Issue Two - Available Now

The second issue of The Supplement is now available from all the usual areas and people - pick up a copy today.
As usual we have the quirky, funny, comment-worthy stories of the world news from the last two weeks.
Look out for distributors handing it out around the streets of Edinburgh, and pick up spots available […]

Issue 2 - available now

Issue 2 has hit the streets - see the front cover

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Rasta : Songs of Freedom

Spliff Society: Jamaica to decriminalise the use of ganja. Rastafarian priest Headley Samuel holds up a stem of pure marijuana and reveals his recipe for happiness: ‘Fast, breakfast, drink aloe vera, and smoke ganja.’

The Facebook Phenomenon

If the eyes are the window into the soul, Facebook could be seen as the mirror at the haunted house, the contortionist’s dream. A click of the button and, depending on privacy settings, anyone can see someone else’s political inclinations, favourite books, sexual preferences.

Most random celebrity career changes

The Scotsman, 15 March

Gourmet chef: Coolio recently launched his own weekly web-based cookery programme, Cooking with Coolio. Wrap star. Spa-ghetto Bolognese…
Airline pilot: Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson now pilots a Boeing 757 for charter airline Astraeus. Terrifying.
Model railway salesman: Godfather of Grunge Neil Young takes his love of toy trains so seriously that he owns […]

Fast Facts

Magnetic children: ski schools in Courchevel, France are testing new Magnesticks which are magnetic safety bars designed to stop kids falling off chairlifts. The new devices hold children in place, only releasing them on arrival at the top of the lift. It is hoped the invention will prevent dozens of accidents involving children falling out […]

Number Crunching

£370m: the cost of removing the litter from Britain’s streets, waterways and open spaces every year.
- The Guardian, 10 March
£5m: the cost of moving shopping trolleys from rivers alone.
- The Guardian, 10 March
122: tonnes of cigarette-related litter is dropped each day across the UK.
- The Guardian, 10 March
£80: the current spot fine for littering.
- The […]

From gunk to drink: the lifesaving new water bottle

The Guardian, 12 March
Water from Michael Pritchard’s fishtank certainly came straight from his garden pond. The green gunk looked and smelled like something which should never be ingested on any terms. ‘It’s got fish poo and everything in there.’ However, after pumping the questionable liquid through his lightweight, handheld water bottle, it came out crystal […]

The Perfect Wife of 1955 leaves men cold

The Daily Mail, 5 March
In 1955, being the perfect wife meant having dinner ready, a warming smile to greet your husband, and a ribbon in your hair. However, the classic Good Wife’s Guide of 1955 is well past its sell-by date when it comes to modern men and women. A survey in this year’s Daily […]

If you want more sex, do the dishes

The Times, 8 March
Most married men want to know how to get more sex. Well, the answer may dampen their excitement. Recent research suggests that doing the housework is the best way to rekindle the marital flame. Dusting, vacuuming, taking the rubbish out and even doing the washing up can lead to increased ‘chore-play’.
US studies […]