Pick of the Month

“Next month, Miley Cyrus and The Flaming Lips will hit the road together in support of their recent collaborative LP, Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz. And in news that shouldn’t shock you in the slightest, at least one of their shows will apparently take place completely in the nude.

“The news comes from Wayne Coyne’s Instagram, which adds the concert will be filmed for a forthcoming video. And it won’t just be Miley and the Lips who will be without clothes; Coyne adds the audience will be ‘COMPLETELY naked.’ Also, ‘milk (well white stuff that looks like milk)’ will be spewed everywhere, because of course.”

“In almost every interview around Revival, Gomez has claimed it’s a ‘fun’ record; the talking points are plentiful and conspicuously angst-free. Top 10 single ‘Good For You,’ she claims, is about confidence; ‘Same Old Love’ is presumably not about a breakup but—no joke—a healthy relationship with one’s parents. The album itself is something else, and something more interesting. … ‘It’s my time to butterfly,’ Gomez sings on the title track; it’s verbing that sounds like a slogan. Musically, though, Revival is most interesting when it’s still in the cocoon.”

“As the Playboy magazine looks to cover up as part of its rebranding, it may get ‘Bad Blood’ singer Taylor Swift to pose for its cover, Hollywood Life reported Thursday, citing a source. The magazine reportedly believes that ‘having such a powerful woman’ would help it in its latest effort to not carry any nude photos.”

“Fears of pumpkin shortage have prompted calls for Halloween revellers to turn instead to the humble turnip. English Heritage says wet weather has drastically reduced supplies of pumpkins. The charity has installed ghoulishly carved turnips for its own celebrations, and is calling on others to do the same.”

“An asteroid four times the size of a football pitch will miss Earth on Halloween, the European Space Agency has confirmed. Asteroid 2015 TB145, which is 1,300ft wide and has been dubbed ‘The Great Pumpkin’, will pass by safely at around 5pm GMT on October 31 and could provide a stunning meteor shower, particulary in Asia.”

“The object previously skimmed Earth in 1975 and was spotted again by the Universtiy of Hawaii on October 11, before being confirmed by the ESA the following day. ”

“Researchers all over the world are fascinated by the young generation of Japanese who seemingly are not interested in sex. Dr. Kitamura explains why and even predicts where this trend will hit next.

“herbivore n. an animal that feeds on grass and other plants. In Japan the term has a second meaning, referring to Japan’s younger generation that isn’t interested in sex, a term used to describe men who have no interest in getting married or finding a girlfriend.”

“One of only a handful of blue period Picassos still in private hands will come to the market with a never publicly seen secret on the reverse of its canvas.

Picasso’s La Gommeuse, an erotically charged 1901 painting of a cabaret performer, is remarkable in its own right and will create waves at the top end of the global art auction market.

But the crazy, bawdy painting on the back is perhaps just as jaw dropping. It is a painting of Picasso’s friend and flatmate Pere Mañach naked apart from a red and yellow striped turban on his head, in a sexual pose, urinating into an imaginary landscape.”

“Adblock, the popular extension for Chrome and Safari, has announced via a pop-up to users that it has been sold—but doesn’t mention a price or a buyer. The company was previously privately owned by its founder, Michael Gundlach. The pop-up’s main message is to reveal that Adblock is implementing the ‘Acceptable Ads’ policy that runs on Adblock Plus along with a selection of other ad blockers. Eyeo, the company behind AdBlock Plus, told Business Insider that ‘we’re very happy to welcome AdBlock users to the Acceptable Ads program.’”