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December 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Arts and Culture, Celebrity, The Beckhams, Wonderful

Paul Daniels, the television magician, stripped down to his underwear to parody one of David Beckham’s risqué adverts for Emporio Armani.

via www.telegraph.co.uk

Photo: Bauer Media

The 71-year-old adopted the provocative pose in a spoof photoshoot for the women’s magazine Closer.
The magician even copied the England footballer’s distinctive tattoos, [...]

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Pacific Island Tribe Apologises For Eating British Missionaries

December 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Arts and Culture, Religion, Weird, Wonderful

Helga Hewston, roving reporter for Hewdge, writes in from the tiny Pacific island of Erromango, now part of Vanuatu, where recently, the descendants of a British missionary have received a personal apology from the islanders, for having killed and eaten their ancestor, John Williams, as well as fellow missionary, John Harris. Read the full story [...]

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David Beckham “Pissed Off” At Dad Who Spoke Only Klingon To Baby Son

November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · America, Arts and Culture, Celebrity, The Beckhams, X-files

Our regular contributor, David Beckham, media darling, devoted ‘usband an’ farva of free’, reacts harshly this week to a recent article found on the American blog-site, the Huffington Post.
The disturbing but true story, tells of a linguist father, d’Armond Speers, who spoke to his baby son only in Klingon (’tlhIngan Hol‘ in Klingon) for the [...]

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The Policeman, The Crop Circle & The Blond Aliens

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Arts and Culture, Weird, X-files

A police officer contacted British UFO experts after seeing three aliens examining a freshly made crop circle near Avebury, Wiltshire.

By Alastair Jamieson via www.telegraph.co.uk

Many crop circles, including this one in May 2009, have appeared near Silbury Hill, Wiltshire

The sergeant, who has not been named, was off-duty when he saw the figures standing [...]

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David Beckham Speaks Out On Healthy Clothing

October 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Arts and Culture, Celebrity, The Beckhams, Uncategorized

Dear Hewdge readers
The H1N1 strain of influenza is in the air. Not to alarm you of course, just our way of saying that it’s a hot topic….erm, not in a fever sense naturally, but in a ‘vaccine is ready’ sense.
Yes, everyone is talking about the newly-tested vaccine…should they or shouldn’t they take it? A big [...]

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A Japanese Suit That Fights Flu

October 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Arts and Culture, Weird

A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit that it claims protects the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza.
Julian Ryall via www.telegraph.co.uk

The anti-flu suit which is on sale in Japan

The company has produced 50,000 of the suits and will start selling them on Thursday, according [...]

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Ben & Jerry’s Shows Gay Marriage Support With New Flavour Ice Cream: “Hubby Hubby”

September 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · America, Arts and Culture

via Huffington Post
To show support for a new Vermont law legalizing gay marriage, the iconic ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has renamed its popular “Chubby Hubby” flavor. The new flavor, which Ben & Jerry’s is producing in partnership with Freedom To Marry, will be called “Hubby Hubby.”

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Snoop Dogg On Life, Love And Lebanon

August 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments · Arts and Culture, Celebrity, Uncategorized

Snoop Dogg, America’s favourite hip-hop superstar, award-nominated rapper, record producer and actor, is in Lebanon for his debut concert at the Forum de Beyrouth.
Snoop Dogg, who grew up in a tough Californian neighbourhood, or ‘hood’, is known for his bad-boy lyrics or ‘gangsta’ rap. He also popularized the slang term and catch phrase suffix [...]

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