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2nd, March 2011 Reviews

Middlesbrough Welcomes Anish Kapoor's Temenos: Let's Hear It For The Condom

To Middlesbrough, where the 360ft long Temenos sculpture created by artist Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond now sits on the banks of the River Tees... More »

2nd, March 2011 Politicians 1

Ahmadinejad's 1977 Peugeot Sells For $2.5m: Money Will Build Jails

Ahmadinejad, of the Confederation of Unelected Nation Tyrants, is delighted that his 1977 Peugeot has been sold at auction for $2.5 million... More »

2nd, March 2011 Celebrities 3

Joan Collins Knows That True Glamour Costs

Next thing I knew, I was surrounded by some rather attractive firefighters who were asking me questions such as: ‘What’s your name?’ (as if they didn’t know)... More »

2nd, March 2011 TV & Radio

The Laughing Baby Is A Creative Accountant: Video

In this video she rips up the bank statements... More »

2nd, March 2011 Key Posts 3

John Sweeney Was The Serial Killer Out On Bail

Sweeney, 54, originally from Skelmersdale near Liverpool, will be tried at the Old Bailey. He is accused of murdering two ex girlfriends and throwing their dismembered bodies into canals.... More »

2nd, March 2011 Strange But True 7

Horse Semen Is A Zizzy Drink In New Zealand

Anyone who fancies a drink of stallion semen can head to New Zealand's Hokitika Wildfoods festival... More »

2nd, March 2011 Celebrities

Kerry Katona's Dancing On Ice Journey To The Deep Freeze

Emma Bunton: "After being in the bottom, in your head you’re already on the plane”... More »

2nd, March 2011 Technology

Wear Pollinator Frocks To Attract Wasps And Butterflies

Good news for ant petters and wasp ranchers is that Swansea Metropolitan University boffin Dr Karen Ingham has created Pollinator Frocks... More »

2nd, March 2011 Strange But True 1

Paperboy Cuts 'Hellish' Headline Out Of Newspapers He Delivers

Is the paperboy the final editor? Do your papers arrive wet, late and shredded by accident?... More »

2nd, March 2011 TV & Radio

Chinese Robber Takes Minutes To Break In: Video

To a post office savings bank in Tianjin, China on February 7, where the local Raffles has a big hammer and a cunning plan... More »

2nd, March 2011 Celebrities 3

Charlie Sheen Is Enabled By The Tabloid Media: And We Love It

Without the media would Charlie Sheen exist? Sheen's love of the limelight suggests that he exists only to be on view. Exposure is what he is... More »

2nd, March 2011 TV & Radio 3

Bear Grylls Makes A Tank Top From A Shark: Photos

This is not sadism for couch potatoes. This is real... More »

1st, March 2011 Sports

Chelsea Beat Manchester United: Ashley Cole Does Not Shoot

Chelsea beat Manchester United in the Premier League. And Ashley Cole did not shoot... More »

1st, March 2011 Key Posts 4

Julian Assange Blames The Gay Jews At The Guardian: Private Eye Discussions

Private Eye, where Anorak's Ed toils on weekend, Ian Hislop reports a phone conversation he had with Assange two weeks ago. It is incredible... More »

1st, March 2011 Celebrities 2

Gretchen Mol Follows Ptolemy With Winter

Gretchen Mol introduces her new child Winter Morgan Williams. The child is not alone... More »

1st, March 2011 Music 3

Phil Lynott Exhibition In Dublin: Photos And Memories

It's not long since Gary Moore died. A retrospective on his life is overdue in a TV schedule littered by dross and pap. While we wait for that, we went to see the Phil Lynott exhibition... More »

1st, March 2011 Celebrities

Lindsay Lohan Proves Her Innocence With New Charm Necklace

The case of Lindsay Lohan’s necklace is now being taught in English class... More »

1st, March 2011 Royal Family

Sarah Ferguson Explores Her 'Lotus Flower' For Cash

Royal pimp Sarah Ferguson is on Oprah Winfrey’s telly network talking about her lotus flower... More »

1st, March 2011 Sports 4

Portsmouth's Olympic Swimming Pool Is Two Inches Short

Porstmouth's new big swimming pool, the Olympic-sized one at the Mountbatten Centre, isn’t Olympic-sized. It’s two inches short... More »

1st, March 2011 TV & Radio

Penthouse 3DTV Won't Make You Blind But You Will Need Glasses

You can now tune into Penthouse's 3D TV broadcasts, "the first Pan European 3D formatted adult channel"... More »

1st, March 2011 Reviews 2

Is Julian Assange's Trademark Name An Affront To John Inman?

Julian Assange does not want us all to be Julian Assange.... More »

1st, March 2011 Reviews

Jaycee Dugard: Nancy Garrido Maintains Innocence

Phillip and Nancy Garrido, who really are every parent's nightmare, have both confessed to abducting and imprisoning Jaycee Dugard for 18 years... More »

1st, March 2011 Key Posts 5

Nelly Furtado Donates Gaddafi Concert Money To Sting

Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Usher might acre to look at Nelly Furtado... More »

1st, March 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Week: The Danny DeVito Birth Tape

In this week's look at the tops Gifs, we bring you the pole dance fail, the birth of Danny DeVito (not to be missed; nor easily forgotten) and the model... More »

1st, March 2011 Music

Rihanna Gave Chris Brown's Fat Head A Matching Lip: Photo

Thanks to MediaTakeOut.com, we can see what happened to Brown's mush in the incident with his ex. It wasn't just knuckle concussion that made the singer hurt... More »