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* What’s that rapper done?
* What’s that Conchita done?
* Mr Probz is back at No. 1
>> BBC graffiti <<
Leaving a paper trail
The new BBC Broadcasting House is essentially a giant tubular donut, with its inner wall made of glass. BBC staff have been encouraged to take part in an exercise to write inspiring words in massive letters, made up of post-it notes, on their internal windows.
Wednesday saw the words CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION and RESPECT appear.
Yesterday saw RESPECT re-arranged into SPECTRE. Which suggests that perhaps not everyone is taking it entirely seriously.
And when staff were prompted for their thoughts on these words, the best response received was: “Buy more post-it notes”.
The Pet Shop Boys’ tour guitarist, Bic, is the nephew of It Ain’t Half Hot Mum’s Melvin Hayes.
>> Big Questions <<
Who’s asking what this week
Which prison is giving its staff a media training session today about their high-profile new inmate – a full week after his sentencing? (He should be hosting it. LESSON ONE: A week is a long time in media management…)
We’re told that a well-known rapper and producer bought his son a hooker for his 16th birthday recently, but did he? Did he really?
While filming the new season of 24, Kiefer Sutherland had weekly guitar lessons on Fridays in Balham.
>> The Butler did it <<
Knight in shining armour
A young couple were out celebrating their first anniversary in a Sydney restaurant on Monday. Unfortunately, their evening didn’t quite go to plan. They had a heated argument and he stormed off, leaving her sobbing in the restaurant, in front of dozens of people.
Luckily, someone gallant gentleman came to her rescue, offering to buy her dinner instead. Their little ‘date’ went so well that, unless her boyfriend apologises quickly, she might be doing more than just dining with her knight in shining armour. The knight in question? Gerard Butler.
Boo – Bradley S Club tweeted this week: “My lil brother’s football team played a team from Essex who continually chanted monkey noises at them! 13yr olds #shame”
>> Cruel to be Kyle <<
Sneaking booze to kiddies
X writes:
“I used to work at Jurys Inn Hotel, Manchester (when the Jeremy Kyle show was filmed at ITV Granada: Manchester).
“We used to have the Jeremy Kyle guests stay at our hotel. They were not allowed to charge extras like cigs and booze back to ITV, so they were often left packages which included packets of cigs and bottles of booze by some crew members.
“The best was two bottles of vodka handed over to a young girl who went on to a show about drinking, and she was criticised for being drunk while filming.”
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>> Jane got a dud <<
The most fated film of the year
Lynne Ramsay’s no-show as director of Jane Got A Gun did her no PR favours, but maybe she was on to something. Michael Fassbender, Jude Law and Bradley Cooper have all, at different times, signed up to play alongside Natalie Portman – and all have dropped out. Now producers have just announced the film’s release has been put back from this August to February 2015.
That suggests it needs hell of a re-edit or re-shoot. Or that they deliberately chose post-Oscars February to release it – which is traditionally the graveyard slot for films which are so bad they wouldn’t get on the schedules at any other, busier time.
Thought BBC didn’t do advertising? After When Corden Met Barlow aired, Gary’s solo album moved from number 38 to number 3.
>> Touch of class <<
Keith needs a new career
Things are heating up for the finals of Miss Bikini Ireland Model Search 2014. This in-no-way sleazy competition is going from strength to strength. Last year’s lovely winner, Valerija Plotnikova, received an all-expenses paid trip to Swimsuit USA International 2013 in Mexico, vouchers, a dress worth 1000 euros and a photo shoot with a top photographer…
…Keith Touchey.
Get ready… there’s a new Power Rangers movie in the pipeline. From Lionsgate who brought us Twilight and Hunger Games.
>> Kilroy was here… <<
… And here, and here and here
We’ve been sent a lot of YouTube videos over the years. This is probably the best ever.
All of the intros to Kilroy. One after the other.
Brit Eurovision runner-up singer 1989, Ray Caruana, has just opened a leather goods store in Billericay.
>> Eurovision <<
Your guide to the final
We have updated both of our guides for Saturday’s final.
If you have an iPad, download our free interactive guide from here:
http://bit.ly/1bexc8Y
If you’re using anything else, here’s our free PDF guide:
http://bit.ly/1kRx58u
And if you’re tempted to have a little flutter, here are the odds. UK, Hungary, Greece and Malta have a lot of supporters but great odds. Even semi-final favourites Austria and Netherlands have some value:
http://bit.ly/1s6UqqM
See if breakout-star Conchita can win over Europe with her incredible performance 8pm, tomorrow.
FYI: The Eurovision CD featuring all entries is available now:
http://bit.ly/1od8v8v
Armenia’s Aram MP3 is top 5 in Azerbaijan! Does this mean Eurovision will finally usher in peace in Nagorno-Karabakh?
>> Krac one off <<
It’s the same old, same old
In Poland, when dubbing foreign import TV shows, they hire one actor to do all of the voices – be they men, women, children or mythical creatures.
It used to be for budgetary reasons, but no people are so used to it they don’t really like it when it’s changed.
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>> Hmms <<
Drake, Rolf, penis
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Jack’s Back! And he ain’t standing for it.
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Thanks to: DG, MC, neville_bartos, majorbloodnok, SP, SM (joke), deep_stoat, mountstnobody, monstris, LMES, abominablehoman, BF, AM
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Looks like Katie Price is getting divorced again.
Why doesn’t someone try setting her up with Oscar Pistorius?
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