Russ McClintock - the blog

Scientists unable to explain why the tube is so fucking hot.

Make sure to go south of the river while visiting London.

As many as 60 Lebanese civilians, including at least 34 children, were killed when a missile slammed into their house as they slept yesterday. The ‘New Middle East’ looks a lot like the old one.

Parts of the Union Canal are lovely.

Mel Gibson has battled alcoholism his entire ‘adult’ life.

I love walking around London.

Dragged my ass all the way down to Bethnal Green to see a gallery and it wasn’t even open as advertised. Nobody answered the long buzzer ring and nobody picked up the phone call either. Thanks, Wolfie. Next time I’m coming back with some spray paint and some eggs to fuck up your big metal […]

The best thing I saw in Shoreditch was a couple of bums arguing in Hoxton Square.

Are you trendy as fuck? Then get your ass down to Shoreditch.

Israeli rockets killed four United Nations peacekeepers yesterday. UN spokesman Milos Struger said Israel fired at least 14 rockets at the base before scoring a direct hit. “The firing continued even during the rescue operation,” Struger said.

“Obviously, the violence in Baghdad is still terrible, and therefore there needs to be more troops.” - George W. Bush. Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

“What we’re seeing here, in a sense, is the growing — the birth pangs of a new Middle East and whatever we do we have to be certain that we’re pushing forward to the new Middle East not going back to the old one. ” - Condi Rice

I’ve heard that German bathrooms are nicer than the ones in England and France.

Sometimes the small bits are the most powerful reminders of a place.

Most of the wall in Berlin has been torn down. Parts of it still remain around the American embassy.