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9th, November 2009 Reviews 1

Geisy Arruda And Brazil's War On The Mini Skirt, Video

Brazilian student Geisy Arruda, aged 20, being heckled and roughed-up by students at Sao Paulo's Bandeirante University for the heinous crime of going equipped in a mini skirt... More »

9th, November 2009 The Consumer 2

Zhu Zhu Pets Turn Your Dead Go Go Hamster Into A Thing Of Fun

How do you know when a pet hamster is dead? You don’t. They never die. They just become Go Go Pets... More »

9th, November 2009 Celebrities

X Factor: Lucie Jones' Freudian Masterclass

As Lucie Jones heads to Stockport, to turn on the Christmas lights, and Jedward are served up as entertainment, we round-up the latest bout of X Factor news... More »

9th, November 2009 Key Posts 41

Virginia Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki Hails The 'Hero' Nidal Hasan's Lap-Dances For Allah

Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki says "Nidal Hassan is a hero". Not that we know whay he murdered 13 people. Still, here's an expert... More »

9th, November 2009 Reviews 3

Using Nidal Hasan's Duane To Comfirm Your Own Prejudices

Muslims: what’s your prejudice? The BBC’s Gavin Lee visits mass murdered Major Nidal Hasan’s mosque and meets someone called “Duane”. Duane has no pity for the murdered and sympathises with Nidal. Anyone who wants to know why Nidal did it, can find out here. More »

9th, November 2009 Politicians

LibDem Councillor And Iain Dale Double Adrian Hicks Introduces Majestic, Britain's Elite Alien Spotters

More news on Hampshire LibDem councillor Adrian Hicks – who spotted an alien dancing in Winchester - has posted the 27-minute speech on the Internet calling for Majestic, shadowy scientists, military officers and politicians to be exposed. More »

9th, November 2009 Sports 7

Celtic Fans Ruin Remembrance Sunday With Sectarian Chants, Sky Presses Mute

Sky Sports have since admitted that they muted the sound to avoid causing offence to viewers watching the Celtic game. But we have the unedited version... More »

9th, November 2009 Politicians

Asda Puts Labour Government On Sale

OH dear: Chancellor Alistair Darling during a Glasgow North East by-election campaign visit to an ASDA store in Glasgow... More »

9th, November 2009 Celebrities 1

X Factor: Yet Another Reason To Hate Danyl Johnson

X FACTOR news as Lucie Jones makes ready to go the GAY way and the Daily Star finds a new reason to hate Danyl Johnson... More »

9th, November 2009 Reviews

Scare Stories: Being Thin Kills And Being Fat Gives You MS

Scare Stories: Every day the Daily Mail scours scientific research journals, reports from vested-interest groups and the thoughts of NGO’s and publishes the scare stories as facts. Anorak picks the best today... More »

9th, November 2009 Reviews

Tabloid Awards: Kate Moss Wins Euro Millions Jackpot

The Tabloid Award for the most obtuse use of a celebrity to illustrate a story goes to The Sun, where Chris Evans and Kate Moss feature in the story of two Britons who won shares of the 91m Euro Millions jackpot: More »

9th, November 2009 Strange But True

Policeman Steals Call of Duty: World At War And Kill Zone 2 To Better Understand The Kids

So good are PlayStation 3 games Call of Duty: World at War and Kill Zone 2 that a policeman will ruin his career to get his hands on them. His explanation is wonderful... More »

9th, November 2009 Strange But True 2

Portmouth Woman Has Morbid Fear Of Vegetables

"I have always had an irrational fear of vegetables even as a child I used to properly freak out if some carrots or a few peas were on my plate"... More »

9th, November 2009 Celebrities

X Factor: Simon Cowell Cracks A Joke

More X Factor news now as Simon Cowell loses the show when Lucie Jones is rejected and Jedward murder another day. Only, Simon Cowell can't lose. Let's review the facts... More »

9th, November 2009 Reviews

Major Nidal Malik Hasan Discusses The Fort Hood Incident With Peter Cook

Nidal Malik Hasan discusses the attack on Fort Hood in which he murdered 13 people with Peter Cook and the Beyond The Fringe investigative team. It's what the US military is calling: The Fort Hood Incident... More »

9th, November 2009 Celebrities 6

X Factor Singers JLS Do GAY, In Pictures

One question, well, two: what does JLS stand for? No, we don’t mean what is the lads’ stance on war or fish on Fridays, but what does the acronym pad out to? Junior Lip Sync? And GAY? Good And Young? Your suggestions, pleases. The pictures of the show... More »

9th, November 2009 Celebrities 3

X Factor Watch: Cowell Wins, Lucie Jones Is A Stepford Singer And Jedward Kill

X Factor Watch: Your daily at-a-glance look at The X Factor in the news: Front pages, hating Simon Cowell, Irish patriotism saves Jedward and Lucie Jones goes down… More »

9th, November 2009 The Consumer 1

Disney's First Black Princess Obama, In Pictures

A year after the election of Barack Obama, Disneyland officially inaugurated its first black princess with the debut of Tiana's Showboat Jubilee! starring Princess Tiana from the new animated feature, The Princess and The Frog. More »

8th, November 2009 The Consumer

China's 'God's Hand' Inflatable Bra Commercial Finds A Use For Your Car's Cigarette Lighter

Katie Price is finished. Pamela Anderson has had it. Victoria Beckham can be plugged into the car cigarette lighter. Amy Winehouse is valve away from avoiding the anaesthetic. News reaches us from China of the inflatable bra. More »

8th, November 2009 Sports

John Terry's Chelsea Present The Premier League Goals, With Arsenal, Aston Villa And Spurs In Pictures

Here are the pick of the week's images, featuring John Terry's head, Frank Lampard's embrace, Arsenal, Manchester United, Hull City, Sunderland, Spurs, Aston Villa, Man City and more... More »

8th, November 2009 Celebrities 19

X Factor: Jedward, John & Edward, Are Voted Out, But Then

And the two in the sing off are Lucie Jones, representing Wales, and John & Edward Grimes, representing a small factory in suburban Nanjing, China... More »

8th, November 2009 Celebrities

X Factor Rachel Adedeji Goes The GAY Way With JLS, In Pictures

News is that Our Rachel has been performing on stage with JLS at G-A-Y Heaven in London. G.A.Y Heaven is not where gay men go when they die, the antithesis of GAY Hell – no, no, Jan Moir – it’s a club in London... More »

8th, November 2009 Reviews

Margaret Thatcher Presents The Biggest Poppy Day Poppies

Are poppies getting bigger? As you know Anorak has been promoting No Poppy Day in Afghanistan – a time to turn our back on drugs. More »

8th, November 2009 Celebrities 3

Katie Price: Peter Andre Too Outraged To Talk About Secret Abortion, Sources Say

Peter Andre and Katie Price: Beneath a picture of sentimental Peter Andre holding his face in his hands, NoTW readers are told: “Peter Andre's baby rage over Katie Price abortion.” More »

8th, November 2009 Celebrities 1

Susan Boyle Engaged To Be Married, In Pictures

Susan Boyle Watch: Susan tells of her first true love. Dancing With The Stars and a nervous breakdown... More »