiator with a loud hailer is trying to convince him he shouldn’t jump:
“Stop, stop, don’t do it.”
The guy looks down and asks:
“Why not?”
“Well… there’s so much to live for.”
“What’s that then? My kids are on crack and my wife just [...]

“I have a dream” video clip

This is the entire address. It lasts about 17 minutes. What else do you need to do that can’t wait?

Segregation…

If you can’t remember it or if you’ve never experienced it or if you think it’s got nothing to do with your life –
CLICK HERE
Just do it.

Reportedly…

Joseph Merrick said:
“My head is so big because it is full of dreams…
Do you know what happens when dreams cannot get out?”

Dead or read?

Have you noticed that the older you get the more dead acquaintances you collect? It’s a sign of maturity, I guess.
In my twenties I knew one dead guy. His name was Steve. Married a Welsh girl. Two years later he was dead. Was it the food, the Celtic temperament, the weird sex, the in-laws, the [...]

Happy Birthday Bowie

Celebrities are fellow human beings who are better than us because lots of people know who they are. Everyone loves celebrities.
Even those who claim to despise celebrities would, if they were honest, prefer to share a drizzly afternoon birthday tea with a 60 year old David Bowie than spend one more second in my revolting [...]

“Pillow Angel” or “Ghostly Flower”?

Like anyone with a modicum of compassion and humanity I am moved by the tragedy of the Ashley X story. I think of my own children and how I would cope.
And, whilst unsure about the ethics regarding such aggressive medical and surgical interventions as high-dose oestrogen therapy, hysterectomy and breast-bud removal, I cannot help but [...]