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16th, February 2011 Reviews 13

Amanda Knox: With Parents Like Hers Who Needs Enemies?

"What is it Americans have against the Italians?" asks one Anorak reader... More »

16th, February 2011 Key Posts 6

Royal Wedding Tat Watch: The Sick Bag

Royal Wedding Tat Watch: The Prince William and Kate Middleton Commemorative Sick Bag… More »

16th, February 2011 Politicians 1

Larry The Downing Street LolCat

Larry the new Downing Street cat is the Governments Lol Cat looking for vermin… More »

16th, February 2011 Key Posts

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2011: Photos

Remember those days when you had to make do with the gardening section of the Argos catalogue for sporty shots of women in swimsuits?... More »

16th, February 2011 Strange But True 1

Kilburn Drugs Dealer Sues Police For Humiliating Him In Name And Shame Leaflet

Walsh-Pinnock says his human rights were abused when police added his name to "name and shame" leaflets distributed in his area... More »

16th, February 2011 Strange But True

Teen Burglar Kills Three Witnesses: The Goldfish Must Die

In Arlington Heights, the 16-year-old thief kills the witnesses to his burglary: the goldfish die... More »

16th, February 2011 Key Posts 7

Crime Pays: Thief Wins £13000 Because Victim Lost Faith In Justice System

Mark Gilbert has won £13,000 damages from his former boss Simon Cremer - the one he tried to steal from... More »

16th, February 2011 Strange But True 2

Police Find 30 Items Hidden In Man's Rectum

Mr Lansing had 30 items up his rectum when Florida police searched him... More »

16th, February 2011 Reviews 7

CBS Reporter Lara Logan's Sexually Assault In Egypt Makes Nir Rosen Laugh

Lara Logan, a reporter with CBS, was sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square. Was she targeted because of her job or her sex..? More »

15th, February 2011 Music

Brit Awards 2011 In Photos: Bieber La Rihanna

The winners, the dresses, the Bieber and the hair... More »

15th, February 2011 Key Posts 2

Marcus Brigstocke Cycles To The Maldives: Eco-Comic Is Beyond Parody

Brigstocke is the comedian who is beyond parody. He wants to tell you about his holidays. You need to read this... More »

15th, February 2011 Celebrities

How Online Bullies Forced Tamara Ecclestone To Think About Running A Bath

You might suppose that given her father Bernie Ecclestone’s vast wealth, Tamara Ecclestone would opt to work as a nurse, teacher, research scientist or soldier.... More »

15th, February 2011 Politicians 4

Syria Jails Blogger Tal al-Molouhi: Arab Castle Built On A Dungeon Of Human Suffering

In Syria – the place George Galloway says “represents the last castle of the Arab dignity and the Arab rights" – 19-year-old blogger Tal al-Molouhi has been jailed... More »

15th, February 2011 Reviews 3

Linda Norgrove's Father Embodies Dignity Under Fire

Linda Norgrove died in the Kunar region of Afghanistan because a US Navy Seal on a mission to rescue her feared for his safety (panicked?) and tossed a grenade... More »

15th, February 2011 Reviews

Mums' Leaflet Campaign Rids Neighbourhood Of Alleged Paedo

Darren Lee Cook, 25, is the suspected paedophile living at Saxon Close, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Well, he was... More »

15th, February 2011 Technology

The i's list of the UK's top tweeters; Sarah Brown, Richard Bacon and a midfield schemer

Bad news for Katie Price too More »

15th, February 2011 Music

Track Of The Day: Chase Hamblin - Bye Bye

Perfect Beatley power pop from Texas More »

15th, February 2011 Politicians 2

Larry Is The New Downing Street Cat: The Vermin Are Doomed

And the new Downing Street cat to catch the rats is… Larry, of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home... More »

15th, February 2011 Celebrities 1

Charlie Sheen: 'Avoid Crack, Unless You Can Manage It Socially'

Sheen is calling the Dan Patrick Show. Sheen is having at-home re-hab. He has tips... More »

15th, February 2011 Film 1

65th Edinburgh International Film Festival Delivers The Most Pretentious Press Release Of The Year

The 65th Edinburgh International Film Festival is going to be just great. You should enjoy it if you like films and don’t let the god-awful press release put you off... More »

15th, February 2011 Flashback 15

Decimalisation: 40 Years Ago Britain Did Away With Pounds, Shillings And Pence

Forty years ago 87-year-old Alice Robinson closed the doors of her general store for the last time after half a century ‘open for business’. The reason? Decimalisation. More »

15th, February 2011 Strange But True 3

This Is What Happens When A Bear Breaks Into Your Car

Ever wonder what would happen if a bear broke into your car? (Tip: leave the wet wipes within easy reach.)... More »

15th, February 2011 Technology 1

The Empire State Building And Other Landmarks Made From One Toothpick

Steven J. Backman can make all kinds of buildings from one toothpick. Let's take a look... More »

15th, February 2011 Music

Top Man CTRL MX: Mark Ronson, The View, Lykke Li And The Joy Formidable

New music is not on the telly. It’s not on Britain’s Got Talent and the X Factor. It’s not on desperate youth telly, that aide to marketing tat to the kidz. It’s on the internet and in clubs... More »

15th, February 2011 Key Posts 16

Indoctrinating Muslim Children With Hate And Violence In A British Madrassa

In Lessons in Hate and Violence, we saw Muslim children engaging in and being the victims of casual violence and institutionalised racism... More »