2nd, April 2014
Film
TO the delight of virtually everyone, the late, great Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988 – 1999) seems to be experiencing something of a pop culture resurgence these days.
April 1st of this year saw former Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy return to top form in National Geographic’s Total Riff-Off, and the cable network Retro TV recently announced that it will begin airing MST-3K reruns starting July 5, 2014.... More »
2nd, April 2014
Flashback
STROLLING down Memory Lane on the way to Anorak Towers, we came across an old advertisement for Spangles – the sweet signifier of choice for lazy peddlers of nostalgia... More »
2nd, April 2014
Flashback
The chicken pluckers... More »
2nd, April 2014
Reviews
THE Daily Express and Daily Mail lead with news of migration... More »
2nd, April 2014
Politicians
NIGEL Farage has achieved nothing in his time as Ukip leader other than promote himself. His mission is to gift the two biggest parties an identity and sense of purpose. His comments, such as a recent sense of pride in having "taken a third of the BNP's support", seducing those bigots "frustrated" and "upset" by their changing communities, serve to demolish the once feared BNP and make Ukip wholly unelectable... More »
2nd, April 2014
Books
THEY say not to judge a book by its cover, but I think it’s pretty safe to say all of these books are horrible without ever turning a page. That being said, it’s sometimes fun to check out some good old fashioned paperback trash – so let’s have a look... More »
2nd, April 2014
Books
YOUTHFUL Romances, formerly Youthful LOVE Romances, was a 1950s comic book. Published by St Louis Missouri's Ribage Publishing Corporation, with executive offices in New York City, the comic book offered a look at love in full colour 2D for just 10 cents. .. More »
2nd, April 2014
Celebrities
Left to Right, Strippers Margie Hart, Lili St. Cyr and Gypsy Rose Lee. All were showcased at Boston's Old Howard Theater... More »
1st, April 2014
Reviews
TO Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where a Starbucks barista has used caramel sauce to draw a pentagram and 666 in a customer's coffee... More »
1st, April 2014
Flashback
Mayhem at the match... More »
1st, April 2014
Flashback
FLASHBACK to September 1 1928: How much did Manchester United footballer Frank Munn resemble his player's cigarette card?
The card in 1929... More »
1st, April 2014
In Pictures
SEVEN philosophers will now brighten up your day. Or not... More »
1st, April 2014
Music
WE told you De La Soul were marking their 25th anniversary of their great album 3 Feet High and Rising by releasing a free download nearly their entire back catalog.... More »
1st, April 2014
Film
As the artist says: "Welcome to my Sick World."... More »
1st, April 2014
Liverpool
The Reds are top if the Premier League. The Liverpool Echo's Kristian Walsh reacts by commenting on Luis Suarez's performance in a 4-0 win over a poor Spurs side... More »
1st, April 2014
Flashback
Go-ahead Prince Edward was aged 24 at the time. One day all the cool kids would be wearing double-breasted suits and cufflinks... More »
1st, April 2014
Flashback
FLASHBACK to November 14 1987... More »
1st, April 2014
manchester united
COMPARE and contrast these stories on Manchester United's 'Class of '92'. The Sun produced this scoop on March 27, 2014... More »
1st, April 2014
manchester united
Mr consistency... More »
1st, April 2014
Reviews
WHEN THERESA Ritchie spots a dog poo on an Aberdeen street she decorates it in strawberries and cream, or icing sugar and Nutella, which she keeps in her handbag... More »
1st, April 2014
Fashion
MEN'S fashion is an endless source of point-and-laugh fun. In this instalment, we hard back to the 1970s, wherein the Onesie For Him was knocking them bandy in the boardroom and bedroom... More »
1st, April 2014
Flashback
THE worst cereal of all time, for me, has always been Grape-Nuts (AKA aquarium gravel). Yet, as I grew older, I actually came to like these granular pellets which look like they belong at the bottom of a fish tank. Tastes evolve.
I say this to underscore the fact that this list is purely subjective. Yet, it's still fun to poke through the vast arrays of breakfast cereals from years past and single out the worst of the worst. I apologize up front if I am besmirching your cherished childhood favorite, but it simply must be done. And so here they are – the definitive list of the absolute worst breakfast cereals of all time (in no particular order). Enjoy... More »
1st, April 2014
Music
op deaths mean Unreleased Material Time!
UMT sees tracks that weren't finished or deemed too poor to be issued in the artist's lifetime, stuck onto albums that no-one pays for anymore, possibly with a guest rap from Pitbull or something involving a children's choir. Failing that, just get a load of no-marks to remix a load of stuff you like into something you like considerably less... More »
31st, March 2014
In Pictures
VENEZUELA is reeling. The current wave of unrest started in San Cristobal on 4 February, when students took to the streets to protest against the alleged attempted rape of a university student...
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31st, March 2014
Flashback
FLASHBACK to October 12 1920:
Police use a Ford Model T car to regulate slow moving traffic in the East End of London... More »
