Hollie Steel Wows The Judges & Audience On Britain's Got Talent 2009

Britain's Got Talent has another star after tonight's ITV1 program showed 10 year old Hollie Steel perform I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady. Hollie has shown she is talented both as a singer and ballet dancer.

Susan Boyle Gets The South Park Treatment

The mega-youtube star from Britain's Got Talent (2009), Susan Boyle, has now notched up another milestone, a parody mention on South Park.



In the scene above Ike, Kyle's little brother, blames Susan Boyle for making him want to run away - because he's so sick of hearing about her. Ike leaves a letter to his parents which reads:

"Dear mommy and daddy - I am running away."

"Everyone at school is a f****** idiot and if one more person talks to me about that Susan Boyle performance of Les Miserables I was going to puke my b**** out through my mouth."

It's Been A Good Week For The Apprentice 2008 Winner Lee McQueen

Lee McQueen:

It's been a good week for Lee McQueen, winner of BBC's The Apprentice 2008, as he clinches his first deal, a five-year contract with BP for Alan Sugar's company Amscreen. Lee has been working for Amscreen, an out-of-home digital-signage division of Amshold, since winning The Apprentice last year. A good running time in the London Marathon tomorrow will top the week off for Lee.

The Independent Newspaper article - My Week: Lee McQueen - is here.

Polar Bear View Of Global Warming

Global Warming II by Dennis Bromage
[Photo Link]

The impact of global warming is perhaps most noticeable at the poles. One casualty will be the polar bears.

Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd) - Timelapse Photography by Tom @ Timescapes

Timescapes Learning To Fly [Vimeo Link]

Very cool timelapse photography to the track 'Learning To Fly' by Pink Floyd. For the astronomy buffs, Venus and Mercury can be spotted moving around the Sun, and there are also views of Andromeda (@ 00:11, 01:19 & 03:06) and Orion (beginning @ 1:23).

Emo Monkey - Julia Malanjina

Amazing poster of an emo monkey, with eye shadow, facial piercings - created by Julia Malanjina.

Bling DJ Gorilla - Julia Malanjina

Amazing poster of a bling DJ gorilla, sporting gold chains, headphones, braids, baseball cap - created by Julia Malanjina.

Nazi Skinhead Baboon - Julia Malanjina

Amazing poster of a nazi skinhead baboon, sporting skinhead, swastica and braces - created by Julia Malanjina.

Rasta Orangutan - Julia Malanjina

Amazing poster of a rasta orangutan, sporting dreadlocks, rasta hat and smoking a splif - created by Julia Malanjina.

Urban Youth Chimpanzee - Julia Malanjina

Amazing poster of an urban chimpanzee, with a Planet Of The Apes (1968) feel, created by Julia Malanjina.

The Earth At Night

Earth At Night
[Click On Image For Large Version]

This image was Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) August 22nd, 2004. It shows what the earth looks like at night. The image is actually a composite of 100s of pictures made by the orbiting DMSP satellites (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program). Particularly interesting is the difference in night lighting between South Korea and North Korea - see also picture below. The single bright dot in North Korea is Pyong-Yang.


Korean Peninsula Night Lights (2003):
[from www.globalsecurity.org]

Hollie Steel, 10 Years Old, To Challenge Susan Boyle's Lead In Britain’s Got Talent

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent (2009)

A 10 year old girl, Hollie Steel, is set to challenge Susan Boyle's lead in Britain's Got Talent 2009. Hollie will appear on ITV1's program on Saturday night (25th April 2009) according to a Times Online article ... here.


The Sun Article
Good golly Miss Hollie

Hollie performs I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady, according to a Mirror newspaper article ... here.

Youtube copies of Susan Boyle singing on Britain's Got Talent are available:
here - here - here - here - etc

Update - Hollie Steel Performing on Britain's Got Talent:

Hedgehogs - Pale & Albino

Albino Hedgehog
[Daily Mail, article here, from Bank Mill Nurseries]


Pale Hedgehog:
[Photo www.mikedaisey.com]

Note the albino hedgehog has pink eyes (true albino) whilst the pale hedgehog has brown eyes (non albino).

Andrew Johnston - Britain's Got Talent 2008

The bullied choir boy from Scotland, Andrew Johnston, singing Pie Jesu on Britain's Got Talent 2008.

South Park 'Cripple Fight' - Homage To 'They Live' Fight Scene

Following on from the previous posting about the film They Live (1988) . The They Live fight scene was accurately reproduced in South Park episode 67 (2001) - "Cripple Fight."

The fight scene from They Live is shown in this youtube video with the soundtrack of the fight between Timmy and Jimmy from 'Cripple Fight'.



This youtube video (below) has an audio discussion by Trey and Matt where they give a mini commentary on the South Park 'Cripple Fight' episode.



The South Park 'Cripple Fight' cartoon scene is available on youtube here (embedding has been disabled by request).

The Film They Live (1988) - A Cult Classic

The film 'They Live' (1988) was directed by John Carpenter. The plot for the movie is based on the short story "Eight O’Clock in the Morning", by Ray Nelson, published in 1963. The film tapped into the fears of the 1980s regarding consumerism and economic decline. The portrayal of subliminal media advertising by a monied elite (the alien ruling class), and it's use to control human behaviour, is particularly powerful. The film is a cult classic and well worth viewing.

Below is the full film in 9 parts, shown on youtube.


They Live (Part 1/9)


They Live (Part 2/9)


They Live (Part 3/9)


They Live (Part 4/9)


They Live (Part 5/9)


They Live (Part 6/9)


They Live (Part 7/9)


They Live (Part 8/9)


They Live (Part 9/9)

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