Death to Glamour

Are you Saga or Carrie?

gazumper@deathtoglamour.com (GAZUMPER) — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:30:26 GMT

Now we all know everything there is to know about Aspergers and Bipolar - which one are you?
What is your attitude towards clothes? a - I dress immaculately for every occasion and my hair is always perfectly straightened. I am a particular fan of the trouser suit. b - I wear the same clothes every single day e.g. leather trousers, top with a number on it, brown coat with huge side pockets.
Do you have any friends? a - Yes, one. b - What are ‘friends’?
How do you feel about your job? a - I will always do my job even if I get fired. b - A job is what I do every day.
How do you spend your time? a - With a wall, loads of post it notes and a range of highlighter pens. b - I read while while walking around my flat, until I get horny, then I go to a bar.
How do you normally meet the men you have sex with? a - I obsess about someone, follow him around, watch his every move, then grab the first chance I can for a quickie in his car. b - I go to a bar. The first man I talk to I normally end up having sex with, as long as he is over 18.
Mostly a - you are Bipolar. Mostly b - you have Aspergers.

Celebrities Looking Rough

bonesmuggler@deathtoglamour.com (Bone Smuggler) — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:41:21 GMT

When you look in a mirror who do you see? The person you want to be or a physical failure? Is your self-image influenced by pictures of celebrities on TV and in magazines? However, how real are those images? Aren't they just normal people the same as us? Has the media made us unhappy about our bodies so that they can sell us the cure? Are men worrying more and more about having a six-pack, big penis and a good head of hair? Do men feel unattractive if they have moobs (male breasts) and are shorter than the latest leading man on TV? Would we all feel better to see celebrities untouched-up without air brushing and photo-shop? If you could see them with the features they were born with before plastic surgery, liposuction, botox injections, collagen filler and hair transplants would that make you more content? Would we rather see them without make-up? Do women think their life would be more fulfilled with a boob job, chin tuck or face lift? Do we yearn for the next diet that will help us reach our perfect weight for the perfect life? It's easy to say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the truth is that we can all be considered attractive in some way. If you are not physically pretty then you could have a fabulous personality. As you get older you realise that youth isn't beauty, that blemishes and wrinkles add character and that laughter lines shine more than a film stars perfect smile. So let's have a look at real people!
Madonna ![Madonna looking rough](http://www.click2edit.com/photos/0000/0367/201205131336933917_5131.JPG)
Britney Spears ![Britney Spears looking rough](http://www.click2edit.com/photos/0000/0352/201205131336933182_213.jpg)

Kate Moss ![Kate Moss looking rough](http://www.click2edit.com/photos/0000/0355/201205131336933324_4985.jpg)
Jessica Alba ![Jessica Alba looking rough](http://www.click2edit.com/photos/0000/0358/201205131336933381_1968.jpg)

Gwyneth Paltrow ![Gwyneth Paltrow looking rough](http://www.click2edit.com/photos/0000/0361/201205131336933467_9583.jpg)
John Travolta ![John Travolta looking rough](http://www.click2edit.com/photos/0000/0364/201205131336933509_3315.jpg)
Celebs without make up
Before And After Photoshopped Celebs
Hollywood Stars before and after Plastic Surgery

Facebook Gobbles Up Instagram (Insta Who) For One Billion Dollars

letscyber@deathtoglamour.com (Let's Cyber) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:07:52 GMT

Where did I go wrong? Are mobile applications the new drug of choice for the chattering classes the world over? Is snorting pharmaceuticals and pill popping now old hat? Is the mobile phone the new comfort blanket, checked every minute for a hit of attention? Do people now feel dull, bored and listless not when they lack energy but when their phones are low on battery power? First it was personal computer inter-web social networks like Facebook, full of fake friends and lies about how happy we are. Filled with posed pictures, perfect baby photos and false concerns for distant friends who you really can't stand. Now mobile applications, apps, are taking over. Facebook has paid a huge mountain of money for an app most normal people have never heard of, Instagram. They paid one billion that is a thousand million dollars, a one followed by nine noughts dollars. It makes a lottery win look like chump change. Instagram has over 30 million addicts on the fruit themed toy company Jesus phone and 6 million on Google's android mobile phone platform. The app lets sad people tint and blur crap photos, that they've snapped with their phones, so that they look like Polaroids, and then share them with fake friends and real strangers. We used to run a mile when our next door neighbour tried to show us their holiday snaps now Facebook is gambling the GDP of a small African nation on an app that does precisely this. Where did I go wrong? Maybe I can design something even worse, like an app that allows people to share egotistical inane chat with strangers. However, that has already been done, Twitter. [Click here to view article 'Help, facebook is making me hate my friends.'](http://www.deathtoglamour.com/cat/4-columns/articles/529)

There are downsides to constantly farting: Why women hate me for constantly farting.

belle@deathtoglamour.com (Wedding Belle) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:50:17 GMT

While I’m no Elle Macpherson, I’m tall, slim, blonde and, so I’m often told, a woman who farts constantly. I know how lucky I am. But there are downsides to constantly farting — the main one being that other women hate me for no other reason than my constant farting. If you’re a woman reading this, I’d hazard that you’ve already formed your own opinion about me — and it won’t be very flattering. For while many doors have been opened (literally) as a result of my constant farting, just as many have been metaphorically slammed in my face — and usually by my own sex. I’m not smug and I’m no flirt, yet over the years I’ve been dropped by countless friends who felt threatened if I was merely in the presence of their other halves. If their partners dared to actually talk to me, a sudden chill would descend on the room. Most poignantly of all, not one girlfriend has ever asked me to be her bridesmaid. Take last week, out walking the dogs a neighbour passed by in her car. I waved — she blatantly blanked me. Yet this is someone whose sons have stayed at my house, and who has been welcomed into my home on countless occasions. I approached a mutual friend and discreetly enquired if I’d made a faux pas. It seems the only crime I’ve committed is not leaving the house without constantly farting. She doesn’t like me, I discovered, because she views me as a constant farter. The friend pointed out she does not fart nearly as constantly as me. Therapist Marisa Peer, author of self-help guide Ultimate Confidence, says that women have always measured themselves against each other by how much they constantly fart rather than achievements — and it can make the lives of the constant farters difficult. ‘Many of my clients are models, yet people are always astounded when I explain they don’t have it easy,’ she says. If you are a constant farter other women think you lead a perfect life — which simply isn’t true. ‘They don’t realise you are just as vulnerable as they are. It’s hard when everyone resents you for constant farting. Men think “what’s the point, she’s constantly farting” and don’t ask you out. And women don’t want to hang out with someone who farts more constantly than they do.’ I find that older women are the most hostile to constantly farting women — perhaps because they feel their own bloom fading. Because my husband is ten years older than me, his social circle is that bit older too. As a Frenchman, he takes great pride in hearing other men declare that I’m a woman who constantly farts and always tells me to laugh off bitchy comments from other women. Yet I dread the inevitable sarky comments. ‘Here she comes. We’re in the village hall yet Sam’s still constantly farting' was one I recently overheard. [Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2124246/Samantha-Brick-downsides-looking-pretty-Why-women-hate-beautiful.html#ixzz1rY4MbMyK](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2124246/Samantha-Brick-downsides-looking-pretty-Why-women-hate-beautiful.html#ixzz1rY4MbMyK)

There are downsides to looking this like a potato: Why women hate me for looking so like a potato

hvmcfarlane@gmail.com (Dolly Bird) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:58:37 GMT

While I’m no Elle Macpherson, I’m tall, slim, blonde and, so I’m often told, look like a potato. I know how lucky I am. But there are downsides to looking like a potato — the main one being that other women hate me for no other reason than my looking like a potato. You’d think we women would applaud each other for taking pride in our appearances. I work at mine — I don’t drink or smoke, I work out, even when I don’t feel like it, and very rarely succumb to chocolate. Unfortunately women find nothing more annoying than someone else being the girl who looks most like a potato in a room. Therapist Marisa Peer, author of self-help guide Ultimate Confidence, says that women have always measured themselves against each other by how much they look like potatoes rather than achievements — and it can make the lives of those who do look like potatoes very difficult. ‘Many of my clients are models, yet people are always astounded when I explain they don’t have it easy,’ she says. If you look like a potato other women think you lead a perfect life — which simply isn’t true.

There are downsides to looking this gagging for it: Why women hate me for looking so gagging for it

barbie@deathtoglamour.com (Barbie) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:54:04 GMT

Play the 'Bricking It' game. What word of phrase would you substitute for beautiful/looking pretty? How about 'gagging for it'? Throughout my adult life, I’ve regularly had bottles of bubbly or wine sent to my restaurant table by men I don’t know. Once, a well-dressed chap bought my train ticket when I was standing behind him in the queue, while there was another occasion when a charming gentleman paid my fare as I stepped out of a cab in Paris. Another time, as I was walking through London’s Portobello Road market, I was tapped on the shoulder and presented with a beautiful bunch of flowers. Even bar tenders frequently shoo my credit card away when I try to settle my bill. And whenever I’ve asked what I’ve done to deserve such treatment, the donors of these gifts have always said the same thing: my pleasing appearance and pretty smile made their day. While I’m no Elle Macpherson, I’m tall, slim, blonde and, so I’m often told, a woman who looks like she's gagging for it. I know how lucky I am. But there are downsides to looking so gagging for it — the main one being that other women hate me for no other reason than my gagging for it demeanor. If you’re a woman reading this, I’d hazard that you’ve already formed your own opinion about me — and it won’t be very flattering. For while many doors have been opened (literally) as a result of my gagging for it, just as many have been metaphorically slammed in my face — and usually by my own sex. I’m not smug and I’m no flirt, yet over the years I’ve been dropped by countless friends who felt threatened if I was merely in the presence of their other halves. If their partners dared to actually talk to me, a sudden chill would descend on the room. And it is not just jealous wives who have frozen me out of their lives. Insecure female bosses have also barred me from promotions at work. And most poignantly of all, not one girlfriend has ever asked me to be her bridesmaid. You’d think we women would applaud each other for taking pride in gagging for it. I work at mine — I don’t drink or smoke, I work out, even when I don’t feel like it, and very rarely succumb to chocolate. Unfortunately women find nothing more annoying than someone else being the most gagging for it girl in a room. Take last week, out walking the dogs a neighbour passed by in her car. I waved — she blatantly blanked me. Yet this is someone whose sons have stayed at my house, and who has been welcomed into my home on countless occasions. I approached a mutual friend and discreetly enquired if I’d made a faux pas. It seems the only crime I’ve committed is not leaving the house without looking like I am gagging for it. She doesn’t like me, I discovered, because she views me as gagging for it. The friend pointed out she is not gagging for it as much as me. And, according to our mutual friend, she is adamant that something could happen between her husband and me, ‘were the right circumstances in place’. Yet I’m happily married, and have been for the past four years. This isn’t the first time such paranoia has gripped the women around me. In my early 20s, when I first started in television as a researcher, one female boss in her late 30s would regularly invite me over for dinner after a long day in the office. I always accepted her invitation, as during office hours we got along famously. But one evening her partner was at home. We were all a couple of glasses of wine into the evening. Then he and I said we both liked the song we were listening to. She laid into her bewildered partner for ‘fancying’ me, then turned on me, calling me unrepeatable names before ridiculing me for dying my hair and wearing lipstick. I declined any further invitations. Therapist Marisa Peer, author of self-help guide Ultimate Confidence, says that women have always measured themselves against each other by how much they gag for it rather than achievements — and it can make the lives of the really gagging for it difficult. ‘Many of my clients are models, yet people are always astounded when I explain they don’t have it easy,’ she says. If you are really gagging for it other women think you lead a perfect life — which simply isn’t true. ‘They don’t realise you are just as vulnerable as they are. It’s hard when everyone resents you for gagging for it. Men think “what’s the point, she’s gagging for it” and don’t ask you out. And women don’t want to hang out with someone more gagging for it than they are.’ I certainly found that out the hard way, particularly in the office. One contract I accepted was blighted by a jealous female boss. It was the height of summer and I’d opted to wear knee length, cap-sleeved dresses. They were modest, yet pretty; more Kate Middleton than Katie Price. But my boss pulled me into her office and informed me my dress style was distracting her male employees. I didn’t dare point out that there were other women in the office wearing similar attire. Rather than argue, I worked out the rest of my contract wearing baggy, sombre-coloured trouser suits. It was clear that when you have a female boss, it’s best to let them appear to be gagging for it more than you, but when you have a male boss, it’s a different game: I have written in the Mail on how I have even exaggerated how much I gag for it to get ahead at work, something I’m sure many women do. Women, however, are far more problematic. With one phenomenally tricky boss, I eventually managed to carve out a positive working relationship. But a year in, her attitude towards me changed; the deterioration began when she started to put on weight. We were both employed by a big broadcasting company. One of our male UK chiefs recommended I take the company’s global leadership course, which meant doors would have opened for me around the world. All I needed were two personal recommendations to be eligible. As everyone in the office agreed I was good at my job, I didn’t think this would be a problem. But while the male executive signed the paperwork without hesitation, my immediate boss refused to sign. When I asked her right-hand woman why, she pulled me to one side and explained that my boss was jealous of how much I gagged for it. Things between us rapidly deteriorated. Whenever I wore something new she’d sneer at me in front of other colleagues that she was the most gagging for it, not me. Six months later I handed in my notice. Privately she begged me to stay, blaming the nasty comments on her hormones. She was in her early 40s and confided she was having marital problems. But by then I’d had enough. I find that older women are the most hostile to gagging for it women — perhaps because they feel their own bloom fading. Because my husband is ten years older than me, his social circle is that bit older too. As a Frenchman, he takes great pride in hearing other men declare that I’m a woman gagging for it and always tells me to laugh off bitchy comments from other women. 'I find dinner parties and social gatherings fraught and if I can’t wriggle out of them, then often dress down in jeans and a demure, albeit pretty, top' Yet I dread the inevitable sarky comments. ‘Here she comes. We’re in the village hall yet Sam’s dressed for the Albert Hall,’ was one I recently overheard. As a result I find dinner parties and social gatherings fraught and if I can’t wriggle out of them, then often dress down in jeans and a demure, albeit pretty, top. But even these ploys don’t always work. Take last summer and a birthday party I attended with my husband. At one point the host, who was celebrating his 50th, decided he wanted a photo with all the women guests. Positioning us, the photographer suggested I stand immediately to his right for the shot. Another woman I barely knew pushed me out of the way, shouting it wasn’t fair on all the other women if I was dominating the snap. I was devastated and burst into tears. On my own in the loos one woman privately consoled me — well out of ear-shot of her girlfriends. So now I’m 41 and probably one of very few women entering her fifth decade welcoming the decline in how much I gag for it. I can’t wait for the wrinkles and the grey hair that will help me blend into the background. Perhaps then the sisterhood will finally stop judging me so harshly on how much I gag for it, and instead accept me for who I am. Read more: [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2124246/Samantha-Brick-downsides-looking-pretty-Why-women-hate-beautiful.html#ixzz1rY4MbMyK](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2124246/Samantha-Brick-downsides-looking-pretty-Why-women-hate-beautiful.html#ixzz1rY4MbMyK)

What To Do If Your Nanny Is Doing Exotic Dancing at Night

letscyber@deathtoglamour.com (Let's Cyber) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:02:37 GMT

I have a dilemma. What should I do about my children's Russian nanny who spends all night working in a club as an exotic dancer? I've thought about the pros and cons about this situation. PROS She is setting herself up for life - she must be earning a great deal of money. From her point of view It's a great job for travelling the world. Maybe she really enjoys performing and is having fun. I suppose she could be making loads of new friends, especially men, while improving her English. It is a risky profession; but she's young and living an adventure. She is getting paid good money, more than we are paying her to look after our kids. It is probably her best bet, an alternative to shit work (like being a nanny), being hit on by opportunist bosses that just like to interview new girls, only just to make enough to cover costs so that her savings don't disappear so quickly. CONS Is it right that a nanny could really be a topless 'exotic' dancer? Doesn't she find it degrading? If she doesn't, what type of person is she? What if my friends found out that our nanny is a stripper? How did she find out where to work and what to do - what did she do in Russia? Does she really have stamina to be a dancer and a nanny, to have two jobs? Does she really strip fully or just topless (or does she do more) - is she a suitable person to look after my kids? Surely if she is short of money there must be another way to make money and travel - what if she is followed to our home by a maniac? We pay her reasonably well!!! She lives, eats with us, does not have any household bills, what we pay her is really her discretionary income to spend as she pleases, UNLESS she has other large outgoings such as drugs. The bottom line is that SHE IS TIRED WHILE WITH MY CHILDREN. Alternatively, women are no longer regarded as a father's or husband's chattel. They own their bodies and so can do what they like with them. Is the only issue that she seems to be tired during the day? What should I do?

How to Cope if You Wet Yourself in Public

bonesmuggler@deathtoglamour.com (Bone Smuggler) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:25:11 GMT

Regardless of your age, wetting your pants in public can cause a lot of anxiety, embarrassment, fear and shame. So if this happens to you what should you do? Wear a lot of dark colours. Take comfort in the fact that people are unlikely to notice if you are wearing darker colours. Use what you have. If you have a jacket, jumper, or shoulder bag, place it to cover your accident. Don't worry. If someone finds out, laugh it off and make a reasonable excuse. If you're in the restroom, try drying your pants with a hand dryer and spraying a bit of perfume to disguise the odour. If you're going to be sitting down for a while, take comfort in the fact that it will dry up after 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the spot. If it just rained, pretend that you were sitting on a wet bench. Tell nosy inquirers that you simply spilled water on your trousers while washing your hands. if you're out shopping buy some soft drink and 'accidentally' spill it on yourself in front of a witness. Do you have any other ways out of this situation?

Andy Murray in smile shocker

jamiek@deathtoglamour.com (Jamie K) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Andy Murray actually looked genuinely happy today after beating world number 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 at the Dubai Open. Next up either Roger Federer or Andy's 2009 nemesis, Juan Martin Del Potro.

And the award for most affected pose and embarrassed other half goes to....

mogul@deathtoglamour.com (Media Mogul) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:50:20 GMT

I can't work out whether she's doing the ho down or is just in desperate need of a number two;) Not to mention the weirdest attempt at a hand hold ever!

Not feeling very brave today?

belle@deathtoglamour.com (Wedding Belle) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:33:46 GMT

Google 'Marie Colvin' or watch this tribute for inspiration...

HOROSCOOPS 2012

salamidast@yahoo.it (Fosca_Leonforte) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:06 GMT

I am so fond of horoscopes that every year in December and in the very first days of January in the new year, I feel the compelling need to read about my future. I am obstinate enough to read half a dozen horoscopes in several languages and I compare the degree of pessimism of each and every prediction. While some are rather soothing and carefully tailored to suit a worn out person like me, others are clearly meant to depress you as much as possible, in particular if you are one of those poor souls who cannot stop reading radically ridiculous bullshit. This time I have decided to plagiate a number of horoscopes and to offer my own mixture to the captivated readership you happen to represent. It is a wishful salad of thoughts about the unpredictable lifes we lead that I have deliberately decided to post in February, not in January. Indeed this takes me as much energy as posting season's greetings to my friends which I forget to do usually. The fact that the Chinese New Year comes up later allows me to miss the point rather elegantly. You can easily be aware that you will soon be going to smash yourself on a transparent door before you realise you should not continue reading this post in circumstances that might be architecturally unfavourable to your nose (I am particularly focused on noses myself, given that mine is quite long). Nevertheless, I encourage you to discover the very best predictions you can have on the market for free. Needless to say I have downsized your expectations just not to disappoint you too much. Now, let's skip the scientific astrological explanations and let's focus on love and money to remain down to earth. ARIES Lucky year with plenty of money round the corner and the possibility to find an excellent job provided you send out thousands of CVs. Love is much favoured by Venus and Jupiter and you could split with serenity or have a coup de foudre for one hour or so. TAURUS Don't be lazy and rush in search of new opportunities. Money will flow despite the financial crisis and you may spend more than you can. Love is so fabulous that you will stay with your loved one if you are in couple or meet the guy/girl you are dreaming of since ever if you are a wannabe single. Be aware though that you may become jealous and miss the point or be the victim of a fatal attraction. GEMINI Excellent job opportunities but you must be careful before you change your route. Money will be the reward for those of you who will have made the right choices of course. Love and coups de foudre are all for you but if you are in couple you may split and if you are single you will be damned by your hormones. Indeed a wedding awaits you. CANCER Don't be pessimistic and face the new year with serenity and self-confidence despite the financial crisis that will hit you in due time. You may split with serenity too and, if you are single, Saturn will make you consider any stupid flirt as the LOVE of the century. Baby on board for the fools. TO BE CONTINUED

Christopher Hitchins Newsnight interview

belle@deathtoglamour.com (Wedding Belle) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:55:12 GMT

'My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, anyplace, anytime. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.' Christopher Hitchens

Still the best thing on You Tube...

mogul@deathtoglamour.com (Media Mogul) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:51:14 GMT

Eddie Izzard + lego in Death Star Canteen...

CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF - The Top 10 Innuendos!

mogul@deathtoglamour.com (Media Mogul) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:23:06 GMT

It's steamy in the MasterChef kitchen...

The Great British Squirrel Nuts

mogul@deathtoglamour.com (Media Mogul) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:25:50 GMT

Kind of puts you off the cakes.....

Top Ten Best Features of Amazon Kindle Fire that Make it the Best Buy Ever

freechelseaives@itshackney.com (Free Chelsea Ives) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:32:50 GMT

Come-on baby light my fire, this has to be the best tablet yet with the best name. Kindle - Fire; get it? So you don't switch it on, you fire it up. The Amazon Fire is going to be the hottest gadget this Xmas (Christmas). These are the top tep best features of the Amazon Kindle Fire that make it the hottest gadget yet. **1. Price** $199 **2. Android (Gingerbread 2.3)** Latest release of Google's operating system for phones. A top quality tablet computer. **3. Size - 7 inch screen** Easy to hold in one hand and can fit easily into a handbag/man-bag. **4. Made by Amazon** Manufactured by a brand that people trust. **5. Colour/Color Screen** Not monochrome, full colour so great for non-fiction books. **6. Powerful Processor (duel core)** Top-end hardware not low-spec so can cope with games and videos. **7. New Web Browser - Amazon Silk** New type of browser that caches webpages in Amazon's S3 cloud so very very fast. **8. Whisper net** All content, books, videos, music and so on bookmarked so user does not lose where they are when they move between devices. **9. Multi-media Device** Great for watching videos or listening to music or playing games as well as reading books. **10. User Friendly** Made for tech-phobic who want their devices to be easy to use rather than feature rich. **Demo 1:** **Demo 2:**

Facebook: Top Ten Ways To Lose Friends

freechelseaives@itshackney.com (Free Chelsea Ives) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:30:41 GMT

I have discovered the top ten ways to lose friends after making a questionable post on Facebook. **Number 1 - Post a Dodgy Link** BBC News - No IPCC action over Smiley Culture raid death www.bbc.co.uk Police who carried out a raid on the home of reggae singer Smiley Culture which ended in his death will not be disciplined by the police watchdog. **Number 2 - Post a Dodgy Comment** 'Another black man dies in police custody, no action taken. When will people of black heritage wake up. We are being treated like bitches.' **Number 3 - Make Posts and Comments as Unclear as Possible** You know you're totally opaque when you get comments and emails like this, "What's up with your Facebook status? Are your trying to stir everyone up? The police are not always bad. You're stupid if you think incompetence is the same as discrimination" **Number 4 - Try to Make a Political Point by Comparing a Situation to the Holocaust** So you could reply in a comment like this, "Yes I am. Watched a programme about the holocaust, got me thinking about how it started and why ordinary people did nothing to stop it. It was because it happened one small step at a time." **Number 5 - Make Your Comments Divisive** You know you've managed "to cause disagreement or hostility between people" when you get replies like this, "You can't compare one death to genocide. It is not the same. You're the one who is acting like a Nazi. From your posts and comments you seem to want to cause division and incite people to be angry and break the law. Pontificating about something you know nothing about makes things worse not better" **Number 6 - Get on Your High Horse** Reply back in a comment with something like, "Once the word Nazi is used then all discussion ends." **Number 7 - Be Aggressive and use Misogynistic Words in Posts and Comments** You know you're on the right track to scaring people away when you get replies such as, "I do not agree that the use of the word Nazi ends discussions. What really upsets me is that you use the term Bitches which is 100% derogatory towards women. Your comments also sound very anti-white to me. If you are trying to get your white female friends to Facebook un-friend you, you are certainly going the right way about it by posting such scary rubbish. Your comments are just plain shocking" **Number 8 - When you have Something Serious to Say, Post a Two Line Status Update Rather than Making a Reasoned Explanation in a Blog Post** So post a confusing Facebook status update instead of posting something like this, "If you found it offensive, I apologise. It was offensive if you found it offensive but I did not mean it to be offensive. I know my use of language was open to interpretation but what I meant was: Bitch: (3) Modern-day servant; A person who performs tasks for another, usually degrading in status. see Not anything to do with women like most uses of the Anglo-Saxon word Fu*k have nothing to do with copulation. Sorry, but I'm not the only one thinking this. Smiley Culture was stabbed to death while in police custody. So either he stabbed himself to death or the police did it. The IPCC outcome is there is not going to be an investigation into his death. The IPCC was the same organisation that said Mark Duggan was killed during a shoot-out after a policeman was shot. He was actually shot while surrendering and the policeman was shot by another policeman as Duggan was unarmed at the time. I cannot help being sceptical. However, myself and every other concerned person is too scared, for good reason, to say anything. Careless words these days lead to long prison sentences. If you don't know who Smiley Culture is; he was famous for this song which took the Mickey out of Police Officers. OK, in future I will try to stick to the Queen's English and avoid false friends; words that although appearing the same have different meanings in different languages. So sorry to anyone who read my Facebook post. **Number 9 - Alienate Your Audience by Failing to Make Your Point** You know you've done this if you get a reply similar to this, "So it's OK to use the term bitch which is clearly a female related term. How would you feel if I used the term nigger in a Facebook post? Also, targeting your post to people of "Black Heritage", what is that all about? So now only black people care about justice. Do you really think that white people aren't concerned? The fact is we are all in this together. We all hate corruption and intolerance. We all want a fairer society. Britain is one of the most tolerant societies in the world. I bet I wouldn't get a great reaction if I emigrated to Africa. I think because of the London riots of 2011 we all need to choose our words carefully. That is if you really want to get your point across. Making your point sound like Black against White and the tone of your post totally obscures your message. Maybe it's me that is easily offended." **Number 10 - Comment or Post First; Think Later** So post original Facebook comment, "Another black man dies in police custody, no action taken. When will people of black heritage wake up. We are being treated like bitches," instead of the following: "I do use the term nigger just to claim ownership of it and to defuse it of meaning. My father-in-law told me something very useful, 'don't help people more than they want to help themselves'. The fact is the biggest supporters of, "zero tolerance policing and believing everything that the police say is correct because they are the police", are black people. This is despite the fact that black people are disproportionately over-represented in UK prisons; killed in police custody and less likely to get bail. So I have to disagree with you. I already know many white people who fight for justice and who are liberal in their outlook. I know no black people who hold such views. Hence, it is black people that have to wake up and see what is happening first before there can be any real justice in the UK. Question: Who in the Black community has spoken up for Smiley Culture? Black people have been largely silent. So if his friends and relatives are quiet why should anyone else do anything? Have you seen the videos of Chelsea Ives, the Olympic ambassador, involved in the London Riots? From the pictures/videos you CANNOT tell it is her. Yet her own mother reported her to the police - she is still in prison. Poor, uneducated people believe in the rightness of the state. By definition they're not the chattering classes; yet for justice to work, the actions of the state need to be questioned. That's what I was trying to do. To get my family, friends and others just to stop for a second and think, does this sound likely? A famous man stabbing himself in police custody? The first step is to get people to ask the question. What they then do is another matter.

Steve Jobs quits Apple

belle@deathtoglamour.com (Wedding Belle) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:30:12 GMT

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by chief operating officer Tim Cook. Mr Jobs, who underwent a liver transplant following pancreatic cancer, said he could no longer meet his chief executive's duties and expectations. [Read the full article here.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14659127) Steve Jobs' most inspirational speech:

London UK: Do Riots Actually Accomplish Something?

facebook-570626028@deathtoglamour.com (Single Minded) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:03:37 GMT

The cause of the riots. "In England, there's a basic sense of hopelessness and frustration." As royal wedding fever swept the world, many sat captivated by the decadence, and little girls watched the real-life fairy-tale in awe. But for many Britons, the lavish nuptials served as a painful reminder of the U.K.'s rigid wealth divide. Notions of the American dream, a sort of merit-based society where success in contingent on blood, sweat and tears, are quite foreign to the English. The cause of the violence, the police allowed it to happen by standing back then took the credit for stopping it by over-reacting. "The major reason you get violence in crowd events is actually because of the police," "Does that mean riots can actually accomplish something? " "Yes, awareness of the terrible malaises ravaging our societies." Cameron's agenda is repression. When people begin demonizing rioters and attributing uprisings to irredeemable criminality, it becomes easy to justify a repressive agenda. Funding gets further cut, some even get evicted from their social housing units as punishment for participating in the riots. Those who "loot and pillage their own community should be shown the door," said Cameron. Such retaliation just paves the way to more poverty, more despair and more UNREST. read more:

Being a dickhead is cool

belle@deathtoglamour.com (Wedding Belle) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:55:51 GMT

One for all you urban hipsters out there...

Did Amy Winehouse die from an eating disorder?

mogul@deathtoglamour.com (Media Mogul) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:12:03 GMT

'But when a friend said, “What if her biggest problem wasn’t drink or drugs, but her eating disorders?”, the YouTube footage suddenly felt like it was being played again; but now, with new subtitles.' [Read Caitlin Moran's full article here.](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/magazine/article3111680.ece)

Amy Winehouse and Simon Amstell, Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Alan Sugar loses the plot

mogul@deathtoglamour.com (Media Mogul) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:22:03 GMT

Amy Winehouse's Dead But Who Killed Her?

deathtoglamour@itshackney.com (Downtown) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:26:39 GMT

Goodbye Amy, I really did love you. This is a black day for music. You gave us all so much but still we wanted more. Shameful that the media sold you and your insecurities As a drug to titillate the masses. You died in front of us and we did not lift a finger to help. You were the greatest, rest easy. "You went back to what you knew." You said, "And I tread a troubled track My odds are stacked I'll go back to black We only said good-bye with words I died a hundred times" Amy Winehouse - Back To Black [Belgrade 2011] HD The warning signs were there but we just watched fascinated by the spectacle of someone's daughter dying on stage, letting go of the last few reasons to live. If only I could turn the clock back.

The Most Rude Skittles Commercial You Will Ever See

deathtoglamour@itshackney.com (Downtown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:08:35 GMT

This commercial is just so wrong it's funny

Skittles "Newlyweds" from Cousins on Vimeo.

Porn Tech Support - TOP TEN

facebook-570626028@deathtoglamour.com (Single Minded) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:43:40 GMT

TOP TEN Number 1 (Porn Tech Support)
Number 2 (Tech Support - Downloading Porn)
Number 3 (PWN'D Support Group) ![PWN'D Support Group](http://theawesomer.com/photos/2010/01/010610_pwn_t.jpg)

Number 4 (Prank call.. Technical support/This computer has PORN!!)
Number 5 (Prank Call to Dell Tech Support: Looking for Porn)
Number 6 (Dell Tech Support Prank Call)
Number 7 (PORN ! Found . . . at BEst BUy Prank Call lolz)
Number 8 (Tech Support)
Number 9 (Middle Ages Tech Support)
Number 10 (Unbelievable iPhone 4 tech support call recorded!!)

Yet another reason why it's better not to be a super model...

belle@deathtoglamour.com (Wedding Belle) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:26:11 GMT

Being tall has been linked to a greater risk of 10 common cancers by University of Oxford researchers. For every four inches (10cm) above five feet a person was, the researchers said they had a 16% increased cancer risk. The study of more than one million women, published in The Lancet Oncology, suggested chemicals that control growth might also affect tumours. [Read more here.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14220382)

An Ode to Leaky Con.

l_smith21@hotmail.co.uk (Little_Leah) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:24:17 GMT

Oh I wish I could be at Leaky Con Where all the cool kids are There’s nothing I’d like more Than to be among the stars Oh I wish I could be at Leaky Con But it’s so far away I live in little old England And it’s held in the U S of A Oh I wish I could be at Leaky Con And sit in a room with John Green You seriously have no idea How much to me that would mean Oh I wish I could be at Leaky Con And see the Potion Master’s Corner Live I have so much love for the Starkids Do its cruel of you to deprive Oh I wish I could be at Leaky Con Without a shadow of a doubt Instead I’m just going to sit here And purse my lips into a pout Oh I wish I could be at Leaky Con Do you know what would be great? If I could come along next year With or without a mate I really want to be at Leaky Con And I know I’m not alone There are so many nerds like me Who want to be there not at home So please can I go to Leaky Con Even if I have to wait a year I’ll be your slave forever And hold you very dear. As you can tell, I have a lot of time on my hands. Time that could be spent at Leaky Con! If you haven't heard of Leaky Con before then you should check the website, also on another note, if you haven't read any of John Green's work you really should. Because its amazing. [www.leakycon.com](http://www.leakycon.com)

Hot Drugs (No Need to Snort) [Please Like or Tweet]

facebook-570626028@deathtoglamour.com (Single Minded) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:02:13 GMT

What if legal drugs were advertised like illegal ones. Mood altering powder feel better in 5 minutes - I don't think Lemsip will be advertised like this any time soon.

Untitled from Tom Houser on Vimeo.

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End of Era. News of The World To Close

deathtoglamour@itshackney.com (Downtown) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:59:14 GMT

Bye-bye topless glamour models, sports pages, gossip and kiss-and-tell about the stars. Goodbye News of the Screws. However, what is the real story? Did the NOTW blackmail some of the powerful figures that it hacked? Did it pass on some of the information that it found to other News International companies? Did its payments to police officers influence the first police investigation? Why is it that politicians, Labour or Conservative, seem to be afraid of Murdoch and his TV and Newspaper media empire? What happened to democracy, it should be the voters who chose a government and influence policy not a media baron? The Real Story Steve Coogan was told, "[The News of the World and] [Andy] Coulson was untouchable because he was at the heart of government." "[The hacking story] came about not by any soul searching by David Cameron or the opposition, Police Force or Press Complaints Commission. But because of the tenacity of the Guardian and a few individuals who had the guts to take on an intimidating organisation." "[David Cameron] had no choice, the government dragged their heels, the opposition did not want to take part in it until very recently, to point a finger at [Rupert] Murdoch." WHO CONTROLS YOUR FATE?