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26th, October 2013 Reviews

Get The Gypsy Blonde Child Snatchers: Reactions To Reporting On Maria

Others have joined Anorak is denouncing the media for its unbridled bigotry in the story of "blonde angle" of Maria, the golden child 'abducted' by swarthy, "grooming", feckless gypsies... More »

26th, October 2013 In Pictures

23 Animals Eating Halloween Pumpkins

EVEryone loves a pumpkin (well, to look at, they do)... More »

26th, October 2013 Strange But True

Man Rescues Several Cans Of Beer From Fire

To Columbus, Georgia, where a newly installed water heater has caught fire. The building is ablaze.. More »

25th, October 2013 In Pictures

In Photos: At Home With Sasha Ruseva And Her Gypsy Family

After the unfounded accusations that gypsies steal blonde children, a few facts... More »

25th, October 2013 Celebrities

Russell Brand, Ignorant Poseur Or Just Posing As Ignorant?

Oh Dear God that's nonsense.... More »

25th, October 2013 In Pictures

Bizarre Japanese Costumes: Inflatable Pink Latex Cows, Seductive Blue Sheep And Rutting Poodles

Finally... More »

25th, October 2013 Politicians

Washington Times and New York Post Spread BS That Obama Wants US Marines To Look More 'French'

It's almost as if the entire story has been made up to git an agenda... More »

25th, October 2013 Film

Mod Cinema: Hard-To-Find 60s, 70s And 80s Films

Here's an example of one: Erotissimo (1968) short film 60's mod fashion pop art... More »

25th, October 2013 Flashback

Soviet-Era Anti-Alcohol Posters

Did they work..? More »

25th, October 2013 Sports

Manchester United: Robbie Savage Stands Up For Good Neighbours

At noon today, the media had said 100o times as many words on the book as there are in the thing. But until now, Savage had been silent... More »

25th, October 2013 Sports

FIFA To Investigate Flares But Probably Not Racism

As everyone knows, FIFA are a bunch of clowns. They're like local councillors raiding the buffet car and talking about golf swings while property developers build a car park on the only playground in town... More »

25th, October 2013 Celebrities

Miranda Kerr and Orland Bloom Pack Up The Milk Jugs And Divorce

Bloom and Miranda Kerr are to divorce. Their three-year marriage produced on child and lot and lots of news... More »

25th, October 2013 Flashback

Cruel Men Critisising Their Wives' Coffee In 1950s And 1960s Adverts (And Her Revenge)

She makes terrible coffee. Sure, she has nice hair, pretty ankles and takes her prescription medication without any fuss, but that darn coffee is terrible... More »

25th, October 2013 Politicians

John Major Backs The EU And Appraises His Former Tory Colleagues

This week Major revisited Britain's place in the European Union. He want the country to remain in it.... More »

25th, October 2013 Gifs

Gif Dump: The Kid Is Light Years Ahead

The best 10 Gifs of the week... More »

25th, October 2013 In Pictures

Dogs Shaking Their Wet Chops - Great Photos

Carli Davidson has taken these fabulous pictures of dogs shaking their chops... More »

25th, October 2013 Reviews

Noam Chomsky Wipes The Floor With A 9/11 Truther: The Building 7 Debate

Noam Chomsky had been speaking at the University of Florida when he invited questions. A 9/11 truth had a question. He talks of a consensus... More »

25th, October 2013 Books

Gertrude Stein: A Great Rejection Letter And A Study Of The Back Of Her Head

On April 19, 1912, Gertrude STrine received this letter from Arthur C Fifield, Publisher... More »

25th, October 2013 Sports 2

Manchester City: Who Made Yaya Toure The Spokesman For All Black Footballers?

Should black footballers boycott the Russia World Cup? Manchester City's Yaya Touré says it's an option he's considering at the 2018 World Cup in Russia... More »

25th, October 2013 Key Posts 1

After Pepper Spray Cop University of California Welcomes TSA Groper Janet Napolitano To Molest Students

Remember John “Pepper Spray” Pike? He’s the ex-Marine and former University of California at Davis policeman who became an Internet meme back in 2011, after he was recorded calmly walking down a line of student protesters sitting on a sidewalk pepper-spraying each one in the face... More »

25th, October 2013 Reviews

Tyne And Wear Metro Reminds Passengers Not To Get Decapitated On The Train

Train operator DB Regio wants passengers to stop propping the doors open to let late arrivals onboard. They say it's "madness".... More »

25th, October 2013 Technology

Samsung Is Making Augmented Reality Glasses For Sport. What Sports?

What sport will be improved by wearing a fragile, expensive computer on your face that shows you your email? More »

25th, October 2013 TV & Radio

Dog Attempts To Mate With Bart Simpson

Call Operation Yewtree... More »

24th, October 2013 Film

Scarface Meets Seinfeld (With Canned Laughter)

I hate canned laughter... More »

24th, October 2013 Key Posts 1

Maria Is A Roma: How The Media Stoked Fears Of Gypsy Abductors Nicking Blond Children

Maria, the gypsy girl found living on a Greek Roma camp, was not abducted. Sasha Ruseva, 38, and Atlan Rusev, 37, are her parents. Sasha is a Roma gypsy. More »