30th, April 2015
In Pictures
Wonderfully insane buildings from the Soviet era you can still visit
The wonderfully insane Soviet-era building you can still see standing... More »
30th, April 2015
In Pictures
30th, April 2015
Reviews
New US drugs czar is a recovering alcoholic
The White House has made Michael Botticelli it's US Drug Czar. Botticelli is now director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). And the best bit is that he's recovering alcoholic.... More »
30th, April 2015
Strange But True
Watch Sufi holy men pop out their eyeballs on knives (video)
To the Urs Festival in Rajasthan, India, where Sufi Muslim holy men are showing their love for God by sticking knives into their eyes. The men are devotees of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti. More »
30th, April 2015
Strange But True
Dungeons and Dragons players are possessed by the Devil (video)
The Devil at play... More »
30th, April 2015
Politicians
Lord Janner: the State-serving Goddard inquiry is an affront to justice
Lord Janner: a look at reporting on Lord Greville Janner in the media... More »
30th, April 2015
Strange But True
Obituary of the day: Stella is survived by a 'shitload' of grandchildren
The obituary notice for Dorothy A. “Stella” Scrobola tells of a “unique, caring individual who touched the lives of all who knew her.” Stella is mourned and celebrated by her six children and many, many grandchildren... More »
30th, April 2015
Reviews
Darpa self-steering bullets follow targets round corners
“True to Darpa’s mission, Exacto has demonstrated what was once thought impossible:..." More »
29th, April 2015
Celebrities
1974: Iggy Pop Performs 'Murder of the Virgin' at Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco
Before the car insurance ads... More »
29th, April 2015
Key Posts
Pump it up! David Cameron will never be a politician
Has there ever been a worse speech than David Cameron’s ridiculous address to an audience of lucky businessmen in London?... More »
29th, April 2015
Reviews
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Free Speech: The Hoya wants to censor debate on 'rape culture'
ee Speech is under threat at Georgetown University. The college's student magazine, The Hoya, wants to no-platform a woman they don't approve of.... More »
29th, April 2015
Arsenal
Trasnfer balls: Manchester United keep and lose de Gea to Real Madrid as Casillas stays to play for Arsenal
Utter balls... More »
29th, April 2015
Politicians
Lord Janner: the Iraq war, fiddling expenses and lies
Lord Janner Watch: a look at Labour peer Lord Greville Janner in the media... More »
29th, April 2015
Celebrities
Ed Miliband gets egged in Russell Brand's kitchen
When Ed Miliband popped over to anti-voting comedian Russell Brand for a televised chat in the kitchen, the papers reacted. What do the tabloids make of Ed's meeting of minds? More »
29th, April 2015
Celebrities
Courtney Stodden sex tape is here: see the preview stills and thrills
Celebrity sex tapes give perps and pervs the chance to see a famous face and body in the throes of passion. The more unlikley the sex tape star, the more seductive the skin flick. So. News that America’s penumatic sweetheart Courtney Stodden is offering her working genitals for public consumption will need considerable marketing... More »
28th, April 2015
Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann: back on the front pages, libel and Goncalo Amaral is ruined
Madeleine McCann's parents Gerry and Kate McCann have won £357,000 (Daily Telegraph) after successfully suing ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral. The former Portuguese policeman suggested in his book The Truth Of The Lie that the couple had faked their daughter's abduction.... More »
28th, April 2015
The Consumer
The selfie stick is over: all hail the selfie arm
I got given a selfie stick and found it to be very good at lying around the place as clutter. Far better is Aric Snee and Justin Crowe's Selfie Arm. This way you can look as if all your friends are not in the photo- or you;re haning out with Thing... More »
28th, April 2015
Money
Yes That's The Joke: a brilliant tumblr for Twitter people who miss the punchline
Tumblr of the Day is YesThat'sTheJoke, a site featuring pedants and other people who missed the joke... More »
28th, April 2015
Arsenal
Transfer balls: Arsenal offer Barcelona more than Chelsea for Pedro who plays for Inter
Transfer Balls: Is Barcelona's Pedro heading to Arsenal? The Daily Express says he is. It's an "exclusive".... More »
28th, April 2015
Sports
Bournemouth Balls: how much is Promotion to the Premier League worth?
The big questiosn occupying media minds is what promotion if worth. Only Bournemouth fans in the expesnsive seats will care about the money, of course. This is about glory. Still, what say the tabloids?... More »
28th, April 2015
Reviews
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Marijuana: Jack's Amendment, Carly's Law and Mary Ann Coleman's fight for a drug that works
Would you give medial marijuana to your ill child if you thought it would help them? In Alabama, Mark Coleman wants to use marijuana to treat his 13-year-old daughter, Mary Ann Coleman. She has low-functioning autism.... More »
28th, April 2015
Arsenal
Clegg's Arsenal, Cameron's Aston Villa or Miliband's Leeds United: the General Election vote for football fans
David Cameron is the latest (but probably not the last) politician to learn that football, when used as a political football, can result in an own goal... More »
28th, April 2015
Politicians
Lord Janner: When Frank Beck worked for MI6 and children were bathed like dogs
Lord Janner is still in the news. The Labour peer, who won't face the court for alleged child abuse because his dementia makes him unfit for trial, remains in the media's crosshairs... More »
27th, April 2015
Strange But True
Nothing says RIP than putting your dead lover's ashes inside a glass dildo
Good news, deadsters. You can carry on shagging after you've stopped breathing. Mark Sturkenboom's “21 grams memory box” has a box for the widow or widower in need of company... More »
27th, April 2015
Reviews
Obituary of the day: Richard West's mysterious journey to Singapore
Richard West's obituary contains a truly brilliant anecdote... More »
27th, April 2015
Strange But True
1 Famer ordered to take take down his pornographic hay bales (photo)
Aussie farmer Bruce Cook has been threatened with “publishing pornographic images”. Will he remove the offended hay bales?... More »
