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7 Reasons to Follow @MongolianNavy on Twitter

In February we discovered that Benicio Del Toro was on Twitter and brought you the news in 7 Reasons to follow @BenicioDToro on Twitter.  We weren’t sure whether it was him or not, but we thought the Twitter account was interesting anyway, and we had a big reaction to the post.  Firstly, many unhinged people descended on our comments section and began calling each other names (we eventually had to referee this) and secondly, someone stole the piece and reposted it elsewhere...

7 Reasons That Mongolia is Wrong to Celebrate Men and Soldiers

Hello 7 Reasons readers!  It’s Friday here in the world, but in Mongolia it isn’t.  In Mongolia, today is Men and Soldiers Day:  The day when the good folks of Ulaanbaatar (and the parts of Mongolia that we can’t name) celebrate men and soldiers.  Are men and soldiers the right people to be celebrating though, we asked ourselves.  Doesn’t it seem a little unfair and iniquitous to be only celebrating men and soldiers?   We think it is.  We think there are far more...

7 Reasons That the new Starbucks Logo is Wrong

Starbucks are changing their logo.  They’re removing the roundel containing the words “Starbucks” and “Coffee” from the new one and are, instead, focussing on the mermaid part.  This is in the hope that the mermaid, like the golden arches of McDonalds or...

7 Reasons Marc Is Wrong About The Nautical Look

Yesterday, Marc wrote a post called, 7 Reasons That The Nautical Look Is Objectionable. I read it aghast. How could someone so intelligent be so wrong? Today, I aim to put right his wrongs. 1. Saturation Point. Too much of a thing is never good – which is why I’m...

7 Reasons That The Nautical Look Is Objectionable

1.  Saturation Point. Too much of a thing is never good – which is why I’m editing this with a hangover – and the nautical look is everywhere.  It’s finally reached saturation point and now it seems that almost every woman in the UK is...

7 Reasons I Shouldn’t Have Seen This Picture Of Russell Crowe

1. Lips. Well, Russell looks manly and scary as always.  But there’s something strange about his lips.  They look a little red, don’t they?  They strike a feminine note in an otherwise masculine portrait.  That’s what inspired me to do...