Down-Under Downton
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will play Soprano Nellie Melba on the next season of BBC’s Downton Abbey
Confined to M’baraks
Former Egyptian President Mubarak released from prison and confined to house arrest at a military hospital while awaiting retrial
Cruz Misled: NOT born in the USA!
Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz comes under fire from Republican hard-liners for being born in Canada.
School BYOB: Bring Your Own “De-vice”
Students now expected to bring their own computer device to school.
“My Kingdom for a Hearse!”
The War of the Roses and the Maple Leaf: The Canadian descendent of Richard III, who’s DNA was used to identify the king’s remains, joins the legal royal-battle over where to bury the monarch’s bones.
New species of mammal, Olinguito, “discovered”
“But I’ve always known I was here!”
A Brush with fame, bringing home a Bacon
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Paint Brushes belonging to Francis Bacon being auctioned by Christies are expected to fetch $25,000£.[Bacon’s paintings sell for up to 85 million]. The used brushes are in a paint-spattered bean tin, [Bacon and beans?]
Fifty Shades of Red
London Firefighters report a huge increase in calls to free people stuck in handcuffs, which they attribute to the popularity of the book “50 Shades of Grey”
Bull-shift
Matadors, displaced by European economic crisis and mounting ethical opposition, travel to South America to seek fame and fortune.
Curtains for Curlew
The Eskimo Curlew, once so plentiful that migrating flocks would blot out the sun for hours, is declared extinct.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 