20th, January 2014
Money
2 It's unusual for someone to go through two entire technological revolutions in their own, one, lifetime, but I think it might be happening to me. Might have to hope I can hang on for another decade or so to see it entirely becoming true perhaps. But I'm referring to the rise and the fall of the PC... More »
20th, January 2014
Celebrities
1 The French are not known for being particularly prudish. Their great art is filled with tasteful nudes. They have the boobies on the beaches. Their accents make people orgasm on impact. We've seen Carla Bruni with no clothes on. The French, it seems, are comfortable with the human form. Unless you're Miley Cyrus or Britney Spears it seems, who have had their videos banned by French television... More »
20th, January 2014
Flashback
2 On January 20, 1942 "The following took part in the conference on the final solution (Endloesung) of the Jewish question". The meeting was held in Berlin, Am Grossen Wannsee No. 56-58... More »
20th, January 2014
Key Posts
My first problem with The Musketeers is that it isn’t a live action remake of The Muskehounds. With any luck if the BBC decides to make a new version of Around The World In 80 Days it’ll have a lion as the lead and an acrobatic cat as Passepartout... More »
20th, January 2014
Politicians
UKIP Councillor For Henley-on-Thames David Silvester was right: gays do plan to drown us all in rainwater... More »
20th, January 2014
Strange But True
Germany is enticing tourists with a calendar featuring a photo of an expansive cottage... More »
Here at Anorak, we love looking at old adverts. Take this one for the 1981 Mitsubishi Mirage. Filmed at the Colorado Air Force Academy, the advert begins in grand fashion... More »
20th, January 2014
Strange But True
RIP Opossum Bob, or Bob The Opossum, to give you your title. It was back in 2011 that Bob was found suffering from spinal injuries. He was taken to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Too hurt to be released back into the wild, Bob got a job at the Wild at Heart Rescue in Gulfport, Mississippi. Reports say, "Last year alone he took part in nearly 300 educational programmes". Bob was smart... More »
20th, January 2014
Strange But True
A wild Stabbe in the dark... More »
19th, January 2014
Reviews
Mikaeel's Kular's mother has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the three year old. And now police have nicked a 26-year-old man from Derbyshire on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence. He tweeted something unpleasant. He's out on police bail... More »
19th, January 2014
Liverpool
1 What do you do when a grown man takes nasty looking fall? This Liverpool supports smiled and reached for his camera. Always good to record any injuries for posterity and insurance claims: More »
18th, January 2014
Strange But True
2 Nabucco was out walking her Gávea close to her home in the Rio de Janeiro suburbs when, as Globo reports, a porcupine fell on her head... More »
18th, January 2014
Liverpool
3 Id Liverpool's Luis Suarez dive to win the penalty - one converted to give the Reds a 2-1- with Aston Villa? Let's see what the local newspapers said... More »
18th, January 2014
Politicians
2 Why does it rain so much? That question to you, UKIP councillor Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire David Silvester... More »
18th, January 2014
Celebrities
The Nicolas Anelka ‘quinelle’ controversy has taken a dramatic new twist, as West Bromwich Albion’s sponsors have threatened to end their shirt contract if the club continues to pick the French striker. Zoopla are not the first people to find that association with high-profile individuals can be a double-sided sword… More »
18th, January 2014
Books
"The purpose of this book is to acquaint all with the elements of human nature and enable them to read these elements in all men, women and children in all countries. At least fifty thousand careful examinations have been made to prove the truthfulness of the nature and location of these elements..." More »
18th, January 2014
Reviews
Anorak's at-a-glance look at the missing child in the news. Sky reports that his body has been found 34 miles from home in Fife. His mother Rosdeep Kular has been detained, reports the BBC... More »
17th, January 2014
Politicians
Hitler gets a mention.... More »
17th, January 2014
Reviews
Mirror, mirror on the wall.... More »
17th, January 2014
TV & Radio
Of course, these whiteys dressed up in stereotypical "Asian" attire which saw Twitter exploding with rage. And a few (presumably) white people saying "Oh shush, get over it." Soon enough, the hashtag #HowIMetYourRacism, coupled with furious comments, flooded the network... More »
17th, January 2014
Fashion
Buyer beware... More »
This a seriously astonishing little piece of information. Skype now carries enough international phone calls that its own traffic is equal to 40% of the entire international calling market. And there's an important point here about why economic growth seems to be slowing too... More »
Putin will now do his utmost to show you what a bigoted cretin he is... More »
17th, January 2014
Celebrities
Flashback photo of the day... More »
