Fans of JK Rowling will be happy to learn that The Cuckoo's Calling, which she wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, will be turned into a BBC drama series. Considering I spent Thanksgiving heavily engrossed in the book and am now plowing my way through its followup, The Silkworm, at least one person is happy.
They ruin it, here is the evidence:
Before:
Greenpeace is also sending its Executive Director Kumi Naidoo to Lima to apologize in person to the Peruvian government.
If this year in TV has taught me anything, it's never accept trial by combat.
Next Greenpeace stunt: Lighting fires in the shape of their logo on top of endangered coral reefs.
It is going to be super weird when Nyssa's in charge of the League and someone challenges her to a fight.
Line of the night: no, line of the season:
As an art undergrad, I am so furious I am shaking. One of my instructors went there last year and took photos from the air, and I am just incandescently livid. Maria Reiche, rest her soul, would break her damn broom over their asses.
On this week's episode of Arrow a number of characters did complete about-faces, and it was fantastic. It was like…
This is my photo from 2009 for comparison to show the damage they caused. This just infuriates me. Nazca is one of the most amazing places I've ever been and is completely unique. These idiots should absolutely be thrown in jail for this.
"The future is renewable."
Looks like Peru fixed it
You apologize for causing moral offense?
He's not. He's pointing out that these groups often times let their zeal translate itself into ridiculousness or, as we see here, downright stupid and immoral actions that ultimately hurt the causes they are trying to promote.
It's not even "We're sorry...."
I'd be interested in hearing the exact wording of that apology from Greenpeace, as the Reuters article, cited in this post, paraphrased that apology, exactly as it was printed here on Io9:
"The group said it was sorry if the protest at the historical site on Monday caused any 'moral offense' to the people of Peru."
My…
Not only that, but shit like this makes it far easier for climate change deniers to distract us from important discussions.
Yesterday, Greenpeace apologized for the stunt, saying it was sorry if the protest at the historical site on Monday caused an "moral offense" to the Peruvian people.
"Time for Change! The Future is Renewable."