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15th, November 2010 Reviews

Arizona Says Yup To Legal Marijuana

Arizona will be the 15th state in the USA to legalize medical marijuana... More »

15th, November 2010 Reviews

Beckham And How To Sell Erotic Fiction: Molly Parkin Is In

Beautiful Books is reissuing a few of Molly Parkin's erotic novels on Feb 3, 2011, and I like the styling of the covers.... More »

15th, November 2010 Reviews 3

Paul And Rachel Chandler: The Recession-Proof Somali Diet

Paul and Rachel Chandler are free from the recession-busting Somali pirates after year in the tropics. Says Mr Chandler... More »

15th, November 2010 Film

Tebaatusasula: Even The Jeep Bleeds (Ugandan Epic Action Video)

Tebaatusasula is the Ugandan action film you have been wanting for. Unless you are a homosexual, in which case they are coming for you! More »

15th, November 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor 2010 Photos: Aiden Grimshaw Throttles A Bottle

Grimshaw, the unsmiling teenager with the looks of a long-sighted Jennifer Capriati staring at the car in front’s nodding dog, has left the show... More »

15th, November 2010 Politicians

Mad Mullah Omar Bakri Arrested In Lebanon: Hezbollah Might Laugh

Bakri, once the UK’s leading mad-mullah, the Tottenham Taliban, the tabloids go-to source of bloodcurdling rhetoric and gurning, has been arrested... More »

15th, November 2010 Celebrities

How James Blunt's 'Music To Waterboard By' Prevented World War 3

Blunt prevented World War 3, says James Blunt. He did this by allowing his tunes to be played to inmates at Guantanamo Bay... More »

15th, November 2010 Politicians

David Cameron's Politics Of The Wellbeing: Finally We Get To Put Them In The Stocks

Can David Cameron, the marketing man-turned-political leader, think of a theme for his administration? Tony Blair had Cool Britannia. Well, here goes... More »

15th, November 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor: International Star Katie Waissel Releases Record In US

Anorak pictures Simon Cowell as a yellow-eyed lizard sat atop a pile of steaming effluent, a Jacuzzi of regurgitated bilge labelled “pop factory”... More »

15th, November 2010 Madeleine McCann 60

Madeleine McCann: McCanns Add Official Book To Your 'Our Maddie' Collection

Kate and Gerry McCann are to turn their daughter into a book. Well, it's time for another book... More »

14th, November 2010 Royal Family 4

Poppy Day Wars: Cherie Blair Battles Sophie Wessex

To your poppies, ladies.... More »

14th, November 2010 Key Posts 1

X Factor: Fans Vote For Katie Waissel To Sing Twice Every Weekend

Katie Waissel fans are running the show, voting so that the star sings on the Saturday night gig and again on Sunday.... More »

14th, November 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor: Cheryl Cole Breaks Wind: Video

Cheryl Cole broke wind on the X Factor during a pause. Either that or one of her cogs needs oiling... More »

14th, November 2010 TV & Radio 3

House Cat Refuses To Eat Live Alligator: Video

Here's a video of a house cat refusing to eat a fresh alligator. The alligator also refuses to eat the cat... More »

14th, November 2010 Politicians

Gerry Adams Stands Up In Ireland And Down At Westminster: It's The Economy Stupid

Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, chose the Edentubber Commemoration in County Louth to herald his decision to stand for the Republic of Ireland’s Dai... More »

14th, November 2010 Key Posts 2

Katy Perry Upskirt And Breasts Photos: BBC Teen Awards Get Lift

She’s a modern day Saint Agatha is Katy, a god-fearing, breast carrying entertainer waiting to be painted in your adoration... More »

14th, November 2010 Sports

David Haye Buries Audley Harrison's Career: Photos

Haye, all seductive bravado, jazzy Union Jack shorts and power, put the tin lid on Audley Harrison’s boxing career in the WBA World Heavyweight Championship Title fight... More »

14th, November 2010 Reviews

Islam And The X Box Gives You Rickets

Media scare story of the day is that middle-class children are suffering from ricketts because mum and dad smother them in sunscreen... More »

14th, November 2010 Celebrities 1

Paris Hilton's Tennis Girl Pose Is Laughable: Photos

Paris Hilton is all about harnessing someone else’s eroticism, channelling former glories, awkwardly.... More »

13th, November 2010 TV & Radio

X Factor's Matt Cardle: Lauren Cutmore Sticks The Knife Into Tabloid Lies

Did you know that Matt Cardle is a “CHEATING SEX ADDICT”? No, neither did we. But the NoTW says she is. It’s on the front page. And there are facts aplenty... More »

13th, November 2010 Politicians

Aung San Suu Kyi News Round-Up: Mandela Can Sleep Easy

Aung San Suu Kyi is free and at large in Burma. She is the leader of the National League for Democracy. She is a Nobel peace laureate. But she's no Mandela... More »

13th, November 2010 Music

Gorillaz And Joe McElderry Turn On Manchester Illuminations: Photos

Who better to turn on the Manchester illuminations than Cock-er-ney geyser Damon Albarn and his Gorillaz..? More »

13th, November 2010 Key Posts 10

Erika Winchester: YouTube Racist Is A Cop (Photos)

Erika Winchester is sending the internets crazy with her racist attack on a US postal worker called Jean Hugson, 47, on Oct. 9, 2009... More »

13th, November 2010 TV & Radio 3

X Factor Elton John Week Song List: Presented By Cheryl Cole's Dog Carrier

An assistant was seen carrying Cheryl’s dog into the London studios ahead of the X Factor show. He’s cradling it... More »

13th, November 2010 Celebrities

Jedward Are A Video Game The X Factor Lost: Photos

Simon Cowell’s legacy, were flogging the Nintendo DS Dragon Quest IX medieval village opening in London’s Covent Garden... More »