http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ The Magazine's recommended daily allowance of news, culture and your letters. en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:27 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "it's not just that I dislike the taste of sprouts or broccoli, but the actual sight of them fills me with dread and I could never touch them" - Woman diagnosed with a fear of vegetables, known as lachanophobia. Student Vicki Larrieux's diet consists of meat, potatoes, cereals and an occasional apple. But she refuses to eat any vegetables as the mere sight of a sprout gives her a panic attack. "Even as a child I used to properly freak out if some carrots or a few peas were on my plate. But as it continued into adult life I started to think it might not just be a dislike for vegetables but an actual phobia." More details (Daily Telegraph) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/fridays_quote_of_the_day_90.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/fridays_quote_of_the_day_90.shtml Quote of the Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:27 +0000 "This is the second-best day of my life. The best was when I lost my virginity. I hope to buy a flat and a new car with the money" - Rugby fan Stuart Tinner on winning £250,000 in a crossbar challenge. Jubilant Mr Tinner won the money taking part in a half-time competition at a Rugby game between Saracens and South Africa at Wembley on Tuesday. He was one of three people called out of the crowd of more than 46,000 and successfully booted a ball against the crossbar from 30 metres. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/thursdays_quote_of_the_day_84.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/thursdays_quote_of_the_day_84.shtml Quote of the Day Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:01:47 +0000 "Unfriend" - 'Word of the Year' in the New Oxford American Dictionary The verb is used across several social networking sites to denote the act of removing someone as a "friend". But many prefer to use the term "defriend" and there has been some debate in the blogosphere about whether that is the more commonly used term. More details (Guardian) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/wednesdays_quote_of_the_day_89.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/wednesdays_quote_of_the_day_89.shtml Quote of the Day Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:01 +0000 "It's better to imagine it than to taste it. That way it keeps its mystery" - Al Fastier, who has been charged with recovering Shackleton's whisky It's lain untouched for a century, but now the whiskey left behind in the Antarctic ice by explorer Ernest Shackleton is to be recovered. But Al Fastier, who is leading the expedition, has pledged not to sample the brew. More details (Daily Telegraph) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/tuesdays_quote_of_the_day_89.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/tuesdays_quote_of_the_day_89.shtml Quote of the Day Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:23 +0000 "Hello, Ohio!" - Bruce Springsteen addresses an audience in Michigan Exhibiting Spinal Tap levels of pop star inappropriateness, the king of blue collar rock got his mid-Western geography in a bit of a twist at a recent concert, name-checking on several occasions the neighbouring state. It was 30 minutes before his guitarist had a quiet word in the Boss's ear. More details (MSNBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/mondays_quote_of_the_day_92.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/mondays_quote_of_the_day_92.shtml Quote of the Day Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:07:26 +0000 "If you are highly observant, you will have noticed that I am not David Dimbleby - he has had an encounter with a bullock and he came off worse" - Question Time stand-in John Humphrys explains the host's absence. David Dimbleby was unable to host Question Time for the first time in 15 years. He was knocked out by his wife's bullock as it was loaded on to a trailer. More details http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/fridays_quote_of_the_day_89.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/fridays_quote_of_the_day_89.shtml Quote of the Day Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:52:31 +0000 "Initially it's like medicine but I've got used to it now" - Liz Hurley on switching from wine to vodka. In news that will rock the wine industry, sometime actress Liz Hurley is reported to be switching her drinks in order to retain her svelte figure. More details (Daily Mail) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/thursdays_quote_of_the_day_83.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/thursdays_quote_of_the_day_83.shtml Quote of the Day Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:35:56 +0000 "You adore music more than anything in the world, you have a great passion, but that doesn't mean you had to marry the lead singer of every band you ever had a poster of on your bedroom wall" - Patsy Kensit in a letter to her 16-year-old self. After notching up Dan Donovan (Big Audio Dynamite), Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) and Liam Gallagher (Oasis), La Kensit has now pledged her troth to Jeremy Healy (DJ/Haysi Fantayzee). But she still feels moved to communicate with her younger self in the form of a book for charity full of celebrities' advice. More details (Daily Express) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/wednesdays_quote_of_the_day_88.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/wednesdays_quote_of_the_day_88.shtml Quote of the Day Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:38:54 +0000 "My head is fried with it. We are being tortured and I want to clear up this mess" - Mickey Gormley, who was rumoured to have won £45m in the Euromillions lottery Businessman Mickey Gormley from County Londonderry has pleaded with people to stop ringing to congratulate him on winning more than £45m in the Euromillions lottery... because he didn't win a penny of it. More details http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/tuesdays_quote_of_the_day_88.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/tuesdays_quote_of_the_day_88.shtml Quote of the Day Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:40:06 +0000 "ikee is never going to give you up" - Message in a Rick Astley-themed worm affecting iPhones. The bad news is the first worm to affect iPhones has been discovered. The "good" news is that it appears only to change the wallpaper of your "jailbroken" [cracked so as not to be tied to a network] phone to a picture of Rick Astley and display the above message. More details (Gizmodo) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/mondays_quote_of_the_day_91.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/mondays_quote_of_the_day_91.shtml Quote of the Day Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:11:02 +0000 "Wow, 20 years huh?... I'm not responsible for the Wall coming down" - David Hasselhoff finally admits he did not cause the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is one of the great canards of European modern history/bad popular music (more details). Now the Hoff has finally laid it to rest. He magnanimously added: "The East Germans are responsible for the Wall coming down... because they believe in freedom." More details (Daily Telegraph) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/fridays_quote_of_the_day_88.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/fridays_quote_of_the_day_88.shtml Quote of the Day Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:28:50 +0000 "What were we to do? We went ahead with the funeral" - Rosa Sampaio, whose uncle turned up at his own funeral A Brazilian man's relatives were shocked when he turned up at his own funeral. They had wrongly identified him as a car crash victim. He'd actually spent the night drinking rum with friends. More details http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/thursdays_quote_of_the_day_82.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/thursdays_quote_of_the_day_82.shtml Quote of the Day Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:09:10 +0000 "I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears" - Pop star Rihanna breaks her silence over her assault by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown The singer has spoken for the first time about how leaked snaps of her beaten face became the focus of worldwide media after she was assaulted by R&B star Chris Brown. She wants to become an unofficial spokesperson for domestic violence victims. More details (Daily Telegraph) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/wednesdays_quote_of_the_day_87.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/wednesdays_quote_of_the_day_87.shtml Quote of the Day Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:14:26 +0000 "I don't know what the buns would be in bra sizes but we've gone four sizes up" - Producer of Calendar Girls stage show on enlarging Kelly Brook's buns A publicity shot of Kelly Brook holding iced buns over her breasts was vetoed by Transport for London because the bakery goods were judged too small. The client grudgingly took remedial action. More details http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/tuesdays_quote_of_the_day_87.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/tuesdays_quote_of_the_day_87.shtml Quote of the Day Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:59:09 +0000 "Everyone thinks models are stupid, but a lot of them are just really hungry" - Size 16 model Crystal Renn explains fashion's classic vacant look. The uninitiated may have thought it was just the superwaifs trying to look cool, but it turns out the catwalk's standard glassy stare may just be a product of insufficient calorie intake. More details (Daily Mail) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/mondays_quote_of_the_day_90.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2009/11/mondays_quote_of_the_day_90.shtml Quote of the Day Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:24:48 +0000