Since when has someone’s looks determined how talented they are? I mean, last time I checked, you don’t need to look like a goddess to be able to play the piano, perform well in sports, …

This is the first of many “Monkey Rants”, where I get to “rant” about what annoys me about the world today. The target of today’s rant is News Bulletins, and the ever-increasing lack of actual …

A newspaper report published today names the former judge who will now head the Princess Diana Inquest.
Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss will replace the royal coroner Michael Burgess, who withdrew from the case in July blaming …

What a heart wrenching moment it was when I read the news about the potential demise of Airfix due to what the Beeb cites as a new generation of children turning their attention to computer …

Cynics mock and say stars have embraced Africa for publicity.
There is a good chance that they have. For Madonna to have
happened to find a charity in Malawi, when she has had no interest to …

Not news as such but someone e-mailed me this picture today of a group of men who keep hyenas and baboons as pets (click thumbnail for larger image).
I didn’t have a clue what the …

Random stuff sent to me on e-mail today included this slightly interesting note on the worse types of handshakes. So are you a Fingertip Grabber or a Wet Fish? Read on:
The Wet Fish: Hand is …

Kate Middleton appears to be making lots of headlines recently. The girlfriend of Prince William seems to be making headlines left right and centre.
Is she hot? Not sure. In some pictures of Kate (Katie) Middleton, …

I love space related stuff and this photo caught my eye.
This picture made available from NASA this weekend shows the central region of a group of galaxies 300 million light-years away known as Stephan’s Quintet. …

What the hell is the world coming to? This picture taken from video footage broadcast first on Brazilian television and then worldwide showed rescuers using a tree branch to reach the black plastic bag …

Complete and utter madness.
A 21-year-old American online gaming fan broadcast his suicide on a Bulgarian Internet forum
Named as Mitchell S, the gamer switched on his web cam and swallowed a large amount of motor antifreeze …

Time for a little rambling. Theres lots of obscure facts and figures which I’ve had sent over the years so thought I would share some of them for your viewing pleasure.
If any of these facts …

Watching the news on TV tonight about the recent deaths in Turkey as a direct result of bird flu.
Three or four kids have died as a result of ‘close contact’ with birds. In the main …