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Documentary: Ukraine's FEMEN Activists

May 21st, 2012 | By: chris | Comments Comments (0)

It seems a week can't go buy without some celebration of Euro 2012 being hit by a topless activist from FEMEN. Their purpose is simple yet broad: women's rights, particularly in relation to the sex trade. (Though they do venture beyond.) The methods of protest are rather eye-catching, making them arguably the most visible group in the buildup of the tournament, and likely to be the most discussed topless "fans" until Michel Platini whips out his own pair during France's knockout games.

It'd only be appropriate to give a background, since they'll probably play a bigger part in the tournament than, say, Denmark. (Sorry, fellas.) If their purpose and motivations are laudable, their methods don't appear to be in universal favor. Agree or disagree, they're going to be a part of Euro 2012.

A Finnish TV station made a documentary on the organization, which is just after the jump (including English subs). Obviously, this is (very) NSFW. [read more]


Euro 2012 Gets A "Psychic" Pig

May 21st, 2012 | By: chris | Comments Comments (0)

This is a gimmick that should've died with Paul the 'Pus, and hopefully he tasted utterly delicious for putting us through the next [large number here] tournaments with a psychic animal which isn't really psychic at all.

The Ukraine took the bait this time around and will dazzle our minds with a psychic pig. How? No one yet knows, nor have we been informed of his qualifications, but my bar for being impressed is now at sings a show tune for Germany versus a one-pig interpretation of Charlotte's Web for the Netherlands. [read more]


The England Dynasty

May 21st, 2012 | By: chris | Comments Comments (0)

Admittedly a little bit of an oxymoron in football, that, considering England's only ever hauled in one trophy over the two major competitions, and never even reached the final of the Euros. But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to [read more]


The Girls Of Germany Sing For Holland

May 18th, 2012 | By: chris | Comments Comments (0)

I haven't the slightest clue what's going on here, but no one's complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up [read more]


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