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4th, June 2011 Celebrities

Coco Austin Marries Mr Marrow: Ice T Impressed

Anorak’s Woman of The Year and her man renewed their vows on a TV shows that co-starred the classy Tila Tequila... More »

4th, June 2011 TV & Radio

Jai McDowall Wins Britain's Got Talent: Matt Cardle Kicks Telly

New Bounce did not win. Old Bounce is pretty good, adding a nice scent and, well, bounce to your clothes in the drier. New Bounce smell of lemon jelly, mum’s vapid dreams and the stuff you pick out of your keyboard... More »

4th, June 2011 Key Posts 7

Wayne Rooney's Hair Transplanted From His Chest And Women's Pillows? Photo

Cricket has Shane Warne. Rugby has Austin Healey. And now football has its face of stitched on hair: Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney has had a hair transplant... More »

4th, June 2011 Sports

Epsom Derby 2011 Photos: Duchess Of Cambridge's Works The Piggy Poo Hat

Derby Day at Epsom Downs Racecourse. A chance, then, to see the horse and those horsey types braying a baying for the cash... More »

4th, June 2011 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian Rides The Pony At Her Engagement Party: Photos

Kardashian is now engaged to a tall man called Kris Humphries. One say Kim will be called Kim Humpfries – aka Kim Hump for Frees... More »

4th, June 2011 Politicians

Sarah Palin Saves Barack Obama's See-Saw Car With Paul Revere's Horse Power

It's game on in the Barack Obama v Sarah Palin Stoopid Off... More »

4th, June 2011 Reviews

Hackers Attack Sony Again - This Time Just For Lulz

Hacking Sony databases is turning into some kind of after-school activity... More »

4th, June 2011 TV & Radio

Sky News Presenter Makes Excuse-Laden Apology For 'Light-Hearted' Racism (Video)

On Sky News, anchor John Mangos says of the Chinese lottery winner who chose to wear a mask when collecting his lottery winnings: More »

4th, June 2011 TV & Radio

World's Got Talent Presents Matrix - The Homing Dog

World's Got Talent - Anorak's search for a global superstar - journeys to France, where the Matrix Homing Dog... More »

4th, June 2011 Reviews

Polar Bear Made From Ice Proves Global Warming Is Natural

oday we see the frozen bear ice sculpture of Sydney - the one that cost local taxpayers $10,000 to create from water and electric freezers... More »

4th, June 2011 TV & Radio 1

How The Media Fixed It For Ronan Parke To Be Famous: Britain's Got Talent Fix Is A Fix

If he is a victim of anything, he is the patsy in a process that shows how easily someone can be defamed on the internet, and how false the show's format is... More »

3rd, June 2011 Politicians

John Edwards: Who Needs A Super Injunction When The Media Supports The Lie?

Lies. Lies. Lies. And more lies. And how the media played along... More »

3rd, June 2011 Strange But True

Killer Uses The 'Red Bull' Defence: Energy Drink Made Him Do It

Avoid the Red Bull. Stick to the Tizer... More »

3rd, June 2011 Music 18

Pink Has A Baby Girl On Twitter: Willow Sage Hart Photos

"We are ecstatic to welcome our new beautiful healthy happy baby girl, Willow Sage Hart [chuck in some eye of newt and you've got a walking recipe for turning drool into gold.] . She's gorgeous, just like her daddy. #beyondblessed"... More »

3rd, June 2011 Key Posts

Facebook Delete Unborn Baby

America is the last place you'd expect this to happen,what with all those groups banging on about The Rights Of The Unborn Child. But, it did, and Mark Zuckerberg is to blame. More »

3rd, June 2011 Reviews

Claire Morris's Killer Husband Owns Her Grave: Scottish Law Says His Tribute Cannot Be Changed

You want justice in Scotland? You can have it if the killer says you can have it... More »

3rd, June 2011 Reviews 1

Appleby Horse Fair 2011: Photos Of The Travellers' Horse Power

Life is not all about cars and technology – well, not unless you get a decent price for your horse and can buy a 52-inch telly and an iPad.... More »

3rd, June 2011 Music 1

Reasons To be Cheerful: You Were 'Scammed' Out Of Take That Tickets And Missed The Olympic Kayaking

Three resons to be cheerful in a week of drama... More »

3rd, June 2011 Strange But True

Chinese Boy Sells Kidney For iPad: Reserves Soul For Simon Cowell

Ronan Parke has not sold his kidney to pay for Simon Cowell’s iPad? But elsewhere on the internet we learn that a Chinese teenager has flogged his oragn for a gadget... More »

3rd, June 2011 Photojournalism 1

Old People Wearing Funny And Disgusting T-Shirts

When you get older, will you behave badly? Please do... More »

3rd, June 2011 Strange But True 1

London Man Urinated In 'Self-Defence' At Waterloo Station To Rid Himself Of Mafia Poison

Jones, 50, says he was "urinating in self-defence" at Waterloo train station, London... More »

3rd, June 2011 Key Posts 1

World's Got Talent: Tonje Langeteig Sings I Don't Wanna be a Crappy Housewife

Our global quest for star quality - what we call World's Got Talent - journeys to Norway, where Tonje Langeteig sings (sort of) the protest song of the 21st Century: I Don't Wanna be a Crappy Housewife... More »

3rd, June 2011 Key Posts 1

When Muthanna Aldebashi Met Joshua Kafman's Computer: The Stolen Macbook Mystery

Who is the guy who has Joshua Kaufman's stolen Macbook - the one that went missing from his Oakland, California, apartment on March 21, 2011?.. More »

3rd, June 2011 Madeleine McCann 4

Madeleine McCann: Julie Myerson And Me

Who better than Julie Myerson to review Kate McCann’s book Madeleine book in the New Statesman...? More »

3rd, June 2011 Reviews 7

June Will Be Both Very Hot And Very Cold Say Newspapers

Everything you needed to know about weather reporting in the newspapers... More »