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Animals:

Why do wombats do cube-shaped poo? - http://theconversation.com/why-do-wombats-do-cube-shaped-poo-55975

Art:

Street art: Crime, grime or sublime? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38316852

History:

The curious history of the clothespeg - https://medium.economist.com/the-curious-history-of-the-clothespeg-3f8615519c61

Medicine:

Pioneering surgeons recall first triple transplant operation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38250640

Miscellaneous:

Have more famous people died in 2016? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38329740

Meat and potato pie 'sent into space' from Wigan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38334437 Important background information is that the nickname for Wiganers is "the pie eaters".

99 Reasons 2016 Was a Good Year - https://medium.com/future-crunch/99-reasons-why-2016-has-been-a-great-year-for-humanity-8420debc2823

A hermit's Christmas: Simplicity, solitude and silence - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37431760

The medal detective - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5c1940d8-5f8f-4fd4-ac12-e216184a9a72

Growing up young - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-710ceafb-a26b-4a6c-9698-94800bb739f9

Photography:

Raw nature in all its beauty - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38288359

Politics:

David Remnick: Why Trump’s win is ‘an American tragedy’ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38344175

Donald Trump transition: What now for Ivanka? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38343514 From December.

How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election - http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547

Sport:

Is it too late to salvage vacuous, dishonest press? - http://www.football365.com/news/is-it-too-late-to-salvage-vacuous-dishonest-press Actually about the football press, but large chunks of it are applicable to the general press.

Valegro - coined the Muhammad Ali of dressage - bows out after emotional London farewell -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/equestrian-dressage/valegro-coined-the-muhammad-ali-of-dressage-bows-out-after-emotional-london-farewell_sto5982881/story.shtml

Technology:

World’s first Maori emoji app launches with unique Polynesian expressions -
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/12/22/worlds-first-maori-emoji-app-launches-unique-polynesian-expressions

Business:

Shopping in Australia, while in China - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37584730

Film:

A Stray: Finding and filming the real Somali immigrant experience - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37735113

Healthcare:

'I can't imagine being a doctor for five more years' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37787586

History:

The Suez Emergency: The forgotten war of the conscript soldier - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36985325

Miscellaneous:

The Skype sex scam - a fortune built on shame - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37735369

Sex, honour, shame and blackmail in an online world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37735368

Natasha Annie Tonthola: My fight against Malawi's 'hyenas' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37431005

Musicians:

Syd Barrett: Cambridge honours its 'Crazy Diamond' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-37748713

News:

The Russians who fear a war with the West - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37766688

Will Central Asia fight over water? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37755985

The kids who have to sew to survive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37693173

Child refugees in Turkey making clothes for UK shops - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37716463

Photography:

In pictures: Framing the Mafia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-37749921 I do wish they'd gone with a different title for the article.

Politics:

US election 2016: Indians' verdict on Donald Trump's Hindi - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-37787347 From before the last US election

How to deal with uncertainty - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37697460

Science:

Regrets of a Naturopath - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/10/25/regrets-of-a-naturopath

Sport:

Chicago Cubs: City parties as baseball 'curse' ends after 71 years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37743581

Football:

Jose Mourinho: Man Utd boss says life alone in hotel is a 'bit of a disaster' -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37772298

Heading footballs 'affects memory' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37714830

Theatre:

Key Change: From prison cell to sell-out show - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37731821

Amadeus play: NT homecoming in fine tune - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37692975

Cartoons:

From Post-it notes to published cartoonist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-37623414

Journalism:

How do we respond to threats after our endorsement? This is how -
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/2016/10/16/publisher-response-to-threats-after-republic-endorsement-clinton-trump/92058964/ From before the last US election. Could also be filed under, "awesomeness F! yeah!"

Law and Order:

How maths can get you locked up - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37658374

How do we beat youth violence? Switch focus away from punishment -
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/22/youth-violence-epidemic-punishment-knife-crime-public-health-scotland

Miscellaneous:

Will India's tax evasion amnesty scheme curb 'black money'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-37640399

The London Zoo gorilla and six other more successful escapes including Ken Allen the Orangutan -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37652722/the-london-zoo-gorilla-and-six-other-more-successful-escapes-including-ken-allen-the-orangutan

Cheran: The town that threw out police, politicians and gangsters - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37612083

News:

Thai king's death: Who holds power now? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37672088

What should tourists do in Thailand after King Bhumibol's death? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37651953

The desperate children of the Calais Jungle - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37654552

'We don't have a future' - Hanjin crews return to uncertain fate - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37604082

In pictures: How a rebel fighter became 'Syria's Banksy' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37523340

Photography:

In pictures: Assignments 2016 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-37623447 The British Press Photographers’ Association selects the best news, features and sports photography from the last 12 months.

Politics:

'Cut her mic' moment left me flabbergasted - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37661794 From before the last US election.

Science:

Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016) - https://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-barrier-reef-25-million-bc-2016

Sport:

Football:

Ronald Koeman and Pep Guardiola: Two disciples of Johan Cruyff - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2016-2017/ronald-koeman-and-pep-guardiola-two-disciples-of-johan-cruyff_sto5907289/story.shtml

Fifa urged to give red card to Israeli settlement clubs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37633012

Rugby union:

Anthony Foley: Munster coach's death an 'outrageous loss' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37672789

Technology:

English man spends 11 hours trying to make cup of tea with Wi-Fi kettle -
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/12/english-man-spends-11-hours-trying-to-make-cup-of-tea-with-wi-fi-kettle I recognise this kind of stubborn.

Isn't it just the cutest?!

Art - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-21614629 - For the past 10 years a group of 24 photographers have been recording the first 24 hours of every new year, creating what they call a social commentary that will last for generations.

Drug Politics - New Zealand are doing some interesting things with their drugs policy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21615971

Science - Apparently, we have given rats telepathy (okay, wild exaggeration, but two rats on different continents communicating to each other for their common good. I welcome our new furry over-lords.) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21604005

Geneticists meanwhile have been able to show a genetic link between 5 different psychiatric disorders - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21613924 While it comes under "stuff people suspected already", it's always nice to have the numbers to back it up.

Popes - How the whole election process goes, an insider's view - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21624894

Sport -

Apparently Beckham's eldest is an Arsenal fan - http://preview.tinyurl.com/beckhamarsenal

There is also something that both the US and Iran can agree on, dropping wrestling from the Olympics is stupid - http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/political-tension-calmed-olympic-wrestling-snub-140648372.html

day 01 | a song
day 02 | a picture
day 03 | a book/ebook/fanfic
day 04 | a site
day 05 | a youtube clip
day 06 | a quote
day 07 | whatever tickles your fancy

One of my own photos, probably the best of the ones from Paris. I promise the Germany ones will be up soon.

( Photo )

Vanity Fair photo shoot - directors and their actors, the one that's causing the huge storm over doctored photos.

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/03/actors-directors-portfolio200903?slide=1#globalNav

After wandering over to tnapics.com, after Twig (I think) posted the photo of Daniels in his new gear, I have to add my appreciation of Lee South what takes the pictures, because, while it's doable to get good shots of people like Daniels, AJ Styles et al, when was the last time you saw a shot that made the Dudleys look dangerous. Well someone on TNA photographic team ( managed it )

I've been finishing up a fic, another of the 50kinkyways fics, and mostly I found out that reading other people's journals is useful. Because Opera in one of her writing goals posts said something about leaving your fic and then coming back to it with fresh eyes. I've recently started doing this and as well as generally helping, in the fic below it meant that I noticed that I'd forgotten to write the two lines of the fic that give it its raison d'etre, as much as smut can have one.


Title: Serotonin Rush
Author: Red Fiona
Fandom: Wrestling - Randy Orton
Characters: Randy Orton, Edge, Lita, mentions of Serotonin
Prompt: 36 - Wanking
Word Count: 660
Rating: NC-17 smut - a blow-job and wanking, also caning
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, WWE, TNA and they themselves do. No money being made. This is not real, this is fiction, nothing like this ever happened.
Author's Notes: For those who do watch wrestling, this is takes place in December 2006, just after TNA: Genesis. For those who don't, here's the eye-candy. This is Randy Orton, this is Edge, this is Lita wearing something similar to what she wears in the fic and this is Seratonin, taken from the scene mentioned in the fic.
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( You know, I'm not sure you should be watching that )

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