Londoner's rejoice! For you have a time machine!  This is pretty spectacular, I must say.  Colour footage of London in 1927.  Watch it in full screen. 

London 1927 from Tim Sparke on Vimeo.

I think we've just discovered the standards by which all ads should be measured.  Wonderful Tinternet allows for the weirdest of weirdest to bubble up to the top.  And in this one, creepy mechanic guy becomes instant celebrity. Soon to be loved by everyone, domestic or foreen.

In fact, they're more beautiful than you think.  As parodies go, this one goes all balls out, spoofing Dove's (actually rather lovely) latest Campaign for Real Beauty idea.  Nutsacks ain't ideal for parody, ok, for comedy yes....for a brand like Dove, no.  But it's rather funny and from the various commentary I've seen online, much of it seems like people curious about the source material.  Which surely can't be a total ballache.  Yes I did just say that. 

Speaking of Modern Toss, actually got to meet those nice Tossas at Somerset House this weekend.  And I have been delightfully immortalised as a Modern Tossa.

Actually...quite genius. 

It was bound to happen.  Who the feck is Margaret Thatcher?