Kim Jong-il a secret Justin Bieber fan?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
It is not known if Kim Jong-il is a fan of Justin Bieber's music

Best photo caption ever. Well done BBC! :-)

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At the O2 for Lady Gaga, private box FTW!

via tweetie
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Last night at Shepherd's Bush Empire. 'Twas awesome :)

           

Cambridge Uni researchers: X Factor running order affects votes. Important stuff!

Researchers at Cambridge University used data from 150 rounds of The X Factor and Pop Idol to see whether their running orders had any effect on weekly results.

Dr Lionel Page, who was one of the academics behind the investigation, said that no acts have been eliminated after singing last on the current series.

He explained: "In week one, Kandy Rain went out and they were second on, in week three Miss Frank left after being third on. John and Edward Grimes went when they were third on and Lloyd Daniels was voted out after being the second person to perform.

"If the show is about singing, it shouldn't matter if they were performing first or last. But it does."

Good to see Cambridge living up to their reputation for cutting edge important research here...

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Musician's open letter, sung to Lily Allen (via @BoingBoing)

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Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale

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11th Video You Should See

I'd like to make an addendum to my Top Ten Videos You Should See post, a postscript, if you will. Check out this video from Playing For Change; it's Stand By Me, as performed by a variety of street artists from around the world who've never met. This is great stuff - it sent a shiver down my spine. Support the project at Playing For Change.

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10 Videos You Should See (Part II)

Last week I shared with you 5 of my top 10 web videos you should watch. They ranged from the funny to the thought-provoking, and today I shall complete the set with another five.

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10 Videos You Should See

Since my life is dull, I look to the world at large for something interesting to share with you. And boy, there's some interesting things out there. So please, come on a journey around some of my favourite web videos, from the funny to the inspiring to the downright odd.

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