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20th, March 2010 Technology

In Pictures: Batman Arkham Asylum Presents The 2010 Game British Academy Video Games Awards

THE 2010 Game British Academy Video Games Awards at the London Hilton. was a chance to see Charlie Brooker get some material for his new telly show and to spot X Factor’s skiddy poo dancer Olly Murs pulling a face not often seen outside a primary school playground.... More »

20th, March 2010 TV & Radio 1

Video: Crufts Bulldog Has Scrotum Tickled To Assume Noble Pose

Here's a video of a of dog fancier showing his bulldog at Crufts – and tickling his pet’s backside and scrotum. The Kennel Club guidelines state that a Bulldog should “convey an impression of determination, strength and activity”... More »

20th, March 2010 Strange But True

In Pictures: Jesus Spotted Is Durham Woman's Spare Bedroom, Virgin Mary Stays Too

Carolina Martinez's has her own Jesus. A real one on the door to her spare bedroom. She also has a Virgin Mary. More »

20th, March 2010 Celebrities 3

Kate Winslet 'Dumped' Sam Mendes Over Other Man's 'Text Messages'

Want to know the “REAL REASON” Kate Winslet “DUMPED” Sam Mendes? So far, the media has reported no less than 19 Reasons. But this is the "real one"... More »

20th, March 2010 Reviews

Natalie Holloway's Body Found In Aruba: Well, Maybe Not

Remeber Natalie Holloway, the teenager whose Aruban summer vacation apparently never ended, seeing as how she disappeared and no corpse was ever found? More »

20th, March 2010 Key Posts 5

Papal Bull As the Pope, Sean Brady And the Catholic Church Protect Peado Priests

The Cathtolic Church and the paedo priest continued: A glance at today's Guardian brings a particularly crude but very relevant joke to mind... More »

20th, March 2010 Reviews 18

James Bulger: Jon Venables Becomes The Prejudiced Media's Evil Jon

Why is the Sun branding Jon Venabels as "evil"? It's just tabloid opportunism,... More »

19th, March 2010 Money 3

Finding A Hole Big Enough For The Landfill Tax

While trying to find out whether Landfill Tax (a completely insane tax) is EU-imposed (which appears to be the case, but it's not 100% conclusive) I stumbled across this nugget on the BBC... More »

19th, March 2010 Key Posts 37

In Pictures: Inside James Bulger Killer Jon Venables' Prison Cell

Today's edition of The Sun neatly converts James Bulger's ten-year-old child-killer Jon Venables into a 27-year-old monster in three sentences. More »

19th, March 2010 Celebrities 14

In Pictures: Michelle McGee's 'Wet Pussy' Tattoo

When we heard that Sandra Bullock's alleged marriage wrceker Michelle McGee made Nazi salutes and sported a Swasticka tattoo on her tummy, we also heard that the letters "W" and "P" inked on her legs were short for White Power. Only... More »

19th, March 2010 Reviews 2

George Galloway Threatens To Sue Harry's Place's David T

David T of the liberal hawk blog Harry’s Place has announced that he is being sued by George Galloway and an associate named Kevin Ovenden, who are demanding £50,000 each for a comment which David posted to the Socialist Unity blog... More »

19th, March 2010 Reviews

Videos: Free The Blackburn Resistance And Other Muslim Comedy Acts

The Blackburn Resistance, aka the Resistance for Blackburn, aka Chuckle Brothers For Peace, Abbas Iqbal, 24, and his brother Ilyas, 23, have been convicted of terrorist offences. More »

19th, March 2010 Money

British Airways 45 Minutes From Destroying Gordon Brown's Parliament

Having consulted with Gordon Brown’s holiday itinerary, Unite say their members working as British Airways cabin crew are cleared to strike... More »

19th, March 2010 Politicians

LibDem MPs Caught With Snouts In The Trough

In the interests of fairness and equality the LibDems have also been found guilty of having their noses in the trough... More »

19th, March 2010 Sports

Tiger Woods Doesn't Fancy The Inflatable Tiger Woods Sex Doll

Introducing the Tiger Woods love doll. With Tiger Woods no longer on the apres-golf circuit, you can still take the billionaire sportsman home, or to your hotel room or car... More »

19th, March 2010 Celebrities 1

Michelle McGee In Pictures: Nazi Salutes, A Jewish Child And Stripping

More news on Michelle McGee and that TMZ says it has gotten hold of “shocking photos” of Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee dressed as a Nazi. Yep, the woman whose body is 70% covered in tattoos also dresses as a Nazi. Where’s her self-respect? More »

19th, March 2010 Celebrities 1

In Pictures: Tom Crusie And Amy Winehouse Present Celebrity Teeth Then And Now

Here’s a gallery, featuring such toothsome persons as Tom Cruise, Noel Gallagher and Faye Dunaway showing a set of gnashers that could take off Jack Nicholson’s nose at the neck… More »

19th, March 2010 Reviews

Judith Curry And The BBC Debate The Royal Society And Settled Science

Settled Science: more on that global warming science as Judith Curry is scheduled to appear at the The Royal Society, where a series of discussions on uncertainty in science is taking place. More »

19th, March 2010 Reviews 3

Sahil Saeed: The Incredible Story In Pictures As Mouhamed Sageiz, Mouhamed Zahed Salem And Monica Neruja Arrested

Sahil Saeed - the story in pictures: Five-year-old Sahil Saeed is back home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with his mother Akila Naqqash, and father Raja Naqqash Saeed. More »

19th, March 2010 Sports

Tiger Woods' Sex Texts Inspire Dubai Couple To Commit Sin

Tiger Woods is heading to Dubai where he will be arrested for sending lewd texts and engaging in extra-marital shags, allegedly. It happened to someone already. More »

19th, March 2010 Celebrities

Michelle McGee: TMZ Buries The Story While Radar Online Goes To Town On Sandra Bullock's Husband

Why is the story of Sandra Bullock's husband's allged affir with Michelle "Bombshell” McGee not getting lots of coverage on gossip site TMZ? Anorak's Man in LA reports... More »

19th, March 2010 TV & Radio

Big Mouth Does Pilipinas Got Talent And Horses Die

PILIPINAS Got Talent features BM. And then it gets weird: More »

19th, March 2010 Celebrities 9

The Lady & The Revamp: Boris Johnson's Sister's Next New Job

Best laugh of the night was The Lady & The Revamp, a TV fly-on-the-wall of Rachel Johnson's nascent editorship of the old cunties' weekly, The Lady.... More »

19th, March 2010 Reviews

Settled Science Does For The Common Brown Butterfly

Global warming is killing everything in its path. No creature is safe. Proof! More »

19th, March 2010 Reviews

Jon Venables' Lawyer Laurence Lee Says Government Has Created Hysteria And Damaged Justice

"There was a similar case in Norway around the same time as the Bulger case, where two boys aged six killed a five-year-old girl. They were back at school within a couple of weeks..." More »