Day: November 10, 2013

RUSSIA: MAN NAILS TESTICLES TO GROUND IN FRONT OF TOURISTS

Now this is what you call taking protesting to the next level. Via The Metro A man was arrested after stripping naked and nailing his own testicles to the ground in broad daylight and in full view of tourists at one of the world’s most visited landmarks. Self-styled performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky received treatment at a clinic before being taken to a police station following the incident, which he said was a protest against Russia’s ‘police state’. He shocked visitors in Moscow’s []

UK NEWS: BROADCASTER WATCHDOG OFCOM TO MONITOR CAPITAL XTRA (FORMALLY CHOICE FM)

The Voice reports that broadcasting watchdog OFCOM has revealed its plans to monitor radio station Capita Xtra before making a final decision over whether to launch a full-scale investigation. The body was forced to act after receiving numerous complaints that the station formerly known as Choice FM was not sticking to its format agreement, described as “music and news…for listeners of African and Afro-Caribbean origin in the north London area, but with crossover appeal to other listeners who appreciate urban contemporary black []