phillyharper

phillyharper

The media is ours now. We have only ourselves to answer to. Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/phillyharper

 
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activity // phillyharper

  • Manchester United accept £80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo
    After months of speculation, awkward answers, avoiding questions and political nonsense, Manchester United have accepted an £80 million offer from Real Madrid for that whiny little sh*t...  more
  • Matt Damon supports Team Twitter!
    The Team Twitter girls received a bit of celebrity kudos last night when Matt Damon asked for his twitter followers to get on board. Apparently he loved Hack the Debate!  more

    He couldn't be married, cos he's fucking Sarah Silverman. I say he's single...  more
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  • Parenting FAIL
    T-shirts with funny slogans are rarely funny; much like the people who wear them. This guy, on the other hand, can only hope that his daughter thinks that he's that much of an idiot, that she...  more
  • Man gets tw-injured while jogging.
    James Coleman, a jogger, has become the first man in Britain to suffer a 'twinjury' - an injury sustained while using Twitter. Office worker Mr Coleman, 23, was 'tweeting'...  more

    I don't comment here often any more, but seriously, when did a guy running into a tree become an interesting story? This is absolute garbage.  more
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  • What's Twitter's carbon footprint?
    Ever wondered what Twitter's carbon footprint is? Me neither - but some guy did, and he used Wolfram Alpha and Compete.com to find out! And the answer is... 17,798 tonnes a year! (...  more
  • Face it, Hitler's art isn't that bad, what does that say about art?
    Reflections on Hitler's art works, Jade Goody, fetishising the possessions of the criminally insane, Keats, the true nature of beauty and the implications of someone so depraved being able to...  more
  • Winslet: 'I looked good naked in The Reader'
    Kate Winslet isn't adverse to showing a bit of, well...everything. But since she has a battalion of beauticians and an army of photoshop monkeys at her disposal, she isn't worried much....  more
  • Media War @ G20 - video
    Behind police cordons at G20 Memorial Day. An established journalist and newbie freelancer chat candidly about the surrounding police presence, tactics and dogs barking. Controversial...  more
  • April Fools' Day: don't trust anyone!
    I woke up to a towel hitting my face: "April Fools!" Terrible jape. The prankster told me he'd already tricked five people, it was only 8:30. Millions of people will be duped today,...  more

    The news that Alan Shearer is going to manage Newcastle. I seriously thought it was an April fools joke...I'm still hoping, for Alan's sake, that it is.  more
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  • University professor suspended for inciting G20 violence
    Last night one of the leaders for the Wednesday protests against the G20 was suspended from his position of Lecturer of Anthropology at The University of East London for inciting violence. Chris...  more
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What I would Change About the World:
I would infect everyone with a thirst for knowledge so they could no longer be fooled.
Current Gig:
Working for Current!
Influences/Heroes:
Noam Chomsky, Greg Palast, Seymour Hersh, George Monbiot, Naomi Klien, Alfonso Cuarón, George Galloway, Papillion (Henri Charriere),
Location:
Free
Favorite Bands:
Rage Against the Machine, Mono, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Yann Tierson, Regina Spektor, Vampire Weekend I'll stop there or I'll be here all day.
Favorite Directors:
Alfonso Cuarón,
Favorite Movies:
Children of Men, City of God, Il Tu Mama Tambien, Juno
Favorite TV Shows:
Peep Show, The Mighty Boosh, Planet Earth, Blue Planet, The Long Way Down, The Long Way Round, Michael Palin and all of his Adventures,
Celebrity Crush:
Regina Spektor and Alexa Chung

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