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22nd, April 2011 Technology

The Sperm Bike Makes Your Testicles Look Dated

The spermbike is the greener way to transport human sperm. Your testicles, dear carbon breather, are old hat... More »

21st, April 2011 Music

Lady GaGa Didn't Mean 'Retard' Like That, She Meant It The Other Way

UH-OH! Lady Gaga is in trouble again! Why? Has she been wearing meat again, making vegetarians puke? Nope. Has she been living inside a hot water bottle made More »

21st, April 2011 Key Posts 3

Chris Jefferies Hires Robert Murat's Lawyer In Libel Case

Jeffries, the man given the full Robert Murat by sections of the British press in connection with the murder of Joanne Yeates, has finally launched his libel cases against the Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Daily Express and Daily Star.... More »

21st, April 2011 Key Posts

Honest Logos: What Facebook, YouTube And McDonald's Should Say

Viktor Hertz has produced a gallery of "Honest logos". What is the message behind the branding..? More »

21st, April 2011 Key Posts

Julian Assange Wins Best Dressed Man Award For 'Wearing' A Woman: Jamie Oliver Gutted

Assange, a man wanted in connection with an alleged rape - a man who allegedly told his alleged victim "I am wearing you" - is, in the opinion of Le Figaro Madame magaine, one of the worlds top 20 dressers.... More »

21st, April 2011 Reviews

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos Drops The Copa Del Rey Off The Bus (Video)

What does Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid's star defender, think of his side's winning of the Copa Del Rey with a 1-0 win over Barcelona..? More »

21st, April 2011 Royal Family

Royal Wedding Tat Watch: The Underground Carriage

What better way to mark the arrival of a rosy fingered dawn than by giving people a card (£3 a go) that allows them to ride in a carriage – albeit one deep underground..? More »

21st, April 2011 Reviews

Reuters And The BBC Present Murder In Jersusalem As A Matter Of Opinion

"Those Israelis and their crazy terms! I mean, referring to a fatal bombing of civilians as a “terrorist attack”? Who are they kidding?..." More »

21st, April 2011 Music

Morrissey Talks About David Cameron, Like You Care

Morrissey, rock's longest face, has refuted claims that he banned suet faced Prime Minister David Cameron from his dressing room at a concert... More »

21st, April 2011 Key Posts 20

Jon Venables: Albert Kirby And Denise Fergus Are Bled By A Rapacious Media

Jon Venables, one of James Bulger’s killers, is causing a “storm”, says the Daily Star. Only, he isn't... More »

21st, April 2011 Royal Family

Radiant Kate Middleton Is Skeletal: Daily Express Undermines Daily Star Expert

The Star calls upon an “expert” in looking at photos of Kate Middleton and work out how thin she is... More »

21st, April 2011 Money

Cliveden For Sale: Tea For Two And A Sex Story To Chew On

Any historian looking for a sign of how economic times have changed could do worse than look the von Essen Hotels group, which has collapsed into administration on Wednesday... More »

21st, April 2011 Royal Family

Stalkers Set To Really Enjoy The Wedding Of Prince William And Kate Middleton

HURRAY! There's a Royal Wedding! Of course, every single Briton absolutely adores those deserving, clueless, blueblooded lizard men... More »

21st, April 2011 Strange But True 2

Australian Woman Owns A Vagina On Wheels

The Australian Roads and Traffic Authority have invited Kristen Perry asking to explain her ‘‘Kiki’’ number plate. As Old Mr Anorak's ping-pong team know, the word Kiki means "vagina" in the Filipino language... More »

21st, April 2011 Politicians

Guardian Readers Agree that Castro's Cuba Cure's Hurricanes

Eire tells Guardian readers about the state of life in Cuba. It's not all that great. Castro's brother is in charge, reforms are a joke and repression is all the rage. But Guardian readers see that a dictatorship as no bad thing... More »

21st, April 2011 Royal Family

Royal Wedding Watch: Digging The Princess Catherine Bush

At the Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park, a man with a spade is digging in a patch of earth. We gulp... More »

21st, April 2011 Reviews 1

Local News Photo Of The Day: Dorset's Wing Mirror Men

How does the Dorset Echo illustrate the news of "residents fury"..? More »

21st, April 2011 Reviews

How Journalism Works: Richard Littlejohn, Tim Walker And A Mike Yarwood Impression

How journalism works, as illustrated by Richard Littlejohn and an impressionist... More »

21st, April 2011 Technology

Police Are Stealing Phone Data

The Cellebrite UFED Physical Pro is a machine that allows the Michigan State Police to steal your data... More »

21st, April 2011 Reviews

James Cooper And James Kouzaris Were Not Killed In Miami

When British tourists James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24, were killed in Florida, the UK media went to work. The Mail conjured up the front-page headline: "GUNNED DOWN IN THE GHETTO"... More »

21st, April 2011 Key Posts

The Pocket Chair Exists

“Standing around is now a thing of the past”... More »

21st, April 2011 Reviews 1

China Cures Global Warming By Dictating To Australian Idiots

How tragic it is that the masses are allowed to vote on things they just do not understand. They are so very thick. Luckily, Sydney Morning Herald columnist Elizabeth Farrelly is one of the elite 20% who know... More »

20th, April 2011 Royal Family

Royal Wedding Watch: The Bunting Is Erected In London

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20th, April 2011 Sports

Robot Writes Better Sports Report Than Sports Reporter

"You feed it data, it processes that data, and it spits out a news story putting those numbers you gave it into context — just like you’d see in your local newspaper" - only better... More »

20th, April 2011 Key Posts 3

Madeleine McCann: The Most Disgusting Our Maddy Story Ever

Are we now at Day Zero in the hunt for Our Maddy?... More »