Have you seen the uncomfortable Simpsons intro 18 times? Does your hunger for Banksy remain unsated? Right. Time to chow down on a gigantic 106 pic mega-gallery of Banksy graffiti. It’s right here.
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The brilliant Tim Minchin performs his nine-minute beat poem ‘Storm’. We don’t normally (ahem) post clips this long, but this is so good, and eyeliner-boy is so talented, we’re making an exception.
An animated version of ‘Storm’ premieres in London on the 16th of October.
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An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular television talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”
Liu Wei, 23, who lost both his arms aged 10 when he was electrocuted during a game of hide-and-seek, defeated 7-year-old standup comedian Zhang Fengxi at the final on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium, the Shanghai Daily reported. The pianist, from Beijing, who taught himself to play the piano at age 18, impressed the audience with his performance of “You’re Beautiful,” singing and using his feet to play the piano. He also reported won over the judges by commenting: “At least I have a pair of perfect legs.”
Armless pianist plays with toes to win “China’s Got Talent – (Reuters)
Subtitled profile of Liu Wei here.
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Not a Photoshop. Not Sasha Baron Cohen’s next incarnation. Something altogether more mundane. And all the more charming for being just that.
We can reveal that Cigar Guy is golf fan Rupesh Shingadia, a 30-year-old investment analyst in the City – and a very reluctant star.
‘I am embarrassed and overwhelmed,’ he said in an exclusive interview. ‘Never in a million years could I have expected anything like this.
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Solomon Burke – singer, preacher and patriarch – died on Sunday of natural causes at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, leaving behind 21 children, 90 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and a legend.
Now that, right there, was a soul man.
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Gorgeous tilt-shift homage to the city of Berlin, directed by Pilpop.
Your brain will insist that you’re watching an impossibly detailed miniature diorama. You’re not.
‘I dedicate this film to Berlin where I have been living for 19 years now. While the architecture of Berlin is stunningly beautiful, only its inhabitants make Berlin the unique city that it is. In every corner there is something new to discover. And the best thing to do is to film it.’
Here’s the YouTube version for iPhone.
Previously, tilt-shift Van Gogh.
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