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15th, February 2010 Politicians

Daily Mirror Accuses Tory Treasurer Michael Spencer of 'Cashing In' On 9/11, Offers Apology

WAS it brave of foolish of the Mirror to take on Tory Treasurer Michael Spencer in an article entitled, “CASHING IN ON 9/11”? More »

15th, February 2010 Reviews 4

Tories Unveil New Election Posters: Gordon Brown Weeps for Britain

ELECTION 2010: We were there to see David Cameron – is he getting shinier? – unveil the Tories new poster aimed to woo Labour voters to the Blue. This was all one day on from the most god-awful display of mawkish sentimentality displayed by a politician since one MP stuck on an Our Maddie ribbon and said, “It’s what she would have wanted"... More »

15th, February 2010 Sports 1

Why John Terry Escapes And The Sun Guns For Ashley Cole

WHILE News Cops cheers for John Terry, spiking the story of his alleged sex with Vanessa Perroncel and other women, replacing that with tales of a man of “candour” and love, the Sun guns for Ashley Cole, alleged sex texter? Why? More »

15th, February 2010 Reviews

January 2010 Was The Warmest Ashton Kucher Has Ever Known

GIVEN that records are made to be broken, the BBC weatherman and resident scoop Paul Hudson screams: “January 2010 warmest on record. Yes really!” More »

15th, February 2010 Celebrities

Kevin Smith Attacked In Global War On Fat: Too Wide For The Sky

THE director of such cult classic films at “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,” and “Chasing Amy” didn’t exactly get A-list treatment by Southwest Airlines last night on a flight between Oakland and Burbank, writes Anorak's Man in LA. Kevin Smith is "Too Wide For The Sky"... More »

15th, February 2010 Celebrities

WhatsOnStage Theatregoers' Choice Awards 2010 In Pictures

MEL Giedroyc and Christopher Biggins were at the WhatsOnStage Theatregoers' Choice Awards 2010 at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. What is it about theatre that make you think of an ordeal? More »

15th, February 2010 Celebrities

Unrecognisable X Factor Winner In Pub Gig Shocker

While the tabloid that used to report on the X Factor reports on gigs in a village pub – tickets £2.50 (each!) – Brookstein tells us... More »

15th, February 2010 Reviews 1

Chinese New Year Gives Daily Express Readers Glimspe Of New Immigrants

Note to Daily Express readers: This is not a picture of a traditional Lion dance in London's Chinatown, a celebration of Chinese New Year Day but a shot of a typical bogus asylum seeker fresh off the lorry. There be dragons! More »

15th, February 2010 Reviews

The Mainstream Media Rejects Man-Made Global Warming

The debate on global warming has shifted in the mainstream media. Those facts are unfactual... More »

15th, February 2010 Reviews 5

Women To Blame In Half Of All Rapes And Other Myths

The Metro newspaper leads with the shocking news that “One in 4 women is rape victim”... More »

14th, February 2010 Sports 2

Video: Glynneath Rugby Club Flasher Salutes Wales V Scotland On The BBC

RUGBY fans watch the Wales versus Scotland match on the telly at Glynneath rugby club did as rugby fans do and ran about with their willies hanging out. That they did it on BBC Wales Today, ahead of game only adds to the humour... More »

14th, February 2010 Reviews

The Palestinians Become The Na'vi

Lastweek, protestors in the the village of Bil’in dressed up as the Na'vi from James Cameron’s Avatar film. Says the report: More »

14th, February 2010 Celebrities 8

The Vampire Diaries: Meeting Ian Somerhalder, Pictures

THE Vampire Diaries is True Blood for the Skins generation redone, rendered from an original work by Stephenie Meyer. Vampires love rules... More »

14th, February 2010 Reviews

Conservatives Ban Teaching Of God And AGW Global Warming In Schools, Goldie Hawn Consulted

DAVID Cameron’s shiny conservatives are talking with Goldie Hawn about education in British schools... More »

14th, February 2010 Reviews

Dick Francis: A Life In Pictures

Dick Francis has died. He was 89. You were the Queen Mother's jockey. She got her teeth into you and Reader's Digest, for which your work was condensed... More »

14th, February 2010 Reviews 1

Amsterdam Prostitutes Blog Their Clients: Blog Jobs Come First

Lola “Magic Lips”, a popular prostitute in the area, says: “Blog job comes first! We heard about the plans for a local tax increase by 24.7% and we are now exploring new ways to hook clients in our window”. More »

14th, February 2010 In Pictures

Valentine's Day - Best Adverts Ever

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14th, February 2010 Celebrities

The Media Sets Out To Destroy Mezhgan Hussainy

Simon Cowell has a new lover, the lovely Mezhgan Hussainy. They look happy. So the tabloids set out to destroy her... More »

14th, February 2010 Reviews 1

Iceland And Wikileaks Create The Icelandic Freedom of Expression Award To Abolish Libel Laws

JOHN Terry's mistake has helped British media in the battle with restrictive libel laws that when misused stymie the truth. So. To Iceland, then, bastion of failed banks, cod wars and freedom of speech... More »

14th, February 2010 Celebrities

Katia Ivanova's Date With Ronnie Wood, Not John Terry

THE Daily Express wants readers to guess: "Who is Ekaterina’s mystery caller?” With none of John Terry's alleged stunnas telling all, Katia is front-page news.That’s Ekaterina Ivanova, alleged orgy makeweight, Rolling Stone gnome polisher and Big Brother star emeritus... More »

14th, February 2010 Madeleine McCann 13

Madeleine McCann: An EastEnders Celebration And The Twins Were There

MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann - Interviewing the McCanns' children, a play and EastEnders' best bits... More »

14th, February 2010 In Pictures

Charlie Bruce (SYTYCD)

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14th, February 2010 Celebrities

Charlie Bruce Wins So You Think You Can Dance: In Pictures

Charlie Bruce is the winner of So You Think You Can Dance, the dance show named in honour of the Polish word for filler (SYTYCD). More »

14th, February 2010 Celebrities

Tila Tequila Dies And Comes Back To Life On Twitter Stage Show: Pictures

ONE woman content factory Tila Tequila, plastic baby mama, sexy mourner (NSFW), saucy widow lover to 'killed' by gayness ear-bud heiress and sex tape member Casey Johnson, has taken to Twitter to tell the world that she is dying... More »

14th, February 2010 Key Posts

John Terry, Ashley Cole And Vernon Kay United For St Valentine's Day Massacre

Valentine's Day is “cancelled” because of John Terry, Ashley Cole and Vernon Kay. They are the “Stupid Rats” who are preventing you from laying a scentless rose on your lover’s pillow and dining out on over-price meal with funeral arrangements for pudding. More »