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5th, October 2009 Celebrities

The X Factor 12: The Infectious Olly Murs, Bronze Age Danyl Johnson And Acid Kandy Rain

We're down to the last dozen in the X Factor. Anorak gives you pen portraits of the runners and riders... More »

5th, October 2009 Sports 3

Ryan Giggs Denies Fig Roll Theory

secret of Manchester United’s spinning top winger Ryan Giggs' longevity is a fig roll as half time. Or not... More »

5th, October 2009 Reviews

New Free Mobile London Newspaper Takes On Evening Standard

Anorak profiles London's newest news source - one that will be imposssible to ignore and beat the competition into a bloody pulp... More »

5th, October 2009 Reviews

2009 Turner Prize Sponsored By The Argos Catalogue, In Pictures

The four artists nominated for the Turner Prize 2009 are Enrico David, Roger Hiorns, Lucy Skaer and Richard Wright. One of them , possibly the one with most conventionally unconventional art work – will win More »

5th, October 2009 Politicians

How Michelle Obama Rewrote Olympic History

Michelle Obama proves that you don't have to be George Bush to say stoopid things - you just need to say them and have them ignored by the mainstream media. Michelle Malkin observes... More »

5th, October 2009 In Pictures

2009 Turner Prize Finalists

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5th, October 2009 Key Posts 17

Gay Hating Drivers Deliberately Run Into Faggots And Dykes

Campaigners for the Protection Of English (POE) are at war with gay campaigners in light of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s decision to remove from sale the number plates F4 GOT and D1 KES More »

5th, October 2009 Celebrities 2

X Factor's Cheryl Cole On Nice Ashley Cole And Getting Drunk

Cheryl Cole has news for Daily Express readers: “Trust me Ashley is a really nice guy.” Well, we’re not sure. Some people have said that he’s a bit of a ****. But Cheryl is married to the footballer so we should listen to her. Go on... More »

5th, October 2009 Celebrities

Ann Althouse On The 'Anti-Semitic' Michael Moore

Althouse has been to see rich, white, Christian dude Michael Moore's new anti-capitalism polemic Capitalism: A Love Story:... More »

5th, October 2009 Celebrities

Saudi Princes Perform Tribute To Michael Jackson

Jackson Tribute Watch: Saudi Princes tribute to Jackson's Annie Walking - no, not Annie Walker... Cue the dancing... More »

5th, October 2009 Celebrities

Mother Of Elton John's 'Adopted' Son Lev Speak Out

Huge news in the Sun of Elton John's would-be adopted son and the woman who will not let him go... More »

5th, October 2009 Politicians

Ahmadinjad's Iran Uses Elephants To Make Nuclear Bombs

hdmadinejad's Iran moves closer to getting the bomb that will kill us all and give the man we call Mori Schneider a holocaust her can truly believe in... More »

5th, October 2009 Key Posts 1

Vanessa George: Suicide, Jokes And Spreading The Fear

Vanessa George Watch: The media gets to know the nursery school paedophile - Facebook, suicide and sick jokes... More »

5th, October 2009 Politicians 1

Zionists Get The Bomb And A Decent Suit In Ahmadinejad's Iran

News that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – nee Mori Schneider – is a Jew adds fires to the Zionist conspiracy as Iran gets the nuclear bomb. More »

5th, October 2009 Celebrities

Strictly Come Dancing: Alesha Dixon's Death Threats

Nine out of ten dance fans writing on the BBC’s message boards did want Dixon dead, and the national’ broadcaster lacks relevancy if it cannot deliver what the viewers want... More »

4th, October 2009 Celebrities

Kate Gosselin Sets Lawyer Marty Singer On Jon And The Missing $200,000

It seems Jon emptied out the couple’s joint bank account, to the tune of $200,000, prompting Kate to retain hard-hitting celebrity attorney Marty Singer... More »

4th, October 2009 Celebrities 1

X Factor: Danni Minogue Sends Danyl Johnson To Poland

In other X Factor news, this season has seen a welter of gratuitous spellings and talented vowels. Acts wondering how Dannii Minogue got on in the music industry find the secret of her success in that second “i”. More »

4th, October 2009 Celebrities 5

X Factor: Stacey Solomon Is This Year's Fix

All the girls are down to one name – aside from Stacey Solomon, who has two names.... More »

4th, October 2009 Key Posts

Rafa Benitez And Liverpool FC Present Strictly Come Dancing

Anorak's regular look at Strictly Come Managing, this week’s football manager dance contest... More »

4th, October 2009 Politicians

How Gordon Brown Fixed It For Chelsea To Beat Liverpool

Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-0 to go top of the Premier League, and Anorak uncovers their secret weapon: Gordon Brown... More »

4th, October 2009 Politicians

How The Two Dimensional Fat-Hating Labour Government Patronised Homer Simpson

You want parody? The Department of Health is sponsoring The Simpsons TV show as part of its campaign to raise awareness of obesity. More »

4th, October 2009 Reviews

Grayson Perry's Modern Bayeux Tapestry Cost How Much?

Times arts editor Richard Brooks, writes under the headline “Grayson Perry: One in the eye for consumerism” of artist Perry’s woven “21st-century answer to the Bayeux Tapestry”. More »

4th, October 2009 Reviews

Kirby Dick's OUTRAGE Aginst Gay Hypocrites

In a week in which Iran's only gay Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, aka Maurice Schneider, is found out for over-compensating for his Jewish roots, Anorak spots OUTRAGE, an official selection of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival More »

4th, October 2009 Strange But True

Pilots Battle Crew On Air India Flight

Aboard an Air India flight from the United Arab Emirates to Delhi, high over Pakistan, pilots and cabin crew are exchanging blows. More »

4th, October 2009 Reviews

Spirit Of Edward Kennedy Survives In Road Crash

Kennedy did much good in his lifetime. He also left a woman to die in a car, namely Mary Jo Kopechne. One life lived. One life lost. Now a man of less wealth and privilege than Ted Kennedy has done something similar... More »