24th, February 2014
In Pictures
24th, February 2014
In Pictures
Iran's Magical Lake Oroumieh Is Dying - Photos Of A Manmade Disaster
IRAN is not all gurning mullahs, mentalists and bigots. It is the setting to some stunning landscapes, like Lake Oroumieh (aks Lake Urmia), a landscape of solidified salt in northwestern Iran. Oroumieh, one of the biggest saltwater lakes on Earth, has shrunk more than 80 percent to 1,000 square kilometres (nearly 400 square miles) in the past decade... More »
24th, February 2014
Royal Family
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John Terry Is More Obnoxious Than El-Hadji Diouf
A few words from our new favourite betting company.... More »
24th, February 2014
TV & Radio
Mic Wright's Remotely Furious: House of Cards, Line of Duty And Enough Spoilers To Kill A Guardian TV Reviewer
r. Both Line of Duty and House of Cards opened their second seasons with shock deaths for young women the audience was growing to like. In the case of Line of Duty, the young policewoman thrown out of a hospital window had less than 40 minutes to make her connection but still managed it thanks to the masterful scriptwriting of Jed Mercurio... More »
24th, February 2014
TV & Radio
Vyacheslav Ivanov's Video Shows The Growth Of A Snowflake
THIS is a terrific video of a snowflake growing. Called Snowtime, Vyacheslav Ivanov's video reveals the growth of something that brings a smile to our faces. The Aphex Twin soundtrack makes it rock... More »
24th, February 2014
Celebrities
The Rise And Fall of Benny Hill
Benny Hill wanted his women to be more naive than he was, women who would look up to him. He also said it was fellatio he wanted, or masturbation. “But Bob, I get a thrill when they’re kneeling there, between my knees and they’re looking up at me. And I want them to call me Mr Hill, not Benny. ‘Is that all right for you , Mr Hill?’ That’s lovely, that is, I really like that,” I asked him why and he said, “well, it’s respectful.” – Bob Monkhouse (from Mark Lewisohn's Benny Hill biography - 'Funny, Peculiar').... More »
24th, February 2014
Celebrities
On The Aberdeen Nirvana Tour With An Official Cobain Live Mr Potato Head 2" Keychain - Photos
Aberdeen mayor Bill Simpson wants to harness "the international recognition our community has gained from its connections with Kurt Cobain and his artistic achievements". He wants Aberdeen to be the new Graceland, Elvis's home Memphis, Tennessee, here prices stat at $34 for a tour. Over 600,000 pay up every year - and they exit via the gift shop, picking up item like Elvis Graceland mints, the Elvis American Classic Counted Cross Stitch Kit and this Elvis Live Mr Potato Head 2" Keychain... More »
24th, February 2014
Sports
Swearing Forces BBC To Broadcast Scottish Premier League Football After The Watershed
VIEWERS of the BBC's Saturday afternoon broadcast of Ross County v St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership was ended when swearing broke out amongst the fans. Fans hoping to catch the game at 5:30pm were forced to wait until the post-watershed 10:55pm... More »
24th, February 2014
Strange But True
Photo: Maggot Sets Up Home In Woman's Ear
"SOMETIMES when we put fruits and vegetables on our dining table, it's possible that after the larvae have incubated for a while that they might crawl around and then look for some new food and new environment," writes Taiwan Dr. Shi Cheng-pien in the New England Journal of Medicine... More »
24th, February 2014
Flashback
1810: Friedrich Kauffman of Dresden's First Robot In History
FLASHBACK to April, 30, 1950: An elderly Bavarian inspects what is said to be the first robot in history, a soldier with an automatic bellows that blows a trumpet, made in 1810 by Friedrich Kauffman of Dresden. The robot is one of the many attractions of the Deutsches Museum in Munich... More »
24th, February 2014
Reviews
Aberdeen's Inaugural Kurt Cobain Day Is A Riot
TO Aberdeen, where it's Kurt Cobain day. Things to look out for... More »
24th, February 2014
Flashback
Your Guidebook to Creating a Proper Heavy Metal Album Cover
A PRIME reason for heavy metal’s success is that it is a culture unto itself. Fads come and go, but a culture has staying power. It comes with its own dress code, etiquette and idolatry. A small but important part of that culture is the album cover – the visual representation of the music, the heart of the heavy metal universe. If you’re a metal band, it’s imperative you get this facet right. So, let’s tour through some metal covers from the 1980s, a time when heavy metal was king, and learn from their successes and failures... More »
23rd, February 2014
Arsenal
1954: Arsenal Players Lark About In Dressing Room Before Moscow Match
FLASHBACK to September 30th 1954: - Arsenal players at the Highbury ground, North London... More »
23rd, February 2014
Reviews
Maybe The Sun's Teenager Sold For Sex Will Pop Up On Sky TV
IN "Sold for sex at 14", the Sun (prop. R. Murdoch) shows readers "Moment Romanian dad shook hands on £12k deal to sell daughter as a hooker in Britain"... More »
23rd, February 2014
Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann: A Secret Dossier On Thieving Gypsies That An Anonymous Women Knows About
Anorak's look at the missing child in the news... More »
23rd, February 2014
Celebrities
The Sun Continues To Be Amazed That Women Have Sex
THE Sun continues to be amazed that single women have sex. But it realises that women who do have sex (as is alleged) would prefer to remain anonymous. Men on the other hand wold like everyone know who they shagged... More »
23rd, February 2014
Money
Good News: The Dying Record Industry Continues To Fleece Music Lovers And Acts For Mega Bucks
IDIOTS keep saying the music industry is dying. Of course it isn't. Have you seen how much money they spent on The Brits? If they're skint, award shows would be held in a pub function room with darts trophies handed to the three remaining artists who have been daft enough to sign to a record company... More »
23rd, February 2014
Politicians
Sleep It Off: Rebekah Brooks Email About Advice From Tony Blair Re-Hacking Scandal
3. Keep strong and definitely sleeping pills... More »
23rd, February 2014
Celebrities
Groucho Marx Versus Albert Hall: The 1955 Face-Off
ALBERT Hall was born in Kansas...on a farm. He was not born in London. He is not to be confused with the concert Hall... More »
23rd, February 2014
Flashback
Iwo Jima: A Story Of Death, Glory And Propaganda In Wonderful Photos
ON this day in photos: February 23, 1945: US raises flag over Iwo Jima. Joe Rosenthal took the wonderful picture as the U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raised the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi. This picture won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945.... More »
23rd, February 2014
Politicians
Obama Lama Ding Dong: The Tibet-Washington DC Headline Generator
Good to see that in the age of the internet pun-killing headline, some wit can get through the Google news sieve. But how original is the headline?... More »
23rd, February 2014
In Pictures
Pakistan's Street Monkey Entertainers: A Photo Story
A photo essay on the monkeys of Pakistan... More »
23rd, February 2014
In Pictures
The Best News Pictures Of The Week - 15-22 February 2014
Choose your favourite... More »
22nd, February 2014
Celebrities
1972: Little Richard And 'Screaming' Lord Sutch Play Football At Wembley Stadium
22nd, February 2014
Books
I Was Julian Assange's Ghost Writer: The Fantastic Story Of 'Swedish Whores, Pentagon Bores And Being Hitler
...his sentences too were infected with his habits of self-regard and truth-manipulation. The man who put himself in charge of disclosing the world’s secrets simply couldn’t bear his own. The story of his life mortified him and sent him scurrying for excuses. He didn’t want to do the book. He hadn’t from the beginning... More »
