The English tabloids are jaw-droppingly trashy, but they come up with some hilarious headlines.
The front page of Tuesday's Evening Standard ran photographs of Elton John and Liz Hurley, taken at the Elton John/David Furnish stag party in Soho the previous night. Liz looked glamorous, but more than a little plastered. The Standard's headline:
I'M STILL STANDING AT 1AM,
AS IS LIZ (....JUST)
Today's Sun was also devoted to the partnership ceremony, with a full front page photograph of Elton John and David Furnish standing hand-in-hand. The headline:
ELTON TAKES DAVID UP THE AISLE
A work colleague recently told me about another famous Sun headline. When serial killer Dr Harold Shipman hung himself in mid January 2004, the Sun's headline read:
HAPPY NOOSE YEAR
Meanwhile I've been trawling the internet for some other goodies. Did you know the Queen has an iPod? The full story on the Royal iPod is here. And yes, she did receive a royal discount. In a few years, Apple can apply for a Royal Warrant. I can see it now. "By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, Music Players". For another funny Royal Warrant, go to the Carphone Warehouse site. Scroll down the page, and check out the warrant in the sidebar.
And apparently George W. Bush is also an iPod user, presumably named iPod One. The Guardian has the story, with a link to the presidential playlist. I love the comment from Rolling Stone that the president likes bands who don't like him.
Katherine sent me this last link. It's a video of the Kate Moss television commercial which will soon screen on British television. Her career seemed dead-in-the-water after the ridiculousness surrounding her drug abuse and subsequent rehab. Several high-profile firms, like Vodafone in this case, have put Kate on contract. It's quite likely she will end up in a better position before this mess started.
