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9th, December 2010 Key Posts

Rioting Youths Make It A Good Day To Bury Bad News For Students: Photos

Media goes crazy for the violence - news on student fees too dull to lead... More »

9th, December 2010 Key Posts 4

Sharm el-Sheikh Shark Attack: Egypt Blames The Jews

The shark attack that killed a German tourist and hurt three Russians and a Ukrainian in Sharm el-Sheikh was the work of those pesky Jews... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio

MV Clelia II Hits Rough Seas: Pirates Don't Bother To Attack

Life aboard MV Clelia II is fun. You actually feel like you're on an actual boat in an actual rough sea in the middle of the actual Atlantic Ocean... More »

9th, December 2010 Reviews

Justin Bieber And Daniel Radcliffe Are Google's Top Cocks

One way to promote your website right now is to post a Justin Bieber item, albeit a spurious one... More »

9th, December 2010 Celebrities 1

Katie Price And Frankie Boyle Fight Over Sex With Harvey

Harvey Price was always the real star... More »

9th, December 2010 Key Posts 4

Students Smash The Police In London (Photos)

The students are not the miners. The clashes are not so desperate nor bloody as when the miners striked. But there is deep anger... More »

9th, December 2010 Music 1

Chase & Status And Race Scene Nostalgia: Music Video Of The Day

The Chase & Status video for Blind Faith is nostalgia as it is meant to be: raw; plain; grainy, smoky, and most likely a false memory... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio

Student Fees Demo: Japanese Join Westminster March (Video)

Students on the demo in Westminster, this is how you march. The Japanese do it with precision... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio

Fosters Ashes Advert Is Childish And Very Gratifying

It's 1-0. Ok. If you are being pedantic, it's 0-1... More »

9th, December 2010 Sports

Paul Gascoigne Escapes Jail: Named As New Newcastle United Captain

Gascoigne has not been jailed for drink driving by the Beak Newcastle Magistrates' Court... More »

9th, December 2010 Reviews

Who Stole Ronnie Biggs' Piggy Bank Money?

Biggs has had the ton of cash he keeps in his piggy bank stolen. whish one of you s More »

9th, December 2010 Music 4

How The Hoosiers Won X Factor: Elvis Is Dead

They win! More »

9th, December 2010 Reviews 1

Shrien Dewani: The Law, The Township And The Spin

Anorak’s at-a-glance look at the murder of Anni Dewani in the news... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor: Proof That The X Factor Is Not Fixed

The X Factor is not fixed. Cheryl Cole is the nation’s sweetheart. One Direction are not a cynical marketing ploy. Here's why... More »

9th, December 2010 Strange But True 1

Woman On Toilet Bites Off Husband's Tongue

When Karen Lueders, 57, of Sheboygan, WI , kissed her husband Willard Lueders, 79,she bit off his tongue... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio 1

The Most Dangerous Snow Trick Ever: Video

The cool kids of Europe strap a mate /victim / relative to a sledge on a roof and push her off... More »

9th, December 2010 TV & Radio 2

An Irishman Explains The Fall Of The Celtic Tiger To Americans (Great Stuff)

A "REAL Irishman" tells us what went wrong with the Irish economy (NSFW)... More »

9th, December 2010 Politicians

Vladimir Putin Is Big In Fifa, Big In Sports And Huge In His Socks: Photos

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says England are “bad losers” at not getting to host the World Cup.... More »

9th, December 2010 Key Posts 1

Wikileaks: Lockerbie Dead Sold Out For Weapons And Oil

Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi was freed because Libya made threats - the truth outs... More »

9th, December 2010 Strange But True

The Boy With Seven Limbs Is Better Now: Photos

Deepak Kumar Paswaan has a twin attached to his chest. The twin is not alive independently... More »

8th, December 2010 The Consumer 1

Bernie Ecclestone Calls Time On Muggers

Ecclestone has turned his mugging into an advert for Hublot, a reassuringly expensive brand of watches aimed at people for whom time is money... More »

8th, December 2010 Politicians 2

John Lennon Dreamed Of A United States Of Europe

Here's Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, tweeting... More »

8th, December 2010 Key Posts 4

Julian Assange And A Broken Condom 'Rape' In Sweden: A Timeline Of Events

Assange slept with two women in August 2010. And then they said he raped them because he failed to wear a condom. Here' what occurred... More »

8th, December 2010 Technology 4

Wikileaks: 4Chan Operation: Payback Brings Down Visa.com

Operation Payback has hit Visa. The site Visa.com is down... More »

8th, December 2010 Key Posts 1

Turkey Nick Clegg Votes For Christmas: Student Fees Protest Photos

Ahead of tomorrow’s Commons vote on student fees, and tomorrow’s demo in London, the students were protesting in College Green, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham and outside the Royal College of Art in London... More »