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9th, September 2014 Liverpool

Liverpool Balls: Raheem Sterling Is The Non-Running Overmars

HOW journalism works: a look at the Daily Mail's repoting of Liverpool and England's teenage tyro Raheem Sterling... More »

9th, September 2014 Celebrities

Probably The Best Story About James Corden Ever

Has he gone yet? More »

9th, September 2014 Celebrities

Mel Brooks Gives Us One Extra Reason To Love Him

Hands up who loves Mel... More »

9th, September 2014 Strange But True

How To Fix An Ugly Tribal Tattoo

You get a star... More »

9th, September 2014 Music

FZZZZZZ: In Celebration of the Fuzz Pedal

THIS week, in '65, The Rolling Stones crash-landed at the top of the pop charts with a song that would become the band's signature tune, ('I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', One of the main ingredients that made the song so memorable was the Gibson Maestro Fuzz Pedal... More »

9th, September 2014 Money

Faces of the Day: New York City Elmo Leads Cartoon Protest

Faces of the day... More »

9th, September 2014 Reviews

Ray Rice V Lorena Bobbitt: Domestic Violence Has No Gender

A FEW thoughts on domestic violence from Jezebel, revisited in light of the Ray Rice story... More »

9th, September 2014 manchester united

Manchester United Balls: Robin Van Persie Cuts Short His Career

THE Sun has the sensational news that Manchester United's Robin Van Persie wants to play on until he's 40... More »

9th, September 2014 Arsenal

Transfer Balls: Marco Reus Joins Arsenal For £20m, Manchester City For £25m And Manchester United In January

TRANSFER Balls: Is Marco Reus heading to Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United or Real Madrid? Is she staying at Borussia Dortmund? Let's see what the Daily Star is saying... More »

9th, September 2014 Reviews

Ray Rice V Janay Palmer: Trial By Video And Show Me The Gun

DID you see the video surfaced of NFL player Ray Rice hitting his then girlfriend Janay Palmer until she fell unconscious? The couple are now married. They must have waited a month until the bruises healed so as to look good in the wedding photos... More »

9th, September 2014 Strange But True

Why Do Stars In The Sky Look Like Stars On A Christmas Tree?

WHY do stars have pointy ends? Because they're easier to drawer? Colin Schulz knows... More »

9th, September 2014 Books

The Only Writer I've Read All My Life is Charles Schulz

It was the Peanuts collections in my grandfather’s basement office that really stayed with me through childhood and into college... More »

9th, September 2014 Reviews

BBC Breaks TUC leader Frances O’Grady Speech on Class With Royal Baby Newsflash

Always good when the satire writes itself... More »

8th, September 2014 Sports

Adrian Chiles Gets Ready For His Close-Up

ITV presenter Adrian Chiles at the St Jakob-Park Stadium, Basel, is ready for this close up... More »

8th, September 2014 Reviews

Schoolgirl Placed In T-Shirt Stocks For Wearing Over-The-Knee Skirt

WHEN Florida high school student Miranda Larkin was seen wearing an above-the-knee skirt, she was ordered to wear "an ensemble consisting of yellow tee-shirt with 'Dress Code Violation' on the front, and a... More »

8th, September 2014 Reviews

Mentally Ill Homophobe Battered Sleeping Flatmate With a Hammer

CONNOR Huntley, 18, was badly hurt by his flatmate Joseph Williams.... More »

8th, September 2014 Royal Family

Kate Middleton Pregnancy Watch Day 1: Kate's 'Inner Circle Buzzes'

KATE Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant with her second child... More »

8th, September 2014 Technology

Digital Cameras Are Just So Confusing

Just remember to point it the right way... More »

8th, September 2014 Arsenal

Transfer Balls: Arsenal Sign Adrien Rabiot Then Sell Him To Roma To Smash Manchester United's Kevin Strootman Bid

TRANSFER Balls: The Daily Express has news for Arsenal fans: Paris St-Germain are looking to offload midfielder Adrien Rabiot to Roma. PSG are after Roma's Kevin Strootman, 24, who is also a target for Manchester United... More »

8th, September 2014 Key Posts

Your 100% British Soul Extravaganza!

BRITISH soul music is in a very, very good place at the moment and one of the leading lights of the scene is the wonderful Sam Smith, who has just announced a big ol' UK tour for Spring 2015... More »

8th, September 2014 Arsenal

Transfer Balls: Manchester United Sign Arsenal Target Juan Cuadrado Who Agreed Barcalona Deal

More utter balls... More »

8th, September 2014 Technology

Horrors! The Internet Is Too Full For eBay And Cats

BILLLIONS reel as it is revealed that the internet is actually full. It's this that led to eBay falling over this week... More »

8th, September 2014 Manchester City 1

Manchester City's Micah Richards Chooses Style And Substance Over Cash

Living the dream... More »

8th, September 2014 Money

Another Daily Mail Health Headline We Can Prove Ain't True

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8th, September 2014 Sports

Euro 2016 Championships Qualifying Match: Gibraltar Field 2 Footballers Against Poland

Polish player may care to keep on the right side of number 6... More »