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Bigfoots who live with humans and goats who sound like them…

One of Cold Play’s most famous hits, Clocks appeared on the indie-pop colossus’ sophomore album A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002).

Funnily enough, lead singer Chris Martin’s great-great-grandfather also had something of an interest in clocks. Born in 1856 in Surrey, England, William Willett helped to introduce the concept of Daylight Savings Time to the United Kingdom.

Willett spent years campaigning for clocks to be brought forward by one hour in the spring, then moved back an hour in the autumn, in order to prolong people’s exposure to daylight and save millions in lighting costs.

After gradually gaining traction, Willett’s idea was finally introduced to the UK in May 1916 – after the end of the First World War but unfortunately also after the death of the man himself, from influenza aged 58 the previous year.

Movie Mania: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN if bigfoot became a member of your family? That’s the question posed by this ‘80s comedy, which begins with the very average Hendersons returning from a camping trip.

When their station wagon hits something that has run into the road, patriarch George (Lithgow) and his brood panic – believing they’ve killed a person.

But, to their astonishment, it turns out the family have merely stunned a sasquatch, the mythical woodland creature who turns out to be totally real. They strap the enormous beast to the roof of their car and take him home. And that’s where life in the Hendersons’ home goes haywire – as ‘Harry’ proves to be a loveable and friendly bigfoot, who also happens to stink as well as destroying almost everything in his path.

But when ridiculed hunter Jacques LaFleur (Suchet) catches wind that there could be a sasquatch in the neighbourhood, it’s up to the Hendersons to protect their newly adopted family member.

Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet

Love Connection

THOUGH STILL JUST 20 years old, actress-singer Miranda Cosgrove is something of a Hollywood veteran.

The Los Angeles first hit the big time as a precocious schoolkid opposite Jack Black’s excitable teacher in 2003’s School of Rock. She has since carved a successful career mostly on the small screen in youth-orientated shows like Drake & Josh and iCarly.

Less than one month older than Miranda is Chancelor Bennett, aka Chance the Rapper, one of rap’s brightest new flames. The Chicago wordsmith gained widespread acclaim for last year’s free mixtape Acid Rap, and he is already being primed as a future star thanks to collaborations with Justin Bieber and Skrillex.

Carly learned how to manage a band in School of Rock and has also reached the US top 10 with her only album to date, 2010’s Sparks Fly. But could Chance educate her in the ways of hip-hop with a School of Rap?

Just for Laughs

How does a duck pay for lipstick?

She puts it on her bill.

Mole of the

Emirates

Overheard from conversations around Dubai this week…

“Is the dog included with the sunglasses?”

“You lose WiFi coverage for a few hours and it’s all pregnancy talk and scarves”

“My head may be large, but it’s legendary”

“Giraffes everywhere are protesting the use of their cute image being worn by you humans”

You Tube

Man, what a goat

LAST WEEK, WE brought you a trio of playful goats enjoying a balancing game aboard a flexible metal sheet. This week, we’re continuing our theme with a goat whose braying sounds just like a shouting man. There’s not much more to say about the 24-second video really – check it out for yourself.

To see the clip, visit www.youtube.com and type ‘Goat yelling like a man’ into the search box.