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6th, June 2011 Reviews

Ron Greenslade Wants To End 'Blight Of Literacy': Guardian Error Highlights Evening Standard Campaign

The full headline used to illustrate the story of the London Evening Standard's campaign to "Get London reading" runs: Standard launches campaign to overcome 'blight of iliteracy'... More »

6th, June 2011 Film

Awesome People Hanging Out Together At Larry Crowne Premiere: Photos

In today's edition of Awesome People Hanging Out Together we focus on Cherie Blair's meeting with Rolling Stones hobgoblin Ronnie Wood at the Westfield Shopping Centre... More »

6th, June 2011 Music

Bird Of Prey Cloner Jessie J Wishes That The Press Would Stop Making Things Up About Her And Her 60ft Long Chin Made From Bricks

You have to be rather impressed with Jessie J's career thus far. She's managed to cram and entire pop lifespan into a matter of months, already suffering from a gaping backlash.. More »

6th, June 2011 Celebrities

Wayne Rooney: The X Factor Judge

Anyone could be a judge on Britain’s Got Talent or the X Factor. The judges aren't chosen for their knowledge in talent or music... More »

6th, June 2011 Politicians 1

Cameron Fights Sexualisation Of Children: Places Sun And Mail On Top Shelf?

Lib Dem Minister Sarah Teather today watched footage of a Katy Perry music video. Sarah wants to curb the sexualisation of children in this brave new world... More »

6th, June 2011 Key Posts 6

Sandi Toskvig's Tory C*nts And Jan Moir's Unnatural Gays Are A Delight

ON the BBC Radio 4 News Quiz, presenter Sandi Toksvig recalled the posters held aloft at the TUC and student protests against cuts and made an ‘original’ quip: “It’s the Tories who have put the 'n' into cuts..." More »

6th, June 2011 Sports

Carlos Tevez Can't See The Sea In Manchester City

Can Manchester City star Carlos Tevez’s words be adapted, mistranslated and corrupted to tells a story that Manchester is crap and he will never return? Yes... More »

6th, June 2011 Sports 3

Wayne Rooney's New Hair Transplant: Photos

Rooney has tweeted a photo of his new head. We had expected him to look just like Ryan Giggs... More »

6th, June 2011 Reviews

Osama bin Laden Was Killed By Pork-Laced Bullet In War On Islam? (Maybe)

It’s also useful to suggest that a superstition, rather than any ethical principle, would be the only reason that Muslims might reject the notion of Bin Laden enjoying “a place in paradise”... More »

6th, June 2011 In Pictures

Guns: Almost Anyone Can Get One

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6th, June 2011 Key Posts 1

Alternative Olympic Sports: Japanese Splits Racing

To any budding sportsters feeling inspired to take up the sport, here's a tip: it's all in the arms... More »

6th, June 2011 Strange But True 2

Ghost Tries To Kill Woman Having Sex In Cemetrey

When visiting a relative’s grave at the Ahavath Israel cemetery in Hamilton, N.J, the 39-year-old woman and her male consort had sex... More »

6th, June 2011 Reviews 4

Why You Should Avoid German Vegetables And Stick With Scottish Beatle Larva

Hasan Gundogdu, of The Olimpos Takeaway on Elm Row Edinburgh, has been adding an extra ingredient to his kebabs: cooked beetle larva... More »

6th, June 2011 TV & Radio

The Great Moodini Will Return: Oh, Yes, He Will Return

What. Went. Wrong?! We go to Atlanta, in search of answers... More »

6th, June 2011 Sports

Ryan Giggs' Woman (Alleged) In Photos: Natasha Giggs To Imogen Thomas

When Ryan met Natasha Giggs... More »

5th, June 2011 Key Posts 1

Bride Punches Kilt-Wearing Groom Who Left Poo Stain On Her Wedding Dress

"A FUMING bride DECKED her kilt-wearing hubby when he sat on her knee at the reception and left a SKIDMARK on her wedding dress!.." More »

5th, June 2011 Strange But True 5

San Francisco's Foreskin Man Super Queero Wants To Outlaw Jews And Circumcision

To San Francisco, where Foreskin Man aims to win hearts, minds and future penises of America by campaigning for foreskins... More »

5th, June 2011 Film

Kung Fu Panda 2 Premier Photos: Jack Black (Not Angelina Jolie) Is Fubar

Angelina Jolie. Dustin Hoffman. Jackie Chan. Gary Oldman. Seth Rogen. Lucy Liu. They all would have loved – just loved – to have been at the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 2 at the Vue cinema in London’s Westfield shopping mall... More »

5th, June 2011 Key Posts 1

Sarah Palin Is Less Stupid Than The Liberal Press Over Paul Revere: Vote Obama for Gaffes

Never let facts get in the way of your own prejudices... More »

5th, June 2011 Reviews

Australian Commuters Embrace Carbon And Climate Change

Global warming is good news for Australians living in New South Wales. Here's why - "Thousands of buildings face climate wipeout," reports the Sydney Morning Herald... More »

5th, June 2011 Celebrities

The Collected Wit And Wisdom Of Megan Fox - The Reluctant Sex Object

The actress no longer wants to be aide de onanism for teenage boys. She's moving on... More »

5th, June 2011 TV & Radio 1

Cheryl Cole X Factor Fix: Sophie Amogbokpa, A Visa And It's All About The Money

So much for the theory that an auto-tuned singer with a history of assaulting a black toilet worker would not go down all that well with Americans. It turns that that Cole is mega-talented... More »

5th, June 2011 Strange But True

Hypnotist Knocks Himself Out On Dorset Stage: Or Does He?

To Dorset, where at Portland's Royal Manor Theatre, David Days is performing his hypnosis show. Days is going to be huge. Huge... Huuuuge. Look into my eyes... More »

5th, June 2011 Reviews

The Nuclear Rabbit Of Fukushima (Video)

A nuclear rabbit has sparked online panic in Japan...!!!! More »

5th, June 2011 Key Posts 10

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs Had 'Sex' With Sister-In Law Natasha: Imogen Thomas Might Weep

We learn that Imogen Thomas is no longer unique. She wasn’t even the first. That’s important. As any Man U fan will attest, no-one remembers who came second... More »