The Portuguese Worldcup experience, extracted:
funny
Ronal-Doh
Nike might be an awful money grabbing child labour using multinational, but they do know how to make a great commercial capturing the essence of both football and the various stars on display. Ronaldo dreaming of a giant Michael Jacksonesque statue of himself? Perfect.
This is a fetish for somebody
From Snell’s fond look back at Marvel Comics’ version of John Carter, Warlord of Mars comes this panel of “a four-armed ape wrestling with a giant, tentacled talking brain” — tell me this isn’t a fetish for somebody…
Saturday morning cheer
A flashmob staging of Queen’s Bicycle Race in the heart of Brussels Central Station, done as a promotion for
a charity bicycle run. (Via Nicholas Whyte.)
Secret Luftwaffe psywar or evidence of German sense of humour?
Not to be outdone by either the Limeys or the Yanks, the Luftwaffe in Afghanistan releases its own fan video, featuring horrid yet strangely compelling German techno and YMCA style dancing…