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22nd, November 2013 Reviews

Lambeth Slaves: Rescued By Journalism An Indian Karate Teacher And Courage

When the story that three women had been rescued from a south London home, where they'd been held as slaves for at least 30 years, the news media went into overdrive... More »

22nd, November 2013 Celebrities

Gary Barlow Finds Twitter Q&A Session Rather Taxing

So, to promote the new LP, he took to Twitter for a Q&A. A chance for Barlow to hear from his fans, right? Well, sadly for Gary, he found that most questions focused on one thing - tax avoidance... More »

22nd, November 2013 In Pictures

The High-Density Living In Hong Kong: These Pictures Aren't Photoshopped

"Architecture of Density was the first topic that made me think in depth about where I live and what it’s like to live in this city..." More »

22nd, November 2013 Arsenal

Daily Arsenal: Jack Wilshere's Non-Injury Injury Row

What news from The Emirates..? More »

22nd, November 2013 Celebrities

James Arthur Cancels All Engagements Thanks To 'Exhaustion', Which No-one Believes

In this case, 'acute exhaustion' seems to mean 'made a thundering error by saying something homophobic, and then got called out on it, fought back without apology and made it all worse, and now doesn't quite know what to do'... More »

22nd, November 2013 Strange But True 2

Tragic Tattoo: The Anti-Gay Leviticus Tattoo Fail

Anti-gay and anti-God... More »

22nd, November 2013 Celebrities

Martha Stewart's Terrible Food Cookbook (Now on Twitter)

A child of the 1970s... More »

22nd, November 2013 Film

Mark Caldwell Interviews Tim Curry About The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

Please to mee you... More »

22nd, November 2013 Books

A Wonderful Collection of Salvador Dali's Book And Lollypop Illustrations

It's true to say that Salvador Dalí was not to everyone's tastes. But he was savvy, a Damien Hirst of his day, pumping out art to deadline. And you can own some... More »

22nd, November 2013 Books

Costco Sells The Bible As Fiction

“I never, ever in my entire life had seen a Bible labelled as fiction,” says pastor Caleb Kaltenbach... More »

22nd, November 2013 Reviews 1

Co-op Shopper Served Poo In A Bag

“I went to put the rest of the stuff away and noticed poo on the bottles of milk. I looked in the bag and there was a piece of poo at the bottom.." More »

22nd, November 2013 Reviews 2

Rawan: The West Uses An 8-Year-Old Bride Killed On Her Wedding Day To Gain Control In Yemen

The story of the eight-year-old Yemeni bride who died of internal injuries on the first night of a forced marriage to her 40-year-old groom is all over the web... More »

22nd, November 2013 Film

The Meat Industry In An Eye-Opening Six Minute Video Of Sterile Death And Fat

Cheap protein... More »

21st, November 2013 Money

A Wealth Tax Might Be Moral But It Would Be A Disaster In Practice

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21st, November 2013 Strange But True

Face Of The Day: Kelvin Mercado Is Pegman

Call me when he puts a washer diet on his face... More »

21st, November 2013 Strange But True

People Of Walmart: The Tulsa Tosser

"Who gets up at 8:30 in the morning and decides they're going to go to Walmart, take off all their clothes and..." More »

21st, November 2013 Sports 1

Stuart Broad's Ashes: Aussie Aussie Aussie - Out, Out, Out, Out, Out

They know what you did last summer... More »

21st, November 2013 Sports 2

Transfer Balls: Paul Pogba Will Go To Manchester United When No-one Else Wants Him

Pogba goes nowhere... More »

21st, November 2013 Key Posts 3

Oasis Brothers Liam & Noel Gallagher's Top 17 Insults

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21st, November 2013 Celebrities

For Sale: Huge Collection Of Kate Garraway Photos Taken From The TV

Kate's great... More »

21st, November 2013 Celebrities

Daniel Radcliffe Says Celebs Can't Expect Privacy If They Go On Twitter

Thanks to Daniel Radcliffe, we've just finished rummaging around Rihanna and Limmy's bins because, because he just gave everyone permission to be a nosy parker... More »

21st, November 2013 Fashion 1

Cat Shirts: Embroidery Artist Hiroko Kubota Has Your Christmas Gifts Sorted

If Henri Lacoste can slap a crocodile on your chest, Paul And Shark a Shark and Ralph Lauren a horse, would you wear a cat over your heart?... More »

21st, November 2013 Reviews

Stoke Woman Gets Shoe Caught In Moving Staircase

ONCE upon a time, local newspapers could outsell the national titles... More »

21st, November 2013 Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo Poses In The Post Manchester United Years

What's not to love..? More »

21st, November 2013 Strange But True 1

Helsinki Airport: 'Feel Yourself At Home'

Meanwhile...in Finland... More »