the atlantic wire

Stuff which what we found interestin'.

First Muppet movie review is in. Long story short the Muppets are great, they’re human co-stars? Not so much – (Hollywood Reporter)

X Factor judge Gary Barlow was genuinely shocked by the raunchy dance moves during of some of the auditions this year – (MSN)

Some outrageous footage of Egyptian security forces beating protesters in Cairo – (The Atlantic Wire)

Pregnant woman miscarries after she’s pepper sprayed by Seattle police during a peaceful protest – (Buzz Feed)

Little girl axes player in Skyrim as proud parents watch and laugh. Wonder if their joy will continue years from now till the night of their own bloody demise at the hands of their bloodthirsty axe obsessed 18 year-old daughter?

TV show will ‘dare sharks’ to bite divers during a live broadcast. Say no more, we’re there! – (Warming Glow)

Die-hard Twilight fan drives to the cinema on three tyres – (Film Drunk)

The Information Super Highway is an Internet graveyard for relic websites still active since their launch back in the 90s – (Information Super Highway)

A fascinating article on the deadliest gangs of El Salvador – (Environmental Graffiti)

Javelin missle missfire in Afghanistan. MW3 can’t do this.

Stuff which what we found interestin'.

Scottish comedian Limmy comes under fire from Tory MP Louise Mensch for his Thatcher comments on Twitter, (Mensch is the same MP who’s in favour of fox hunting and wants to shut down Twitter and Facebook at the slightest hint of social unrest) – (Telegraph)

We love this story. The guy who runs I Heart Chaos helps out a young 13 year-old gamer who had his copy of Skyrim stolen right out of his hands as he left Game Stop – (I Heart Chaos)

Graphic Novellist Frank Miller calls the ‘Occupy’ protestors ‘pond scum, thieves, louts and rapists’ and in doing so has enraged a lot of his fans – (Frank Miller Ink)

The Western Black Rhino of Africa is now officially extinct and two more rhino species are set to follow – (CBS News)

3,000 policemen storm Rio De Janeiro’s biggest slum – (CNN)

Some of the requests the Foreign Office has received throughout the years have been downright bizarre – (BBC News)

Amazon reassures buyers that the Kindle Fire can compete with the best – (The Atlantic Wire)

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