The Muppet Show makes a comeback, on YouTube
McCain tracks Obama’s every move, online
People who criticise McCain for his "older than the Golden Gate" status will be silenced by the senator's newly acquired high-tech internet skills, says his campaign team. On Tuesday, the 71-year-old uploaded a tool allowing him to survey Barack Obama's website and point out any single modification that his competitor made to certain parts of his manifesto. Read more...
New Radiohead clip is online sensation
The new face of Moscow
Samir Qantar – hero for Lebanon, monster for Israel
In exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, the government released five Lebanese prisoners on Wednesday, some of whom had been imprisoned for murdering civilians. Clearly averse to the resolution, the authorities posted videos on YouTube in both Arabic and English, to remind viewers that the men released are not the heroes that Hezbollah makes them out to be, but cold-blooded killers. Read more...
Mitt Romney for McCain VP?
When they were in competition with each other, Mitt Romney and John McCain fought bare-knuckled for the presidential nomination. But now that McCain has secured the place and is on the lookout for a running-mate, speculation that Romney will be chosen is mounting. So what would the conservative Mormon bring to the table as the country's vice president? Read more...
Did John Woo steal shots from Jack Snyder’s "300"?
Hong Kong director John Woo has created the most expensive film in the history of Chinese cinematography. So why couldn't "Red Cliff" afford its own poster? Chinese web users say that the central image used in the picture is actually a shot stolen from the 1997 film "300". Read more...
China's 50-cent-a-piece propagandists
For the Chinese authorities, anything goes when it comes to controlling Web 2.0 - and that includes bribing the public into posting propaganda for 50 cents, says Hong Kong blogger Oiwan Lam. Read more...
Marseille fans save up €28m to buy back Drogba
A Marseille football fan has set up an online piggy bank for the penniless club in the hope of saving up enough money to buy back Ivorian star player Didier Drogba. "Come back Didier" was only launched only a few days ago but has already attracted over 25,000 donors. Read more...
Obama a Muslim and Michelle a militant?
Despite huge criticism for satirically depicting Barack Obama and his wife in a radically unpatriotic light, The New Yorker magazine refuses to apologise, saying that "satire is part of what we do". Obama's campaign team doesn't find it so funny though. Read more...
