RelationshipsWhen you think of sexting, you usually think of men sending unsolicited pictures. But what about the relationships that thrive on it – and the women who love it?
Madeleine Holden has three simple tips for taking a good dick pic. First, zoom out. Second, clear the background of clutter. Third, experiment with angles. Then, for extra credit, consider tone, narrative, aesthetics and the desires of the recipient. “It was always those that elevated a dick pic from – to use my scale – a C- to an A+.
Slash: the LA punk fanzine that was too snotty to live
PunkFew were interested in the grimily thrilling LA punk scene, but two fans chronicled every spit and snarl – and now their work has been anthologised
The LA punk scene that thrived in isolation in the late 70s was no place for hippies. Well away from the New York-London nexus of punk, in its own little incubator, the thriving community produced seminal bands such as X, the Bags, the Germs, the Weirdos and the Screamers, cited by Jello Biafra as “the best unrecorded band in the history of rock’n’roll”.
Snowboarder chased by bear: is it bear-lievable? video | World news
Animals Snowboarder chased by bear: is it bear-lievable? – video A video claiming to show a bear chasing a snowboarder in Japan’s Hakuba 47 resort has gone viral. The snowboarder claims to have been unaware of the danger, because she was listening to a Rihanna song. However, many viewers have labelled it a fake. Here are just some of the factors making people suspicious
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The 100 best nonfiction books: No 93 Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial, or A Brief Discourse of the Sepul
100 best nonfiction books of all timePhilosophy booksSir Thomas Browne earned his reputation as a ‘writer’s writer’ with this dazzling short essay on burial customsSir Thomas Browne is one of those major-minor figures in the story of these great books, a writer whose afterlife vindicates the power of an enchanted, idiosyncratic, and – the gift that holds one key to the success of the writing life – deeply humane imagination. Browne’s reputation among admirers as various as Johnson, Coleridge, De Quincey, Lytton Strachey and, most recently, WG Sebald confirms him as an early example of “the writer’s writer”.
'Cultish' neighbours tortured and killed Tyneside man, jury told | UK news
UK news This article is more than 6 years old'Cultish' neighbours tortured and killed Tyneside man, jury toldThis article is more than 6 years oldVulnerable Jimmy Prout, 45, suffered months of abuse at hands of people he thought were his friends, court hears
A vulnerable man was tortured and killed in a “cultish” murder by a group of neighbours he thought were his friends, a court has heard.
Jimmy Prout, 45, was subjected to months of “dark ages” abuse by four friends from his street in North Shields, North Tyneside, before they dumped his body on wasteland where it lay undiscovered for more than six weeks, a jury was told.
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Black Friday: largest boycott planned by independent retailers | Black Friday
The ObserverBlack Friday This article is more than 2 years oldBlack Friday: largest boycott planned by independent retailersThis article is more than 2 years oldUp to 85% of smaller sellers will protest against online giants such as Amazon by closing their websites and planting trees
Black Friday deals: how to avoid wasting money Police tell shoppers to watch out for Black Friday scams This Friday, independent retailers across the country will shut down their websites, donate their profits to charity and plant trees as part of a renewed drive against the rabid consumerism encouraged by large online sellers offering deals for Black Friday.
Come to This Court and Cry by Linda Kinstler review when Holocaust memories fade
Book of the dayBooksReviewWhat happens if Nazi butchers are ‘reassessed’ in the name of national pride? In March 1965, the festering corpse of 64-year-old Herberts Cukurs was discovered stuffed into a trunk in a seaside bungalow in Montevideo, Uruguay. During the 1930s, Cukurs’ exploits as a dashing aviator had made him one of the most celebrated men in Latvia. Under the Nazi occupation, he found a new calling as a prominent member of the Arajs Kommando, the SS-affiliated killing unit responsible for the burning of the Riga ghetto and the massacre of around 25,000 Jews in Rumbula forest, among other barbarities.
In brief: Games and Rituals; Friendaholic; The Women Who Saved the English Countryside reviews
The ObserverBooksReviewKatherine Heiny’s sparky, bittersweet tales of love; Elizabeth Day’s generous memoir about friendship; and a fastidious study of four nature campaigners
Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny
Fourth Estate, £16.99, pp240
For any reader yet to encounter Katherine Heiny, this sparky new story collection provides a joyous introduction. Its title encompasses her protagonists’ antics in pursuit of – or flight from – love. They’re a somewhat jaded bunch with awkward pasts they never seem able to break free of.
Kony 2012 | World | The Guardian
From Beyoncé’s I Was Here video to #Kony2012, online campaigns are everywhere, shared in their millions. But does technology really amplify our humanity or is it all meaningless clicktivism? Warscapes reports Published: 18 Jun 2015 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaK%2Bfp7mle8qopbJlYmV%2Bcw%3D%3D