Pick of the Week

“A representative speaking to MailOnline on behalf of the model, who is set to grace the cover of the issue, has denied reports that the magazine had to rearrange.”

“The late singer was remembered with a special unveiling—complete with gospel choir—at London’s famous Madame Tussauds museum.”

“Le Tag Parfait, an online magazine dealing with porn culture, has seen success in France since launching in 2010 … initially meant to be a blog dedicated to porn … it quickly gained in reputation with articles, reports and interviews that made the website a model in porn culture, dealing equally with porn industry as with investigative journalism.”

“When [grumpy residents living near Union Square who were awakened by amplified music and announcements] called in, they heard a woman’s voice say ‘unzip your fly, baby,’ on the other end.”

“In the eyes of many people in the country of 10 million people, the Communists are linked to 41 years of repression.”

“…Facebook … reversed its decision, saying that it believes users should be free to watch and condemn such videos.”

“The social networking site was adamant that it did not reverse or change any policies as a result of the controversy, but that criticism of the video prompted it to be scrutinised more closely in the context of existing terms of service. ”

“…‘deep flesh wounds’ and ‘crushed heads/limbs’ were allowed, but pictures of human bodily fluids [and breastfeeding nipples were] banned if a person is visible. And semen cannot be shown anywhere.”

“…as Facebook approaches its tenth anniversary the firm published its annual 10-K report last month revealing that its younger users are increasingly turning away from the multi-billion dollar business.”