This important film chronicles the struggles and complex relationships of a group of dedicated artists working in the field of music. It is set during a critical time in their band's career, with the release and promotion of a new album plus a major tour of the US. Mixing documentary footage, interviews and performances from decades past, this is an unflinching look into the souls of true artists.

The myriad problems faced by the band, from corporate censorship of their album cover and the tragic deaths of their many drummers to power struggles among management, can be heartbreaking. Like the dedicated artists they are, however, our heroes unflinchingly persevere for the sake of their art.

As with all true-to-life films, "This Is Spinal Tap" can get depressing as the band seems to constantly and intensely struggle against the forces that would hold them down. However, the ending is truly uplifting and inspirational, and you cannot come away from it without feeling a renewed faith not only in musicians but in the entire arts community.

Even if you dislike heavy metal music (and what healthy, normal person doesn't?) there is much you can learn from this film about the nature of art, artists and humanity. Highly, highly recommended.

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Once banned in Norway (!), “Life of Brian” is probably Monty Python’s most beloved film. It depicts scenes from the life of a young Jewish man, named Brian, being of the same generation as Jesus Christ. At the time, Judea is, for better or for worse, part of the Roman Empire and is full to the brim with self-righteous rebels, but also quite a few would-be Messiahs. Brian takes part in one of many unsuccessful anti-Roman organisations, but in the end unwillingly becomes one of many Messiah characters.

As in all works of Monty Python, characters such as a lisping Roman official are just meant to be funny, but there are scenes that are quite obviously the result of some serious brainwork. As such, the movie is an absolute must-see because of some key scenes that are better than the whole, with stinging lines that are worth repeating over and over.

Inevitably, quite a few scenes are making fun of religion, exploring the issues of exegetics (as in the hilarious interpretations of the Eight Beatitudes, or the inane followers or Brian), hermit life, and the invented struggle against invented oppression.

But the Pythons give a kick in all directions: while the status quo may be a royal pain, and the number of annoying Messiahs seems endless, there is also a myriad of equally foolish revolutionary groups keen on bettering the world (or at least keen on being right) perhaps hating their competitors more than the common enemy, which, after all, may not be as bad as they want it to be.

In view of all this, John Cleese was probably most correct when he stated that the movie is “about people who cannot agree with each other.” Or with their inner selves for that matter. The source of hypocrisy is always within the walls of our skulls. As such, the movie works quite well as a satire on opinion as a whole.

"Life of Brian" at Amazon

NB: After seeing the movie, for the love of Brian, don’t miss the Monty Python vs. rabid priest debate and the following parody sketch of that debate made by Rowan Atkinson & c:o.

Berlin, Germany - As Germany celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, a free music concert staged by Irish rock-band U2 drew controversy as a section of the capital had to be walled in to separate the crowd from the rest of the city.

For those old enough to remember, the temporary barrier reignited memories of the panic surrounding the sudden erection of the old wall in August 1961.

One of those who were trapped said today: "I had just sat down, next to what looked like a makeshift bandstand. I turned around and suddenly I saw a huge barbed wire cordon going up. Some were trying to make it over to the other side. I turned back around and my worst nightmare was confirmed: U2 were performing and there was no way out."

As the concert continued, thousands could be seen inside the zone trying to escape by climbing the gates and throwing themselves against the razor wire fence.

Families were eventually reunited with teary-eyed loved ones who had managed to become stranded inside the restricted zone overnight.

"It was absolute hell," one man said, continuing: "we thought it couldn't get any worse, but then Jay-Z came on. This was advertised to us all as a free concert; a social paradise for everyone."

"But I guess you really do get what you pay for."

Kabul, Afghanistan - The death of Patrick Swayze raises questions over whether democracy could ever take root in the Middle East as millions of Afghans descend into mourning for the late American actor.

Swayze was beloved by millions in Afghanistan, following movie smash-hits such as Red Dawn and Dirty Dancing.

Red Dawn in particular resonated with audiences in the war-torn nation, with its depiction of armed civilian resistance during a fictional Soviet invasion of the USA, at a time when the USSR was still involved in a bitter guerrilla war against the Afghan militia.

But after Swayze's death to pancreatic cancer, many citizens are calling into question the very justification for democracy.

"Swayze gave me hope, he gave us all hope in the eighties. Red Dawn was a masterpiece. Now the man is dead, and democracy didn't save him, so what could democracy ever change for us here?" said Muhammad Talmud, a local shopkeeper.

Avid Bummar, the town's blacksmith, was also dismayed: "I've voted every time so far, but probably won't the next time round. I heard they are doing a remake of Red Dawn, but I don't think it will be as good without Patrick Swayze in it."

The head of the Electoral Complaints Commission, a U.N.-backed body charged with investigating allegations of fraud, expressed confusion over Afghanistan's rather odd reaction to Patrick Swayze's death.

"I have absolutely no idea why so many Afghans are conflating the death of an American actor with any failure of democracy," commission chairman Grant Kippen said. "This is very puzzling."

Kiev, Ukraine - After Elton John was refused adoption of a 14-month old HIV-positive baby on Monday, the Ukrainian agencies have offered him another selection of babies in a new attempt at reconciliation, after he expressed resentment at their decision.

However due to high demand in Ukraine only for young and healthy babies, the new batch of toddlers have all been had to be selected for their varied assortment of crippling diseases. This angered the 62 year old pop-star, who has stated his "disgust" in having to choose between several unhealthy babies.

John said today: "I don't want a baby that will still be bloody dribbling in twenty f***ing years time. They've given me some f***ing downs kids, some polio kids. I said I wanted a kid with HIV, not cancer, not rickets, f***ing aids."

The adoption agency admitted that it had changed its policy to adapt to the singer's request: "We do not believe that Elton would have been a good father figure for a child growing up with HIV, so we've given him other options. After all a baby cannot choose it's parents."

"Maybe if the HIV-positive baby was also homosexual, we might have considered his request," the spokesman said today.

But singer John was not convinced: "This is pure discrimination. They won't give me the aids baby because I don't fit in with their fascist idea of a proper parent. A parent shouldn't have to pick from a bunch of crappy children. I want the HIV one. To be honest, the f***ing kid should be happy with whatever he gets."

In response to his outburst, a spokesman for the UK charity Help the Babies said today: "Elton John is a fat, old, pop-singing poof who only wants to adopt a child to increase his publicity. Anyone who thinks he should be allowed to is alarmingly delirious."

Stockholm, Sweden - Dalahest, smorgasbord, meatballs, blonde women and IKEA. These are some of the positive things epitomizing what is typically Swedish. But when IKEA recently decided to change the layout of its latest product catalog, it sparked an international outrage among artists, political analysts and liberal lobby groups.

When IKEA made the controversial decision of switching its traditional font Futura with the more modern font Verdana, Sweden's popularity among liberals dropped by over 20 %. Political analysts describe the situation as Sweden abandoning its true progressive roots. Jens Andersen, Danish typographer and liberal, comments:

"IKEA used to represent the concept of equality in Swedish welfare society: everyone has got the indisputable right to buy the same kind of products and live the same kind of lifestyle their neighbors do. Liberals loved Sweden. Now IKEA has traded its ideals for cheap modernist leanings--it's trying to appear tolerant, but it's really full of suspect pretense."

The Swedish government quickly responded to the international criticism by sponsoring what it calls "feminist porn." This caused Sweden's popularity among progressives to decline even further, prompting feminist lobbyists to accuse Sweden of using innocent women in degrading movie projects to hurt the feminist cause of gender equality.

The situation was desperate when Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt today admitted he has begun housing ten illegal immigrants from the third world in his own private home. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who took the international criticism hardest, was last seen in Amsterdam, working on improving Sweden's accountability by dressing out as a transsexual investment banker.

Bucharest, Romania - The day after Madonna controversially went on stage to defend Romania's minority population of Roma gypsies, the famous pop star has staged a press conference in order to apologise for her outspoken remarks, which she says have "deeply humiliated" her.

During her two-hour set, Madonna stopped the music for several minutes in order to patronise the 60,000 strong crowd. Continuing in her violent tirade, she also went on to heavily criticise Romania's traditional opinion of homosexuals, whilst wearing a 'sexed up' First World War-era German military uniform. She has now expressed "profound regret" for her comments.

The singer said: "At the time I didn't know how the crowd could be booing me for what I was saying, because helping minorities is really in fashion at the moment. Several Romanians have since come up to me to explain the situation here. Needless to say the gypsies sound really terrible, a lot like our problem with the Mexicans in the USA, but even worse if that's possible. I guess you really can't picture the impact of different minorities until you see the effects up close and personal."

She continued: "Many Romanians have suffered first-hand at the actions of the gypsies, including at the concert yesterday. I have now learnt to respect people's opinions, and will try hard not make such ignorant comments in the future."

Commenting on the Roma trouble at the concert, Bucharest's local police chief said today: "During the concert, a small wave of cheers could be heard from the rear section of the audience. It is now fully acknowledged that this was actually from the local gypsy minority, who had managed to sneak inside the concert to steal phones and wallets from the distracted spectators."

In response to the controversy, Madonna's troupe of Roma gypsy performers will now be dropped, to be replaced instead by disabled Nigerian Folk Midgets.

Since 2003, a tragedy has been playing out in Africa. A civil war has erupted inside the nation of Sudan, which has led to death and displacement on a scale never recently seen before. The war has forced millions of civilians from their villages, causing a dramatic rise of sadness inside the region. Hundreds of thousands are now dead thanks to this pointless conflict. Some say the war was either started by racists or communists to defend kinship, equal political rights, resources, land, or the right to sovereignty or something like that. But although we may never fully know the causes of this war, and personally I don‘t intend to find out, what I do know is that killing is wrong.

Since the dawn of history all man has known is war, for example the wars of the Roman Empire (to which I give 8 out of 10), of the Viking raids of Europe (7 out of 10), of the Crusades (9.5), of European colonialism (9), World War I (3) and II (8.5) and many others, but with the rise of "peacekeeping" and "regime change," war has dragged on a lot recently, and the killing should mercifully stop. We should begin with Darfur. But how?

Current methods of dealing with the crisis have not worked as hoped. Despite our best efforts, our whining on the internet has been futile, and waving placards angrily has also come to no result, even when hijacking Gay Pride Parades. Clearly what we need now are some drastic new ideas.

So why don’t we look for some sort of historical precedent to find a way out of this conflict? I believe the manner in which previous wars have ended may very well offer us a solution. Take my favourite, the Crusades for example. A thousand years ago as sort of military build up to the Gulf War, neo-conservative Christians decided they wanted to take the Holy Land. However, they were eventually repulsed. How? The simple reason is that the Muslim army was able to defeat the Crusaders in battle. It may possibly have been that God was actually on their side, but that’s very hard to believe as I am sure you all know.

In World War II, the allies were able to defeat the Axis powers in battle after battle until Hitler, the King of Germany at the time, was finally subdued inside a cave. Until then, the allied army had access to enough weaponry, the right tactics and a good strategy. The winning side was simply able to outmatch the losing side in combat.

Now to apply this thinking to Darfur. The two sides have been killing each other for years now, in what has become a deadly stalemate. I submit that the logical solution is for one side to be able to most quickly end the war. We should therefore seek to train it and supply it with enough weapons so that it can achieve this mercifully humane victory.

Naturally we should pick the side that already has the better chance of winning to make it easier on ourselves. Currently, this would be the Janjaweed and the Sudanese army. Their well-run operations have been successful in capturing or destroying many enemy settlements, and it is much better organised and armed. They are so good at killing there have already been rumours of a possible genocide. With increased supplies along with guerilla training provided by western armies, the Sudanese forces could sweep through the rebel lands and quickly exterminate all of the Darfur rebels.

Villages would be ransacked and set aflame, their inhabitants butchered or left to cook, and those fleeing for some kind of sanctuary would be gunned down. Whilst indiscriminately hunting for stragglers, bloody and frantic round-ups are staged and entire families would be burnt alive upon the same funeral pyres to ensure victory. Like some hellish wet season, blood would wash over the barren landscape and fertilise the sickly soil, providing nutrients for the next year's harvests. It is doubtless that with concerted efforts, the proliferation of human plasma could be exploited for wide scale crop sprinkling.

Bodies would litter the plain and the war would be over, but there would not yet be an end to the suffering in Africa, as many will still be starving in the area. Should we rather let people die of famine than briefly excuse the wholly natural act of cannibalism? I believe the lifeless human corpses should be collected, stripped and sent to refineries, where their meat could be removed and then prepared into ready-made food. This would be handed out by aid workers for the innocent refugees of the conflict. Famine could be mercifully abated for however fleeting a period, hopefully until the blood-crops are ripe.

With this 'final solution' to the Darfur problem, the conflict and suffering would be over in months, and with it so would the killing. This can be our only answer. Save Darfur, hurrah!

London, UK - In retaliation to Conservative leader David Cameron, who shocked audiences during an early morning radio interview last month by casually letting off expletives, "Rhyme Minister" Gordon Brown has promised a violent and immediate backlash against what he refers to as "pure shit talking."

The proposed tit-for-tat measures include threats of violence, rumour spreading and name calling. Brown has already angered the Conservative Posse by calling Cameron a "massive pussy."

Today's confrontational episode recalls violent scenes from early last year, when several Liberal Democrat MCs ran into a House of Commons battle-rap and gang raped Labour Posse member Alistair Darling. They were eventually forgiven for the prank.

It is thought by many observers that this increasingly lewd behaviour by Britain's MCs is intended to court the "Asbo" vote; the rapidly growing underclass of uncivilised voters who react favourably to simple, ape-like displays of vulgarity and aggression.

Yesterday, Shadow Leader William Hague swaggered into Parliament wearing a baseball cap and trainers, brandishing a kitchen knife at the Labour Posse. He threatened a "shanking" if anyone dared to "punk" him.

Mercifully, no-one as of yet has been shanked/shunken.

Sudan's Got Talent

Pirates and militants battle it out in front of the judges in a series of upbeat talent contests. The winner gets their very own speedboat, or can donate the money to their favourite terrorist organisation.

Saudi Arabia's Next Top Model

The search is on to find the hottest catwalks all over the Arabian Peninsula! Watch as models overcome ritual humiliation, death threats and violent Mullahs to fulfil their dreams of becoming a slut!

I'm Disabled... Get Me out of Here!

We leave twelve wheelchair-bound people in the jungle and follow them with cameras. Will they wheel their way to freedom, or get eaten alive by a pack of savage chimpanzees?

Skin Disease Survivor

We leave twelve people with various fatal skin diseases on a tropical island and record the hilarious consequences.

Flush Factor

Ever wanted to watch a public toilet 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but were just too nervous to do it for real? Well now you can! Broadcasting live from above the U-bend, watch real people taking real dumps!

Fred Durst Goes to Mecca

Follow Fred Durst and the nu-metal band Limp Bizkit as they take you on a light-hearted tour of Islam's most holy city, and then get your rock on when they play their hits to a sold out venue!

London, UK - A National Health Service leaflet circulating around the town of Sheffield, England, has compared the benefits of daily sex to that of keeping a well balanced diet.

Instead of "an apple a day" keeping the doctor away, teenagers are now being told that "an orgasm a day" will most likely suffice. The leaflet attempts to show the health benefits of frequent sex and masturbation, something many countries didn't realise British teenagers needed help with.

Some parents have complained that the leaflet is deliberately misleading by comparing apples to sex.

Mary Thornton, head of the British Parent's Association, said today: "Sex does not produce any of the necessary vitamins and minerals that five portions of fruit and veg does. Just to be safe, I recommend that children should still enjoy a varied diet."

Steve Slack, who helped design the leaflet, said that by comparing sex to eating plenty of apples everyday, the leaflet is also telling young people to delay losing virginity until they feel the occasion is right. Everyone who was there at the time agreed that this was logical.

The leaflet seems sure to have wider implications. Inside Westminster, ministers have stated they are keen to extend its logic into other areas of policy.

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, said today: "To fight knife crime, we will now be encouraging teenagers to have sex instead. To stop truancy, we will make it easier for children to have sex in class. To raise attendance at church, we'll now allow children to masturbate as the service drags on."

As he was leaving work, one Member of Parliament said today: "This leaflet was a miracle. We've been shagging in there all day!"

London, UK - Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 boss who stated earlier this week that Hitler had an ability to "get things done," has today announced sweeping reforms heavily influenced by totalitarian ideology and fashion.

During the inaugural press conference and flanked by giant swastikas, he stated: "After the invasion Hitler got to the other side of France in just over a month. His war machine went from nought to six million Jews in just a few years flat. Whatever you make of those accomplishments, the man was quick."

Wearing a red armband with the F1 logo he continued, whilst becoming visibly angrier and clenching his fists: "But let's be clear, even though I admire Hitler for getting lots of things done very fast, he did it all wrong."

According to the press release, Formula 1 will be renamed Formula 88, Ecclestone's new job title will be Reichskanzler, and Max Mosley will be reinstated as Minister for Propaganda.

In a recently published document titled "Lebensraum" there are also plans to expand the motor sport's business empire into Poland and then Russia.

Also planned for younger racing fans is a new division of Formula 88 called the "Bernie Youth," where under-16s are to be given extensive ideological training for fast-tracking into promising racing contracts.

It is understood that the reforms were intended to counter the newly popular racing competition “League of Bolshevik Supercars” which currently poses the single largest military threat to the whole of Western Europe.

Milan, Italy - Thanks to the revolutionary research of Dr. P. Sandrini, a professor of computer science and genetics in Milan, our dreams of a fully-automated lifestyle may come true sooner than we think. Using new advances in organic circuitry, Sandrini was able to insert a microchip into the brain of a young guinea pig, which successfully took over many of its motor and behavioural functions.

Still more impressive, the guinea pig can be "remote controlled" via an antenna extending from its ear. Experiments are due to begin with brain-dead or severely impaired human subjects in 2012. At a press conference earlier this week, Sandrini was quoted saying, "Computer scientists gave up the idea of 'good old fashioned AI' years ago, but organic-electronic hybrids are something that simply never occurred to us 25 years ago. Now, the "home robot" – or "manbot", if you prefer – may be a reality as early as 2024."

Needless to say, the potential for this technology is astounding. Imagine a "manbot" to go to work for you, do the grocery shopping, clean the house, and even give you a foot-massage? Undoubtedly, early interest (and funding) will be for military applications, but economist Martin Sales foresees a socio-economic revolution. "This could be the dawn of a capitalist utopia – wage-free labour, which will leave consumers free to do what they do best – consume," he says. But don't expect too much too quickly – the first commercial models are expected to set you back at least $2.5 million.

London, UK - Test results in the UK could show huge progress for the first time in decades, according to the encouraging reaction of students after their A-levels this summer.

Exam results are not published for almost two months, but the early evidence is promising; almost every student has failed.

A large number of the unintelligent students left the exam disorientated. Later turning indignant, they then logged onto Facebook, creating a group to discuss their collective failure at not being able to understand words.

One comment left says: “I spent every day reading literally dozens of sources learning how the Nazis were tyrants. But nowhere did it mention how the Nazis were specifically ‘despotic’ tyrants. Alarmed and antagonised by this completely unexpected phrase, I then wept into my paper for the rest of the ninety minutes.”

Subsequently, leading universities have been quick to praise the tougher, more intuitive testing.

Admissions officer for Christ Church at Oxford University spoke earlier: "No longer will we have to so rigorously weed out any uncultured morons that manage to slip through into our interview process. This is fantastic news."

The students who performed well were also content. According to one: “I didn’t exactly know what ‘despot’ meant, but I inferred it from the context. That’s why I’m not a complete dunce and why I’m studying law at Kings College London next year. Thank God the examiners will be marking on a bell curve!”

Seoul, South Korea - Kim Jong-Un, son of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-Il, was criticised by the international community today after tying up several kittens into a bag and throwing them as far as he could into the Pacific Ocean.

The carefully managed political stunt, captured by the official state press for propaganda purposes, was soon leaked onto the internet and caused sycophantic outrage throughout the west, easily beating Neda's latest attempt to the coveted spot of number one viral video.

The televised murder of the kittens proved to be a spectacular domestic media coup for the secretive son, who was recently designated by father Kim Jong-Il as his successor.

The official propaganda piece invites North Koreans to compare the killing to Barack Obama's casual swatting of a fly during an interview last week: "Obama can manage one puny fly; son of our Dear Leader defies the western bourgeoisie by drowning kittens by the bagful!"

Inevitably, North Korea's latest illegal throwing of kittens into Japanese waters was again successful in provoking western condemnation.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced soon after: "North Korea was wilfully engaging in provocation. The launching of cute and lovely kittens is strictly prohibited under international law. The US President swatted his fly under standard international protocol."

Understandably, dogs and mice worldwide have been celebrating the news.

Amsterdam, Holland - A Dutch court has ruled in favour of a group of 4 alleged Satanists, who were charged with the premeditated murder of an unborn foetus in the context of a ritual sacrifice. The Satan-worshippers were discovered in April in the crypt of an Amersfoort cemetery while performing the ‘rite’. Although they don’t deny that the abortion was performed in the context of a ritual baby-sacrifice, they didn’t break any laws, was argued in their defence. They were found not-guilty on the grounds that the cemetery is on public land, that all persons present were willing participants, and that it is “not nor ever will it be dictated by law what a woman must do with her own body. [...] As long as the sacrifice is performed according to medical standards of practice and doesn’t violate any other laws, there can be no legal objection. This is a court of law, not a church.”

The defending attorney closed with these bold remarks:
“The growing population of Satanists is swiftly approaching that of other minority religions in this country. We have to take their rights seriously, even if their practices seem to us archaic, insensitive, and dare I say, un-Western. To deny them the right of child sacrifice – as practiced in accordance with existing laws – would be like denying a Christian the right to hold mass. This is blatant discrimination. You wouldn’t ask a wolf, however politely, to become a vegetarian. [...] Birth and death are very often given a religious context. It doesn’t matter what that context is, so long as the law is upheld.”

The “doctor” in the incident (a retired surgeon) may still be charged separately with medical malpractice, as he was operating with an expired license. He plans to defend himself on the grounds that the state did not make sufficient provisions for the practise of his religion, which drove him to conceal his actions. The law does provide for medical procedures to be performed outside of a hospital, but this usually applies to emergencies. However, the religious context of the procedure “puts this case in a whole new playing field,” as one commentator observed. He says this was the first time he had participated in this kind of sacrificial rite, but that it is “much more common than people think. I’m not some kind of extremist.” He also plans to file a counter-suit for libel.

Washington, USA - The shooter at the Holocaust Museum in Washington was allegedly part-Jewish, an anthropologist has said.

Dr. Eugene, a professor of anthropology, claims he tested James von Brunn after he was contacted by the gunman several years ago to enquire about his racial history.

"The test results show as much as 5% of his genetic tree is from a Jewish background," Dr. Eugene said.

Although it has little implication for the continuing police investigation, the online white-supremacist community has been outspoken over the finding, with hundreds of comments being left on far-right blogs and forums.

A comment by "WhiteTrash88", at supremacist website Bigoted Times said: "I thought this guy was awesome until I found out he was part Jew. Now he just seems hypocritical and a Jew."

Another commentator said: "And they wonder why we want to rid America of Jews when they go and do something like this. I may deny it ever happened, but shooting up a holocaust museum is just wrong."

Sunday June 7, Detroit, Michigan

The city of Detroit has launched a new campaign against racism, the “Detroit Brotherhood of Humanity” - but with a twist. Brotherhood of Humanity spokesperson James “Muddy” Wyatt agreed to answer a few questions for Corrupt:

C: First of all, what is the DBoH and what do you campaign for?
W: It’s a new campaign to reduce racism and, most importantly, segregation and race-related crime. It’s part of nation-wide initiative, but you might say we’ve given it our own “twist”. This isn’t just another “awareness” campaign. What we’re doing is trying to eradicate racism from the English language, at the same time increasing awareness and pride in people’s heritage.

C: So how do you plan to “eradicate racism from the English language”? Isn’t that a bit ambitious?
W: Racial slurs are really just an expression of our desire for unity. If you use these words enough, they lose their power. We want to transform insults into positive forms of self-expression. So our first step is to allow these words back into broadcasts and publications of the mass media. This is completely the opposite of censorship – we’re encouraging people to express themselves, as naturally and colorfully as possible. It is ambitious, but it’s far from Science Fiction.

C: What inspired this campaign?
W: It was the people who inspired it, really. We noticed how words like ‘slut’, ‘nigger’ and ‘faggot’ have gone from being rude insults to terms of endearment or pride. There’s virtually a whole merchandise industry based on it. We’re hoping to start a similar transformation for other race-related insults - “Defusing the N-Bomb,” as our slogan goes.

C: So if this were a campaign against drugs, you’d be speaking for legalisation and telling everyone to “Give coke a try”?
W: [Laughs] Well drug-houses are like Starbucks in the city, as it is. But I don’t think the analogy works. Taking too much of a drug – any drug – is very bad. But overusing a word like ‘nigger’ is actually very good, as we have already seen. But generally speaking, yes, we’re actually trying to increase the frequency of racial slurs in the media. We fully expect it to be shocking and offensive at first. The important thing is that it really works.

C: What are you doing to spread the message?
W: I’m glad you asked – this is the fun part! Again, we’ve taken our inspiration from the people. Basically, we’re trying to influence existing industries and media. For example, we’ve contacted several companies that produce novelty items (T-shirts, bumper stickers, and key-chains) with statements like “God Loves Fags” and convinced them to add a few new ones to their product lines. Our proposals include “Chicano,” “Paki,” “Jap,” “Redskin” and “WASP” as well as some subtler, more humorous ones like “The Turkinator” and “GERMan”. And yes, people actually buy this stuff. But what’s most surprising is that people tend to select the products that are the most personally insulting.

We’re also working to get our message into comedy clubs and popular music by promoting acts that have the right idea, like the “New Spics on the Block”. My personal favorite is the rock band “The Towel Heads” - their new album “Chinkie Revolution” (a parody of the title of the new Guns n’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy”) includes titles such as “Foreign Call Center” and “Sweat-shop Blues”. This is the sort of thing that really raises awareness of modern issues that people are normally afraid to talk about.

We also had a dozen or so billboards up for a couple of weeks, but we had to remove most of them because they were causing nearby traffic accidents.

C: What’s the greatest challenge you’ve faced so far?
W: Coming up with convincing insults for white people. The fact is, hatred for whites is a deep unspoken near-religious sentiment which is rarely expressed in words. There are a lot of lifestyle-specific insults, like ‘yuppie’ but not very many that refer to white people in general. The most common insult used against whites is to call them “racists” so we’ve done our best to exploit this. But we’ve also had to come up with some new ones, like ‘pastry’ and ‘kraut’.

C: What happens when the novelty wears off?
W: Then our work is done! If this really works as well as we expect, then we’ll work towards making it a national initiative.

C: Has anyone else given this a try?
We have got a small DBoH advertisement campaign to encourage other cities to give it a try, but we’ve had no serious takers, yet. We expect more interest once the DBoH has been around long enough to see some positive, long-term results. One of our flyers, which states “The streets have become pakified” (a play on the words ‘pacified’ and ‘paki’) actually resulted in riots and death-threats in London, so we have pulled the European ad campaign altogether. I guess the conditions have to be right.

Corrupt is proud to have writers from many different backgrounds and cultures. As a multicultural blog, we can reap the benefits of diversity by offering you opinions about things you never even thought you cared about!

But with diversity must come mutual understanding; it takes just a little bit of effort to realise that ultimately, despite us all being different, we are all the same. As I'm the only normal one here, I thought I'd take a minute for you to examine the rich harmony of characters we have writing for us!

Bhetti Ameen

Fanatical gardener and originally one of the moderate "majority" of Muslims who are not trying to subvert western civilisation, Bhetti nonetheless had her London flat raided by armed police in 2008 after purchasing a bag of fertiliser from her local garden centre. She subsequently considered joining the armed struggle in Afghanistan, but the Qu'ran specifically forbids women to carry assault rifles, among plenty of other things.

Alex Birch

A pale-skinned Swede born with an inherited spinal disease, Alex now makes his way around his local town by aid of an electric wheelchair, just like his parents used to. In between blogging about philosophy and politics he copes with the daily struggles of our society's less fortunate, such as limited disabled access in stairwells and constant ridicule. Alex is currently overcoming adversity by trying out for the Swedish 2012 Paralympic team.

Martin Regnen

A male eastern-European who nonetheless does not currently work in Britain for the minimum wage, Martin not only has to live within the shadow of humiliating defeat against Nazi Germany but also the subsequent occupation by the Soviets for decades on end. Admirably, Martin is still stubbornly proud about his Slavic heritage, despite mounting evidence that should suggest the contrary.

Frank Azzurro

Frank's family understandably migrated away from Italy to seek a better life in the USA. He now considers himself just a patriotic American family man, and is thoroughly contented with his new homeland. However his mediterranean habits die hard; as well as being a Mussolini sympathiser, Frank is often prone to violent outbursts of virile Italian passion if, say, he drops a pizza or his spaghetti bolognese turns out bad.

Washington, DC - North Korea was met with heavy criticism from the international community today, after firing another missile from its coast line. In a Whitehouse press conference US President Barack Obama said he had "almost had it up to here" and went on to express further disappointment with the launch:

"What North Korea did today was to completely disregard international agreements and launch yet another missile, provoking its neighbouring countries. I want Mr. Kim Jong to know that I, the President of the United States of America and Holy Bringer of Change, am personally very disappointed at his actions and would wish that he kindly stops defying the voice of the United Nations."

Obama's speech given at the White House in Washington was met with a large round of applause, signifying a new stern message had been sent to North Korea. Political analysts described the message as "mighty," "powerful," "ebony" and "muscular," hoping the North Korean leadership will now change its defiant path. But to the surprise of all leaders gathering at the UN HQ yesterday in a crisis meeting, Kim Jong had forwarded the following written message back to Washington:

"Dear Mr. Obama, I thank you for your kind words. I have considered your words carefully, and have finally decided to launch another missile, this time expected to land somewhere in Alaska. I hope you have implemented environmental protection in the region, because this missile is supposed to create one hell of a mess when it blows. Please don't tell Mr. Bush. I hope everything is well with you and your family. Love, Kim Jong II, leader of the mighty Democratic People's Republic of Korea."