Of course, today, simply "taking offence" isn't enough. Instead, you have to immediately run around honking on about how offended you are, as though this is some kind of devastating eureka moment that absolutely must be shared with the rest of humankind. It isn't. Go home. And next time wrap a towel around your waist before running outside.
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The reason I went with dog bloke is simple. It wasn't the lavishness of the advance – a pint and a packet of crisps. It was because every single major publisher in Britain said "no" to my book. The reason some gave was legal risk. The Church's lawyers in Britain, Carter-Ruck, libel specialists beloved of celebrities, politicians and major corporations, have said: "Free speech is not an unfettered right." You can say that again.
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"The guy was a myth," Santoro said. "He was lost in time. He'd been the biggest celebrity at the time and the 40s really saw the birth of soccer. It wasn't cool to be a player at the time; soccer didn't have a good reputation. He was wealthy, he was a prince in Rio society and he left it all behind to be a soccer player."
Estimated reading time: 9 min
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sojus Great story about Heleno de Freitas - Brasil football-star of the 40s.
It comes as no surprise to find that Darth Vader's mask was based on an old Swiss infantry helmet, or that a Swiss artist has imaginatively reworked Vader's headgear with motifs of clocks, cows and rustic figures. The world is of course addicted to a Jekyll and Hyde view of the Swiss republic.
Estimated reading time: 2 min
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sojus Klischee-Alarm
His dastardly plot involved cutting Gotham City off from the rest of the world and turning it into an anarchic hellhole. Except it wasn't that much of a hellhole. The residents of Gotham experienced slightly slower Amazon deliveries than usual, but that was about the extent of their suffering.
Estimated reading time: 5 min
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sojus Vanity Fair zur Einstellung des Printmagazins von Newsweek
I would often find myself, at the age of 21, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own with 10 men chasing me
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Regenumhänge werden sehr gerne getragen - auch wenn es schon lange nicht mehr regnet. Es gibt Menschen, die sich merkwürdige Dinge ins Gesicht stempeln. (Nein, sie werden sich das doch nicht tätowieren lassen haben?) Und die Erkenntnis: Es hat schon einen sehr guten Grund, warum es in Discos eher dunkel ist.
Estimated reading time: 5 min
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