Why Boston killings got more coverage than any other story (The Funny Side)

Posted On, Apr 26, 2013

Many people noticed that the international media was shockingly selective in its news coverage this month. This columnist knows the mindset of foreign correspondents intimately, so here's an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW on the subject that just took place in a dark corner of my imagination.

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Finally, a cure for terminal laziness! (The Funny Side)

Posted On, Apr 12, 2013

Finally, a cure for terminal laziness! (The Funny Side)

A scientist has invented angle-changing glasses for people suffering from a terrifying modern disease: terminal laziness. As a long-term sufferer, I would shed tears of happiness but it's just too much effort.

Great slums of the world

Posted On, May 7, 2013

Kibera is reportedly Africa’s largest urban slum. A census in 2009 found it housed 170,070 people. A railway line runs through the slum, which has its own railway station.

New method devised to detect autism in children

Posted On, Apr 18, 2013

Scientists have come up with a new technique to detect autism in children based on their brain activity, says a study.

Comedy critic Kate Copstick in Kenya

Posted On, Apr 13, 2013

Comedy critic Kate Copstick went to Kenya at the beginning of this week, continuing work for her Mama Biashara charity. Mama Biashara helps poor people in Kenya set up their own small businesses which may give them a lift to a better life; it also gives health aid.

Exquisite bad taste gets UK comedian Diane Spencer into trouble in Bahrain

Posted On, Apr 3, 2013

Next Wednesday, Diane Spencer is recording a live DVD of her Exquisite Bad Taste comedy show in London.

Soul Delights !!

Posted On, Mar 28, 2013

When sky falls down and stars stops glittering, When face forgets to smile and tears makes its way When there’s a way that seems far far away When world seems to have turned its back on You O when was i alone when i found You in me ?

Chris Dangerfield’s new Edinburgh Fringe show

Posted On, May 4, 2013

Why Chris Dangerfield’s new Edinburgh Fringe show is not the true story of him being a Lady Boy of the Khmer Rouge

British Lieutenant Colonel writes comedy novel about Sierra Leone war

Posted On, May 2, 2013

It’s not often a serving British Army officer writes a comic novel about a real war he was involved in. So Eating Diamond Pie by David Thorpe is an interesting one.

British comic Matt Roper gets wet in Burma; scanned in a Bangkok hospital

Posted On, May 1, 2013

When I last heard of British comedian Matt Roper was in a Saigon hospital suffering from deep vein thrombosis. Now he is in Bangkok.

Sick British comedy critic Kate Copstick living in Kenya with a tiny black pussy

Posted On, Apr 26, 2013

British comedy critic Kate Copstick set up the Mama Biashara charity in Kenya to fund health care projects and help poor people (especially women) set up their own small businesses.

New UK audio comedy label launches and initially gets 100% of its sales in US

Posted On, Apr 23, 2013

Neale Welch is a busy chap. This year, he took over-all charge of programming at the Comedy Cafe Theatre in London, a full-time job which continues.

Tourism Woes in Luxor

Posted On, Apr 16, 2013

Marched in the streets of Luxor and was shocked when I saw how the recession has caused the deterioration of the situation of the people of Luxor.I saw on the features of the owners of cafes and shops and tourism operators extent of the pain and anticipation from the unknown future for them.

Mystical Life

Posted On, Apr 15, 2013

Mysterious are people; Mysterious are their ways; Hearts are forced to mend, Wandering in different maze.

Boat Drivers in Luxor Feel Economic Pinch

Posted On, Apr 15, 2013

In this first installment of our Luxor series, Norman Halim speaks with Mahmoud Ahmed, a 20-year-old boat driver. Ahmed tells us the story of how he started working, and compares the economic situation from the past to the present.

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