Siri Thinks Donald Trump Is A Penis – I’m not even American, but I just spat out a turkey dinner. Apple’s Siri digital assistant thinks that President Donald Trump is a penis. If you use an iPhone to ask Siri how old Donald Trump is, you’ll be greeted with a picture of a penis instead of a photo of the President. At the time of writing, the penis picture keeps coming and going. [verge]
Khashoggi Killing: CIA Did Not Blame Saudi Crown Prince, Says Trump – US President Donald Trump has said that the CIA did not blame Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. [bbc]
CIA Holds ‘Smoking Gun Phone Call’ Of Saudi Crown Prince On Khashoggi Murder: Columnist – The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is in possession of a phone call recording of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in which he is heard giving an instruction to “silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible,” Hürriyet columnist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote on Nov. 22. [hurri]
President Trump Issues Thanksgiving Threat To Close U.S.-Mexico Border – President Donald Trump made a Thanksgiving Day threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost “control” on its side. [time]
Keep an eye on that story – it’s going to be very messy.
Dolce & Gabbana Vanishes From Chinese Retail Sites Amid Racist Ad Backlash – Fallout continues after Italian fashion house ad featured a Chinese woman trying to eat spaghetti with chopsticks. [guardian]
Schweppes Admits That It Totally Bungled Its Rebranding – If you have ever drowned your gin in soda water instead of tonic, you’re not alone. Now Schweppes have decided it’s time to come clean. [here]
Google To Demand Verification For Ad Buyers In Upcoming EU Parliamentary Election – Now that we’re very aware of how foreign interference can affect elections, Google is rolling out transparency rules for the upcoming European Union parliamentary vote. [mash]
World Rugby’s Proposals For Global 12-Team League Met With Resistance – There is mounting opposition within the Six Nations to World Rugby’s plan to introduce a league involving 12 teams from the northern and southern hemispheres, The Daily Telegraph understands. [tele]
Expect Busiest Black Friday Ever – Survey – This year’s Black Friday is expected to be the busiest ever in SA, according to Dirk Prinsloo of Urban Studies. [m24]
Old Dirk, with his finger firmly on the pulse.
Why The White Album Is The Beatles’ Greatest – Fifty years ago, The Beatles’ ninth album ‘made a fitting capstone for one of the most wildly eventful years of the 20th Century’ but remains as mysterious and elusive as Moby-Dick. [bbc]
Billionaire Founder Of Betting Firm Paid Herself An ‘Excessive’ $279 Million – The billionaire founder and boss of gambling company Bet365 has paid herself a record-breaking amount for the chief executive of a British company, taking home $279 million in 2017, according to the latest accounts. [cnn]
Pick n Pay Will Now Give You 20 Cents Back For Every Litre Petrol You Buy At BP – Pick n Pay Smart Shoppers will get back 20 cents in points per litre petrol purchased at BP fuel stations, the retailer announced on Thursday. [busins]
World’s Last Stone Age Tribe – What life is REALLY like on the island cut off from everyone for 30,000 years where locals repel all visitors with poison arrows – and killed a young missionary. [dm]
How A Simple Shoebox Can Make A Real Difference In A Child’s Life – Using your old shoeboxes to store bits and bobs around the house? Not bad, but there’s an easy way to make a real difference in your community. [here]
Daniel Radcliffe Explains Why He Won’t See ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ – There’s a certain amount of pressure on Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway, but Radcliffe revealed why he hasn’t and likely won’t. [mash]
How ‘Urban Rambling’ Became An Unlikely Trend For Millennials – “Are you sure?” I overhear a young woman ask her friend, pulling on a cigarette outside a block of flats somewhere in Tooting. [tele]
God, how ridiculous. Don’t read that last story.
Everyone’s Raving About SA’s Latest Viral Ad – “Zero Bucks Given” – Anyone who has ever worked in an office will want to live vicariously through this guy, who has no bucks left to give. [here]
Is Meghan Markle Really The Royal ‘Hurricane’ The Tabloids Claim? – The Royal Family prizes conformity over individualism. Meghan Markle appears unwilling to accept that. But sexist tabloids may also be misrepresenting her independent spirit. [beast]
Don’t Look Back In Anger: Did Britpop Cause Brexit? – It’s a thesis doing the rounds – and is full of holes. But there’s no denying that Britpop’s nostalgia did make flag-waving nationalism more acceptable. [guardian]
Rihanna Sets Pulses Racing – As she poses topless in bed to promote new Fenty and Savage lingerie collaboration. [dm]
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