Category: Light Relief
I WANT MY GIANT ROBOT
I WANT MY GIANT ROBOT! By Donnie Rust It will come as no surprise to anyone that Japanese scientists and engineers have come together and made themselves a giant robot suit that you can specifically use to fight against other people wearing a giant robot suit in the calm, genteel streets of Tokyo. I think [...]
THE FUTURE OF DAD’S OFFICE
by Daemon Sands What will the office look like tomorrow? Nearly two-thirds of the Western World (UK, USA, RSA and Europe) say they would choose to work virtually if they could. But despite abundant Internet access and increasingly powerful mobile devices, more than half of them (53%) believe the concept of the traditional office will [...]
THE AWKWARD MIDDLE SCENE IN EVERY SUPERHERO FILM
By Donnie Rust I face-planted the floor this morning after I put my foot into my trouser pocket instead of the trouser leg.  I’m a thirty year old man and I’ve been dressing myself for most of that time so you would think that I’d have worked out how to put on my trousers [...]
ORGANIC FUTURE COULD BE ICKY
Donnie Rust A population of 7 billion people on this planet has increased the number of every sort of individual you could possibly imagine. We’ve got more of everything. More criminals, more heathens, more annoying neighbours, more annoying people, more insane super villains who run their own North Korean super pagodas and even better more [...]
THE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW IF YOU WISH TO ENGAGE WITH ME ON TWITTER
By Donnie Rust. A bit late to the game I know, but I have recently delved deeply into the action of Tweeting and as I feared I have become utterly addicted to it, tweeting my every thought, global solution, book promotion and 140 unit rant. However, after falling into a debate with a student of [...]
Big Brother is, Quite Literally, in your Phone…
LONDON, May 2, 2013 Thanks, in most part to social media, we have become a generation of over sharers. The extent to which we enjoy prying into the lives of others is phenomenal; yet the News International scandal drew to our attention the imposing lengths certain organisations would go to satisfy our inquisitiveness. It’s now [...]
Many Ginkgo Extracts Safe, Says Herbal Science Group
American Botanical Council Clarifies Importance of Ginkgo Toxicology Report AUSTIN, Texas, — The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) says that clinically tested ginkgo extracts sold as dietary supplements in the United States are safe for most consumers. The ABC statement follows news of the publication of a report by the National Toxicology Program that showed that a special formulation [...]
Hazelden Foundation is Proud to Present the Off-Broadway Production of BILL W. and Dr. BOB by Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey
CENTER CITY, Minn., – The Hazelden Foundation is proud to present the Off-Broadway production of BILL W. and Dr. BOB by Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey. An award-winning play about the astonishing relationship between two men that led to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups—a great American success story about the power of [...]
DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER AND YOU’LL GET EGGS DONNIE RUST
I find development interesting. Look at any company that has been around for a few decades and look at what they were when they started and you’ll see something completely different. For example, at the moment Coca Cola is a widely drunk, much loved beverage but as markets change so too will the product [...]
DOING OUR BIT FOR COMEDY RELIEF
This is the production department at Littlegate Publishing LTD doing our bit for comedy relief. Red Nose Day is the day when you can officially put on a funny red nose (although for some reason this month they have turned the noses into grinning red monsters, giving the impression that either your nose has [...]
