31 déc. 2011
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22 déc. 2011
Patrice Bernier se joint à l'Impact
Enfant, Patrice Bernier se rendait au Stade olympique pour regarder des matchs des Expos. Le 17 mars prochain, le Montréalais d'origine entrera dans l'illustre édifice un maillot bleu et blanc sur le dos, pour le premier match à domicile de l'Impact.
Le club d'expansion a annoncé lundi la signature du milieu de terrain de 32 ans. Après une carrière de huit ans en Europe, où il a évolué en Norvège, en Allemagne et au Danemark, il a choisi de rentrer au bercail. Il devient ainsi le premier joueur local de la nouvelle équipe de MLS.
Patrice Bernier : le retour de l'idole.
-La Presse
Beckham se serait entendu avec le Paris St-Germain
David Beckham devrait signer une entente de 18 mois avec le Paris Saint-Germain. L'entente mettrait ainsi un terme au séjour de Beckham en MLS, lui qui a mené le Galaxy de Los Angeles au titre cette saison.
Dix idées reçues sur Beckham, futur joueur-panneau publicitaire du PSG.
-Rue89
21 déc. 2011
Kim Jong-Il dropping the bass
Avec le décès de Kim Jong-Il, foudroyé le 17 décembre par une attaque cardiaque, les médias mainstream se sont intéressés à l'étrange culte internet voué au dictateur nord-coréen, dont le fameux tumblr Kim Jon-Il looking at things.
Pendant que la Corée du Nord pleure son "dirigeant bien-aimé", de nouveaux détournements fleurissent sur la toile, dont ce nouveau tumblr, Kim Jong-Il dropping the bass, créé il y a un peu plus de 24 heures et particulièrement réussi.
-tumblr
Un an de prison pour «l'agresseur au Purell»
Steve Germain, 33 ans, de Québec, est condamné à 12 mois d'emprisonnement pour avoir pris plaisir à asperger les fesses de femmes qu'il croisait avec du désinfectant pour les mains.
C'est pour s'amuser qu'en novembre 2010, l'homme avait commencé à asperger ainsi les fesses de femmes qu'il croisait dans la rue, dans des centres commerciaux ou à une école qu'il fréquentait, Il photographiait ensuite le résultat avec son téléphone portable. Il a expliqué devant la Cour qu'après avoir commencé, il ne pouvait plus s'arrêter.
-TVA Nouvelles
50 best photos from The Natural World, 2011
We share our world with many other species and live in an ever-changing environment. Fortunately, photographers around the world have captured the moments and beauty that allow us to see amazing views of this awe-inspiring planet. This is a collection of favorite photos from The Natural World gallery in 2011, a showcase of images of animals and environment that runs on Boston.com throughout the year.
-Boston.com
Fincher’s Dragon Tattoo: What it Feels Like for a Girl
Men Who Hate Women. That’s what Stieg Larsson called his book, which then became The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. To know this story is to know Larsson. If you forget about him, the key to this story is lost. The story is about men who hate women and the women who fight back. Larsson was a bit of a hero in this and other battles he personally fought throughout his very short life. He was against the extreme right in Sweden, against racism and misogyny. After witnessing the rape of the a 15 year old girl named Lisbeth, he never forgave himself for failing to help her. This, it’s been said, was what motivated him to write his books. A Swedish film did a great job of turning his book into a movie that was sold in countries all over the world. So why remake it at all?
-Awards Daily
17 déc. 2011
In Defense of Casual Sex
In the new film "Shame," an examination of the extremes of human sexuality, Brandon Sullivan, a successful, handsome New York executive afraid of intimacy, has frequent, random sex with prostitutes and strangers. At work, he sneaks off to masturbate in the men's room or extends his lunch hour with trysts.
The movie harshly depicts casual sex as an emotionally disconnected, meaningless defilement, as reflected in the the title. Brandon Sullivan is never permitted sexual enjoyment. Instead, his getting off is presented as alienating and self-destructive. The only time he he attempts to have sex with someone he knows, a co-worker, he can not perform.
In the end, punishment awaits Brandon, the presumable fate for all who have casual sex, as punctuated by the suicide attempt of Brandon' sister, who is similarly portrayed as sexually depraved.
-Psychology Today
Impact: cinq anciens iront au Mexique
Cinq figures bien connues des partisans de l'Impact ont été invitées, jeudi, pour la première partie du camp d'entraînement qui se déroulera du 18 au 29 janvier, à Guadalajara, au Mexique.
-La Presse
Daniel Malo, boucher, ancien culturiste
À cause des stéroïdes et de la testostérone que les gars prennent, ils développent une agressivité et une grande libido. Ils répondent sec à leurs épouses et veulent avoir du sexe tout le temps. Elles finissent par se tanner.
-La Presse/Urbania
9 déc. 2011
Las 45 imágenes más impactanté de 2011
En la página web BuzzFeed han hecho una selección de las mejores 45 fotografías de 2011 que, bla bla bla, aunque son diferentes, bla bla bla, todas tienen en común lo impactante de ellas. Entre los hechos que retratan están el aniversario del atentado a las Torres Gemelas, bla bla bla, el devastador terremoto en Japón, las protestas en Wall Street, bla bla, entre otros. Blou blou blou blou bla.-ZIZA
L’impact médiatique de l’Impact
Les médias québécois couvrent-ils suffisamment l’Impact et le soccer en général? La question a été lancée la semaine dernière par un partisan et elle me semble pertinente.
Un simple appel hier chez la firme Influence communication m’a permis d’en savoir plus sur la couverture de l’équipe. On y apprend ainsi que l’Impact reçoit trois fois moins de couverture que les Alouettes, et n’est même pas dans la même ligue que le Canadien.
-La Presse
8 déc. 2011
How the French Revolution Gave Birth to the Restaurant Business
The next time you’re at your favorite café, raise a glass to the aristocrats who lost their heads so that you could enjoy your foie gras.
France gave birth to restaurants, but it was no civilized affair. In fact, today’s restaurant business is actually a byproduct of the class warfare that arose during the French Revolution.
Back in the Middle Ages, fine dining was a privilege enjoyed exclusively by feudal lords who had their own grand kitchens and personal chefs. The only commercial eateries for the masses were seedy roadside inns, where strangers crowded around mediocre buffets of tepid roasts and over-sauced legumes. But sometime in the 1760s, the merchant class of Paris developed a taste for healthy light broths known as restoratives, or restaurants. By the 1780s, this new Parisian “health food” craze led to a handful of reputable dining halls, where customers could sit at individual tables and choose from a wide range of dishes.
-mental_floss
Did Iran Capture a U.S. Stealth Drone Intact?
For the second time this year, the Iranian government is claiming it forced down a stealthy U.S. Air Force spy drone. Only this time, Iran says it bagged the RQ-170 “with little damage” by jamming its control signal — a potentially worrying development for American forces heavily reliant on remote-controlled aircraft.
-Wired
Being Funny
In the late 1960s, comedy was in transition. The older school told jokes and stories, punctuated with the drummer’s rimshot. Of the new school, Bill Cosby—one of the first to tell stories you actually believed were true—and Bob Newhart—who startled everyone with innovative, low-key delivery and original material—had achieved icon status. Mort Sahl tweaked both sides of the political fence with his college-prof delivery. George Carlin and Richard Pryor, though very funny, were still a few years away from their final artistic breakthroughs. Lenny Bruce had died several years earlier, fighting both the system and drugs, and his work was already in revival because of his caustic brilliance that made authority nervous. Vietnam, the first televised war, split the country, and one’s left or right bent could be recognized by haircuts and clothes.
-Smithsonian
Watch Steve Buscemi as the 'Erotic Chef' on SNL
On the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, there was a fake video promo for "Sex" Ed Vincent's 1980s-style Couples Workshop Sex Intensive class (see the full clip on Hulu). Day two of the program features the guest speaker Dustin Van Kamp — played by actor Steve Buscemi — aka the "Erotic Chef." Says Buscemi, "We tend to think of the kitchen as a boring place, but what if I told you food can be sexy?" This is definitely a little creepy, very fruit and hot dog-y, and probably NSFW.
-Eater
Vintage Mugshots from the 1920s [30 Photos]
The Sifter recently stumbled upon an incredible collection of vintage mugshots housed by the Historic Houses Trust. Many of these intriguing photographs are also accompanied by a description of the person and the crime(s) they have committed. For example, the image above of Mr. William Stanley Moore was taken May 1st, 1925. The caption describes him as: an opium dealer operating with large quantities of faked opium and cocaine. Also a wharf labourer and associates with water front thieves and drug traders.
The images themselves are of excellent quality, beautifully composed and in many cases, quite artistic. Please enjoy this curated selection of 30 photographs along with brief descriptions of each when available.
-Twisted Sifter
3 déc. 2011
The Man of My Dream
There is a huge number of single ladies in Novgorod and each of them dreams of a perfect man. So, these are their stories:
In the picture: Alisa Marushchak, 20.
‘There are almost no men here. In the class where I studied, there were 25 girls and just 5 boys. Then I entered the university where I met a guy from Zimbabwe. We were going to get married. I even got a ticket to Zimbabwe but a war started there so I didn’t go.’
In the sketch there is Alisa’s ideal man. Age 27-33. It should be a man of character. A perfect scenario would be if we took a Russian man and added some character traits of an American. She thinks that Russian men are spoiled and do not appreciate the beauty of Russian girls. Besides, they demand too much. A wife should look good, take care of children, go to work and do housekeeping. What do women get in return? Nothing.
-English Russia
