tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post223013965549675511..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: Loving 'It'Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-80186615277471266402008-03-13T11:16:00.000+00:002008-03-13T11:16:00.000+00:00@eqgthx, that's put all my darkest fears about the...@eqg<BR/><BR/>thx, that's put all my darkest fears about the possible sinister nature of these publications to rest once and for all<BR/><BR/>/ happier nowStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-26551578246737597182008-03-13T05:25:00.000+00:002008-03-13T05:25:00.000+00:00News International is Rupert Murderock isn't it?An...News International is Rupert Murderock isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, ever the conspiraloon, the content alone is sickening but when added to the glitzy/glam eye candy and 'positivisms' (Love it etc...) is a new world of utter sickness, and IMO a sign of the perversity of not just British society but wider afield too.<BR/><BR/>Even if unintentional it seems to me as if it is gatewayng us towards, dare I say it, the 'new normal' acceptance of torture, oppression, fascism and imperialism.<BR/><BR/>Too much of a leap from just a magazine? No, becasue it present in the MSM (not just S&M rags like this) which dominates most peoples thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-20885440398279478762008-03-12T21:56:00.000+00:002008-03-12T21:56:00.000+00:00Sur-pr--i-se!<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2t68ax" REL="nofollow">Sur-pr--i-se!</A>Elmer Quigley Gooseburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206208322273076640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-73922687803843574062008-03-12T03:17:00.000+00:002008-03-12T03:17:00.000+00:00www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-7a9dF5YDUwww.youtube.com/watch?v=x-7a9dF5YDUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-67845620726477104362008-03-12T03:08:00.000+00:002008-03-12T03:08:00.000+00:00Its the old reassuring money doesn't bring you hap...Its the old reassuring money doesn't bring you happiness schadenfreude bollocks which the IPC and herr bauer plainly don't subscribe toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-55973439341511573622008-03-12T02:27:00.000+00:002008-03-12T02:27:00.000+00:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9qlWyk-7Qhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9qlWyk-7QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-6159028990569014412008-03-12T00:17:00.000+00:002008-03-12T00:17:00.000+00:00Maybe, when we are doing our Oath to Mrs Windsor w...Maybe, when we are doing our Oath to Mrs Windsor we can do it with a hand placed on 'Knicker-Knocker Quarterly'.Merkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499327449561248731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-5869589321965172172008-03-11T22:42:00.000+00:002008-03-11T22:42:00.000+00:00I guess it's just another form of cognitive disson...I guess it's just another form of cognitive dissonance. There's lots of it about nowadays! We live in a democracy/I have no power over anything. We're a free country/It feels like a police state. Posh and Becks are fascinating and important/I feel so empty and I'm drowning in banality etc etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-90342765681836981922008-03-11T22:33:00.000+00:002008-03-11T22:33:00.000+00:00so it's quite amusing to see they seem to be more ...<I>so it's quite amusing to see they seem to be more like a daylo pink version of the quality journalism pioneered during the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888.</I><BR/><BR/>what interests me is what kind of psychological effect does the combination/ clash of the morbid content with the cheery visuals have<BR/><BR/>as a quick experiment I just tried repeatedly saying 'no' out loud whilst nodding for a minute or two<BR/><BR/>it hurtStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-80413141850225072022008-03-11T22:12:00.000+00:002008-03-11T22:12:00.000+00:00I'd never quite noticed before how macabre these ...I'd never quite noticed before how macabre these things are. Like everyone who isn't brain dead, I always presumed the picture of an inanely grinning Kerry Katona on the front cover was indicative of the content so it's quite amusing to see they seem to be more like a daylo pink version of the quality journalism pioneered during the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. <BR/><BR/>There's quite a trend for this kind of thing on TV too, notably channels 4 and 5 and their sensationalistly(is that a word) titled documentaries like 'my son gave birth to his own balls' and 'The woman who ate her own feet' etc.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they're desensitizing us for the horrors that economic apocalypse have in store for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-29256944309801937002008-03-11T21:43:00.000+00:002008-03-11T21:43:00.000+00:00... and the reason why I'm using the term 'class w...... and the reason why I'm using the term 'class war' even though I feel uncomfortable with it is that my spooky, psychic powers are telling me that we're about to face a good dose in the very near future <BR/><BR/>- the big question being are the middle classes going to face up to the bastards responsible for the nasty things that are about to happen to them, or are they going to get suckered into pissing down instead of up, as usual?Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-31099016899503694622008-03-11T21:34:00.000+00:002008-03-11T21:34:00.000+00:00Pick Me Up magazine owned by...IPC is owned by Tim...<I>Pick Me Up</I> magazine owned by...<BR/><BR/><I>IPC is owned by Time Inc., the publishing division of Time Warner, the world's largest media organisation</I><BR/><BR/><I>Take a Break</I> / <I>That's Life</I> owned by...<BR/><BR/><I>The Bauer Publishing Group was founded in Hamburg 1875 by Johann Bauer. Under the management of four generations of the Bauer family, The Bauer Publishing Group has grown from its humble beginnings as a printing house into a worldwide publishing empire comprising 238 magazines worldwide in 15 countries, as well as TV and radio stations.</I><BR/><BR/>etc etc<BR/><BR/>I haven't pinned <I>Love It</I> down yet<BR/><BR/>FWIW I think we may be slightly at cross-purposes over what I mean by 'class war' - I've always been a little uncomfortable with the term, as people invariably assume it's a reference to working vs middle class conflict - the reality is more complicated than that<BR/><BR/>more anonStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-48580688596125737262008-03-11T21:02:00.000+00:002008-03-11T21:02:00.000+00:00Stef, I think you'll find that 98% of the editoria...Stef, I think you'll find that 98% of the editorial staff and the owner are entirely working class. I suspect something amiss too but class war it isn't. (used to know some folks in publishing)<BR/><BR/>Nasty stuff though.Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.com