Archive for September 25th, 2006
Monday, September 25th, 2006
Queue Jumping Study
Maybe it was Kafka who wrote a story about a man who was so disturbed about the passing of time that he took to waiting in queues so that time, and thus his life, would be spent more slowly. Anyway, they’ve done a study of attitudes to people jumping lines. Apparently:
When a person intruded into […]
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
Bizarre Beyonce Story
Beyoncé Knowles has sparked controversy by saying she only makes records for black people.
BEYONCE Knowles has sparked controversy by saying she only makes records for black people. Since the Deja Vu singer made the statement sales of her new album, B’Day, have fallen by 70 per cent in the US. Beyonce, 25, told […]
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
Pakistani Human Rights Blog
The BBC have helped Pakistani rape victim Mukhtar Mai set up her own blog on their website in her campaign for women’s rights in Pakistan. Beware though, it is in Urdu. The BBC have provided some translated extracts in what will be a series, however, it would have been nice if they just did a […]
