The Great Architect

White Elephant: A valuable possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) exceeds its usefulness.

Just a little something that sprang to mind over this whole Russell Brand/Jonathon Ross malarkey.  While they’re all busy in the U.S. getting ready to determine the next leader of the free world, we’re more interested – ‘apparently’ – in watching a media witchhunt over a couple of presenters indulging in a badly judged schoolboy prank.  With thanks to Beau Bo D’Or for a post on his blog which inspired the above image.

Apologies for the long absence from here.  If anyoe out there does still stop by, big post to come later about more image theft by national newspapers.  Happy days!

Actor Morgan Freeman is recovering after a serious car accident near his home in the US.

Full story to be found HERE

…and the obvious take on it here…

Finally, the unthinkable has happened, and the one man pharmacy, and lover of South American marching powder that is Pete Doherty gets jailed for 14 weeks for violating his probation and using drugs…

Full story via the BBC News Site HERE

It made me think back to a classic scene in Porridge…

Incidentally, and just to clarify, the title of this post refers to a line spoken by Fletcher to Mr. Mackay in the aforementioned scene, and does not represent any anti-Scottish feeling… Just thought it best to clarify before potential comments start…

And if anyone has been reading it, apologies for the long period of absence over the last few weeks on the blog. Should now be getting back to normal I hope.

‘Troubled’ star Amy Winehouse will make her first stage appearance since entering rehab at the Brit Awards tonight.

Full story HERE…

…And the question we’re all asking here…

The Royal Mail has today launched a series of stamps to celebrate the roles performed by working dogs in the UK…

The BBC has apparently been hit by a ‘flurry’ of complaints from it’s viewers over ‘Dear ol’ Tel’ and his choice of ‘lower’ attire hosting his regular ‘Points of View’ slot at sunday teatime.

Apparently, and as can be seen by following the link to the Daily Mail website HERE, poor old Terry seemed somewhat uncomfortable when the camera panned out for a widescreen shot – some of us should be so lucky that it would require a widescreen shot to spark a similar ‘flurry’ of complaints.

Not exactly a ‘big’ news story of the week, but it does allow a fairly cheap gag to be done…

The complaints were mostly from a ’shocked’ Teatime audience, worried that he was displaying too much of his *blank* or *blanks*…

BBC Bosses have been blasted for the huge salaries paid to its ‘top stars’ and ordered to cut the payouts it gives to the likes of Graham Norton (£5 Million) and Jonathan Ross. (£18 Million)

Makes you wonder how they’ll cope…

OK, guilty as charged. I’m a big fan of US show ‘24′. Silly, over-the-top, but very addictive. It has just been reported that star of the show, Kiefer Sutherland, has been arrested on a drink-drive charge after failing a breath test…

As a ‘24′ fan, I was trying to think how he might start making a statement to the Police…

Story can be found HERE

As a bit of a movie buff, it’s always nice when little titbits of information on upcoming films get out into the general domain, and it appears that the new title for the next Indiana Jones film – ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ – was confirmed last night by cast members.

A brief mock up of a possible scene to expect given here…