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Winckler's Wacky Web: V-Necks declared gay

Enjoy the silence; Malaysia declares v-necks gay; was there a Mrs Jesus?; secret Russian diamond haul and when hashtags come true

Marie Winckler
Wednesday 19 September 2012 13:19 BST
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13th January 1958: A man wearing a woollen V-neck pullover accentuating his shirt and tie leans ostentatiously on the wall of a back street. Woman's Illustration
13th January 1958: A man wearing a woollen V-neck pullover accentuating his shirt and tie leans ostentatiously on the wall of a back street. Woman's Illustration

Malaysia Declares V-Necks Gay

The Malaysian government has begun organizing seminars aimed at helping parents and teachers identify latent homosexuality in children. One of the principal warning signs? V-neck T-shirts. theatlanticwire.com

Enjoy the Silence

AirAsia is offering seven rows of "Quiet Zone", behind the premium seats at the very front, which can only be used by passengers aged 12 or older. economist.com

Holy Matrimony?

A historian of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School has identified a scrap of papyrus that she says was written in Coptic in the fourth century and contains a phrase never seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife ...’ ” nytimes.com

Fun-employed

Benetton's new ads seek 'unemployees of the year'. nbcnews.com

Gaga Sting

A new species of parasitoid wasp of the family Braconidae from Thailand has been named "in honour of popular singer and performer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga". guardian.co.uk

It's all a question of perspective

Having 20 euros in your pocket does not mean the same thing in the 17 countries of the euro area. businessinsider.com

Russian Bling-Bling

Russia reveals shiny state secret: It's awash in diamonds. 'Trillions of carats' lie below a 35-million-year-old, 62-mile-diameter asteroid crater in eastern Siberia known as Popigai Astroblem. The Russians have known about the site since the 1970s. csmonitor.com

That's what she said

"Sexting" again linked to risky sex among teens. reuters.com

When hashtags come true

Aspiring Rapper tweets YOLO just before fatal crash. "Drunk (expletive) going 120 drifting corners," was posted at 1:19 a.m. Sunday on the Twitter account belonging to @ink2flashyy. The post ended with the acronym Y.O.L.O., which means "You Only Live Once." sbsun.com

Viral Combo

This Is the Inevitable ‘Gangnam Style’ and ‘Call Me Maybe’ Mashup You’ve Been Waiting For. time.com

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