US actor Robin Williams found dead

(Al Jazeera)

Photo: Bago Games

US actor and comedian Robin Williams found dead = Tabloids mourn suicidal man, faded icon, a wonder

(by Julian Lofts)

Africa's last polar bear dies 'from broken heart'

(The Daily Telegraph)

Photo: Scott Calleja

Africa's last captive polar bear dies 'from broken heart' = Claptrap! Heat stroke or fever. No ice - barbarism. Sad fail.

(by Julian Lofts)

Also see: The Reality of Zoos

In The Times: Remembering Lauren Bacall

(The New York Times)

Photo: Isabel Santos Pilot

In The Times: Remembering Lauren Bacall = Cinema art, eh? Trimmer nubile belle sang!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Screen legend Lauren Bacall dies

(Stuff.co.nz)

Photo: Isabel Santos Pilot

Screen legend Lauren Bacall dies = A slender dancer. Angelic US belle

(by Julian Lofts)

Boy born without ears can hear thanks to pioneering procedure

(The Guardian)


Boy born without ears can hear thanks to pioneering procedure = Breathtaking! Hooray! Brainier new potent sound op occurs here!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Profile: Haider al-Abadi, Iraqi PM in waiting

(BBC)

#106804288 / gettyimages.com

Q: Who is Haider al-Abadi? = Alibi: Iraq shadow head

(by Jason Lofts)

Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats

(Reuters)

Photo: IamNotUnique

Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats = O! Constrictor's piggish pussycat fancy thus finished timely in fame!

(by Maurice Goddard)

The rise of the Islamic State

(BBC)

Illustration: Khalid Albaih

The rise of the Islamic State jihadist group = Just form this "ISIS" (caliphate) idea together

(by Jason Lofts)

Australian boy shown holding severed head

(Stuff.co.nz)

Photo: Madgerly

Australian boy, son of a terrorist, shown holding severed head = Insane horror on TV - a Syrian soldier fought, lost, was beheaded

(by Julian Lofts)

Pistorius' murder trial in South Africa draws to a close

(La Prensa)

Photo: Lwp Kommunikáció

Murder trial of South African sprinter closes = Call this former runner Oscar Pistorius fated

(by Jason Lofts)

Roadblock: Hot Reindeer Shelter in Cool Norway Tunnel

(NBC News)

Photo: oh contraire

Roadblock: Hot Reindeer Shelter in Cool Norway Tunnel = Old caribou like northern cold. They swelter near noon

(by Julian Lofts)

'Jihadist' flag flown in east London

(The Guardian)

Photo: Doug Wheller

'Jihadist' flag flown in east London suburb = Bet a glad Boris Johnson finds it unlawful

(by Julian Lofts)

George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin Get Their Marriage License In London

(Hollywood Life)

Photo: Sucesospr.com

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin = Glamour and money-goaded alliance

(by Jason Lofts)

Origami robot folds itself up then crawls away

(The Daily Telegraph)


This origami robot can fold itself up then crawl away = Wow! A diabolic type of transformer. Hail as cult thing

(by Julian Lofts)

Hurricane Bertha to bring heavy rain and strong winds to UK

(The Guardian)

Image: Cayobo

Hurricane Bertha to bring heavy rain and strong winds to UK = Soak arriving roaring by! Run! Run! I'd batten down the hatches!

(by Maurice Goddard)

President Obama celebrates birthday on golf course

(MSNBC)


President Obama celebrates birthday on golf course = Stay-on-form chap celebrated, but no birdies or eagles!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Israel confirms it fired on target near UN school

(The New Zealand Herald)

Photo: andlun1

Israel confirms it fired on target near UN school = Record grief in a hostile, infernal, monstrous act

(by Maurice Goddard)

Solar 'super-storms' pose a catastrophic threat to humanity

(University of Bristol)

Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Solar 'super-storms' pose a catastrophic threat to humanity = To sum this matter up is: Apocalypse's horror can 'toast' Earth!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Peter Jackson warns of tragedy in last installment of The Hobbit

(Daily Digest News)

Photo: Alan

"Hobbit" trilogy film director Peter Jackson = Copied JRR Tolkien's right crafty Bilbo tome

(by Jason Lofts)

The man who plays French horn with his toes

(BBC)


The man who plays French horn with his toes = The horn chap with nifty heels who's no arms!

(by Maurice Goddard)