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more about #bbc more comments → Niko Bellic: Considering the difference in cost of living between London and New York, I'd say that $200K over there would be the equivalent of about $100K over he... more » BadUncle: It'll never be a Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Stewardesses. [www.youtube.com] more » CodePink: Anna Chlumsky is in this! MY GIRL girl! more » nevin: Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off. more » DeltaGuy: 'The Thick of It' is pure genius. I would love to meet their 'profanity consultant' who rewrites the scripts. more » BullfightsOnAcid: I caught the first season of 'The Thick Of It' a couple of years ago on BBC America and it was pure genius. Peter Capaldi is absolutely brilliant. "I... more » Mediahohoho: Iranians need to monkey wrench this situation something fierce. In an overwhelming force deal like this the most they can hope for is to let themselve... more » The Real JR: Rachel Maddow has really been on top of this whole thing from the beginning. This and the Don't Ask Don't Tell fuckery. I love her. more » Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: I know the chances are slim-to-none, and the coverage we see is pretty selective but I can't help but hope that the current regime's heavy-handed acti... more » Novaload: The Iranians need better weapons than just their own unarmed bodies to take out the tyrant and his henchmen. more » lakk: Did it ever come out how old Neda was? Just curious. more » Senator Sully: Was Neda a Christian? She appears to be wearing a cross around her neck in that photograph. Not that it ultimately matters, but it caught my eye. more » Brian Fowler: I cannot believe this; not eve Glenn Beck would be so stupid (oh, never mind). It's like the regime WANTS to go down in flames. At least this assuages... more » MrInBetween: Inciting violence? That man looks incapable of inciting a picnic. more » PandoraSpocks: There are rumours that Gov is losing control of army... (Daily Dish) That is the difference between a revolt and a revolution. more » -
#mediacrack
BBC to Less Generously Overpay its Managers, With Public Money
In your finally Friday media column: BBC execs must struggle by on $150k, Michael Wolff looks in the mirror and compliments himself, rumors of office closures at Newsweek, and more on the Time Inc. layoffs. More » -
#gawkersports
BBC announced that they may show the 2012 Olympics in 3D. Because, you know, why not?
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#thingstowatch
The Hilarious Side of Stuffy British Politics
In the Loop, Armando Iannucci's new political satire, is getting near across-the-board raves. It's funny and British! What's also funny and British (maybe funnier and Britisher?) is the series on which it's based, The Thick of It. The first episode: More » -
#foreignaffairs
Neda's Family Evicted From Their Home, Denied Her Body, as Iran Turns Bloodier
With the whole Mark Sanford thing going down today it was not hard to lose sight of other, more important things going on in the world, like, oh yeah, Iran! And that situation just gets more and more depressing. More » -
#nicelydone
BBC's Jon Leyne Gets Bounced From Iran
The BBC confirmed today that their star correspondent in Iran, Jon Leyne, has been asked to leave the country by the Iranian government. Leyne was accused of being a diplomatic mouthpiece and inciting violence. BBC's Iranian office remains open. [AFP] -
#revolution
Iran Going Totally Batshit For The Second Weekend In A Row
Here we go again - Iran's utterly losing it as you read this, and it's way, way worse this time: there's a potential world leader ready for martyrdom, shooting deaths, more rioting, and a possible national strike. More » -
#transmissionissues
BBC's Satellites Get Iran-Jammed While CNN's Coverage Gets Jumped By Twitter Users
Fitting: while CNN gets a Twitter beatdown for neglecting to adequately cover the Iranian election, the Iranian government's blocking the BBC's (stellar) reporting of the aftermath following yesterday's results. Peter Horrocks, the (very pissed off) BBC chief, writes: More » -
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#mediacrack
Playboy Should Call Ron Burkle
In your misty Thursday media column: no bunnies for Richard Branson, no viewers for NBC, a shot at enlightenment for America's dumb children, and—finally—a classy new porn mag: More » -
#desertions
U.S. Embassy Officials Abandon BBC Reporter In Remote Afghanistan
BBC reporter Ian Pannell tagged along on a U.S. embassy-sponsored trip to northern Afghanistan to inspect counter-narcotics operations. His handlers got skittish when their car broke down and flew back to Kabul without him. More »
