Archive for June, 2009

Is A-List Cheryl losing common touch?

X Factor judge Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud is popular because credulous viewers think she’s got the common touch, being the same gal from the depressed north east despite all those millions and marriage to ludicrous footballer husband Ashley Cole.

Indeed her …

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Annoying Arshavin riles Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is famously tolerant of outbursts by his players, usually choosing to ignore them on the grounds that they’ll grow up one day.

But it’s a bit late for that with 28-year old Andrey Arshavin who, after just …

Does the Queen need all these palaces?

There’s the predictable outrage over the amount spent on travel by the likes of Prince Charles (two overseas trips costing about £700,000 each and an astonishing £27,000 for taking the Royal train to Yorkshire) and ‘Air Miles’ Prince Andrew.

But perhaps …

UK adspend drops four per cent, Brown flies more kites, England lose to Germany (again)

**UK adspend dropped four per cent in 2008 to £18.6bn according to the Advertising Association, not so much you might say.

But the real clamp came on when Lehman Brothers went bust in September so this year’s figures will probably be …

Carriers on the block as costs mushroom

Quite why the Brits have decided to build two enormous aircraft carriers is something of a mystery; there’s no-one we’re likely to fight who’s even got a navy and we don’t have any planes currently equipped to fly off these …

Gazprom in Nigerian branding howler

Devising and executing a new international brand name costs zillions, chiefly because hundreds of expensive lawyers and intellectual property experts are summoned to check out intended and, more crucially, unintended meanings.

But how how anyone miss this one?

Do we like a grown-up Emma as much?

Harry Potter actress, and former child star, Emma Watson is a voting-age adult now and the Daily Mirror has rewarded her by choosing her as its ‘irritant of the week.’

Emma has been popping up in photoshoots all over the place in …

More problems for Tevez at Man City

Wandering Argie Carlos Tevez stomped out of Manchester United because, among other things, he couldn’t get a game as often as he wanted and other players were paid more.

Now he’s supposed to be signing for moneybags Manchester City but so …

Baffling ‘viral’ wins Cannes film gong

This opus by Tribal DDB and Stink Digital (cutting edge eh?) won the award for top advertising film at the Cannes Golden Lions awards.

But what’s it advertising?*

It’s complete stuff and nonsense, copywriters and art directors playing at being film school students …

Sky’s rugby analysts drop the ball

At the conclusion of the second test between the Lions and South Africa Sky’s three experts - former Irish prop Paul Wallace, Welsh wing Ieuan Evans and England centre Will Greenwood - were invited to offer their analysis of proceedings.

And …

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