Category: Linklog

London was the scene of carnage on Thursday after a series of deadly blasts but American R&B crooner Omarion, who suffered no injury or inconvenience, wants people to pray for him. Asked why anyone should pray for him, his publicist Shana Gilmore said, “He wasn’t hurt or anything, but just the fact that he was there and all that.” That fool just got served!

Michael Heilemann drops the K2 WordPress template on an unsuspecting world. I’ve had a little poke around with it and it has some very nice features, but beware, it is an alpha release and should be treated as such…

Some weird and wacky Japanese adverts featuring The Simpsons. There is a whole host of other western celebrity endorsements also on that site.

A brief history of terrorism in the UK. Goes a long way to explain how calm things were in the aftermath, kinda like “that the best you got? Please…”

Simon Dodson has a handy “Subway Sandwich Etiquette Guide.” Funny cause it’s mostly true…

US President George W. Bush, out for a spin on his bicycle at the Group of Eight summit venue, collided with a policeman and had to be treated for scratches on his hands and arms. That’s the leader of the free world at an important meeting there folks… While I’m here, In May 2004 Bush tumbled from his bike during a ride on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, scraping his chin, upper lip, both knees, his right hand and his nose. Bush previously fell off a Segway while visiting his parents in Kennebunkport, Maine, in June 2003 and suffered scrapes to his face when he fainted and fell after choking on a pretzel at the White House in January 2002. Again, that’s the leader of the free world folks…

Rap star Lil’ Kim, convicted of perjury and conspiracy in March, has been sentenced to a year in jail for lying to a grand jury to protect friends. “I testified falsely to the grand jury and during the trial. At the time I thought it was the right thing to do. Now I know it was wrong.” No shit Kim, no shit…

A Russian youth wearing a drag outfit which gave him improbably large breasts has been caught trying to sit an entrance exam for a female friend. Moscow University security guards first thought the applicant had an oversized bust because “she” was trying to take crib sheets into the exam.

London will host the 2012 Olympic Games. It will be the first time the Olympics has been held in Britain since 1948.

The famous crosswalk button hack. The most popular hack, which works on most models, is the “Instant Walk.” Three short clicks, followed by two long, one short, two long, and three short; turn any crosswalk signal from “don’t walk” to “walk” with a matching change in the traffic signals. [via]

The strength of a rhino, the bravery of a lion, the brain of a hamster?? It’s MechaJon!!!! But why does he have a scottish accent?

8 simple steps to creating a podcast. Fame, fortune and the iTunes Music Store won’t be far behind…

Merrill Lynch Japan predicts Sony will lose more than $1 billion on hardware during its next-gen console’s first year on the market, a sum it may not be able to recoup. Apparently it will sell for $399, but cost $494 to make, so they’ll lose just under $100 per unit, ouch!

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner (aka Bennifer Mark II) are married and she’s pregnant. This is important news people!!!

Google Earth is now publically available. But beware, you WILL spend hours upon hours looking at this…