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8th, February 2011 Key Posts

The Anatomy Of A Daily Mail Scare Story: Junk Mail

JUNK FOOD MAKES YOU STUPID!!! (Unless it doesn't...) More »

8th, February 2011 Key Posts

Watching Rabbits Mate With Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood: Photos

Ronnie then stood next to a splayed gorilla, which resisted all temptation to shag the life out of Ronnie’s hair… More »

8th, February 2011 Strange But True

Man Sells Sofa To Child With Photo Of Oral Sex

When Ty’Ge, 9, received a text message with photo of a man receiving oral sex on a sofa, he showed his grandmother... More »

8th, February 2011 Reviews 1

The Ten Weirdest Newspaper Names

As you scour the dictionary for a wacky name to build a website around, spare a thought for the print media. They've been at it for years... More »

8th, February 2011 Strange But True

Bradford Police Seek Man With Trotters For Hands

In Bradford a boy has found a finger on the street. He hands it to the police. The Homicide and Major Enquiry team from West Yorkshire Police close the area... More »

8th, February 2011 Politicians 1

Sydney Outlaws Bar Refaeli And Creates New Country In Africa

What does the desert theocracy of Saudi Arabia have in common with Marrickville Council in Sydney’s Inner West?... More »

8th, February 2011 Film

Chalet Girl: The Premiere Photos Are Snow Joke

To the Premiere of Chalet Girl – “A fantastic snow-mantic comedy” – with Bill Bailey, Tamsin Egerton, Bill Nighy, Ed Westwick... More »

8th, February 2011 Gifs 2

Cats: Can You Love Them?

Cats. Why? In this collection of gifs we try to discover why anyone would want to own a cat. More »

8th, February 2011 Politicians 1

President Bush's Plea Bargain Leads To Blair And Ahmadinejad's Arrest

President Bush has cancelled a trip to Switzerland. Why? Is it to cut down his carbon footprint? No. It's to avoid arrest... More »

8th, February 2011 Money 1

Save The Libraries By Charging By The Hour

Libraries are closing. Philip Pullman looks at how they can be saved in a world where everything is about profit: More »

8th, February 2011 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian Defies Prince's Command To Dance: Dads Empathise

Karsdashian has lived the nightmare. Sat watching Prince perform in New York, she is called up on stage. The pop royal commands her to dance.... More »

8th, February 2011 Strange But True 1

Mug Shot Of The Day: The Whipped Elvis

He's been arrested for indecent exposure and allegedly groping himself outside a church and elementary school in Detroit... More »

8th, February 2011 Film 2

Amanda Knox Dry Heaves Watching Hayden Pantierre In Film Trailer

Hayden Pantierre says that if you look beyond the murder, Amanda Knox is a really nice girl... More »

8th, February 2011 Reviews

Shrien Dewani: Anni's Kidnapper Mziwamadoda Qwabe Says Husband Innocent

Mziwamadoda Qwabe claims that Anni Dewani was not meant to die. So why was she abducted at gun point and shot in the neck?... More »

8th, February 2011 Celebrities 2

Gisele Bunchen's Midnight Sunbathing

Face of Nivea says sun creams are "poison"... More »

8th, February 2011 TV & Radio

Egypt: Idiotic Protester Sets Himself On Fire With Molotov Cocktail

Egypt in flames! More »

8th, February 2011 Film 1

Andrew Garfield Spiderman Photos: Evening Standard Film Awards Winner Skins Up

At the newspaper’s awards, the best acting prize went to Andrew Garfield for his parts in The Social Network and Never Let Me Go. Garfield has hit the big time... More »

8th, February 2011 Reviews 1

Anti Islamophobia Campaigner Guilty Of Chopping Off Wife's Head

She asked him for a discover – six days later he responded by murdering her and chopping her head off... More »

8th, February 2011 Reviews

Nikitta Grender: Introducing Ryan Mayes

In “Lover’s Grief For Nikitta”, readers meet Ryan Mayes, the “anguished boyfriend”. He lived with Miss Grender. Her body was found at their home... More »

8th, February 2011 Reviews

Madrid Cures Air Pollution The Easy Way

Madrid is so clean. The air is so fresh. What was once polluted with visible air is now made better. How did they do it..? More »

7th, February 2011 Key Posts 15

How And Why Tony Blair Freed Abdelbaset al Megrahi: Money And Power

Sir Gus O'Donnell knows why Lockerbie mass murderer Abdelbaset al Megrahi is now free... More »

7th, February 2011 The Consumer

Victoria's Secret Model Loses Arm In Photo Shoot

Victoria's Secret models are not all arms and legs - sometimes they are arm and legs... More »

7th, February 2011 Politicians

The Death Of Awal Gul: Guantanamo Detainee Dies In Jail

Glenn Greenwald looks at the death of a man charged who though charged with no crime who spent nine years in jail... More »

7th, February 2011 Music 1

Lady Gaga Disappears For Terry Richardson: Photos

Gaga has hooked up with photographer Terry Richardson to produce a montage for Purple magazine. It’s exactly what you’d expect... More »

7th, February 2011 Reviews

Helena Christensen Flies Long Haul To Highlight Climate Change

Global warming educator Helena Christensen has been suffering for the planet's future.. More »