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3rd, October 2013 TV & Radio

The X Factor: the bisexual singer who doesn't like boys

The X Factor is the "BISEXUAL" Factor, as the Sun looks as X Factor warbler Sese Foster... More »

3rd, October 2013 Reviews

Christina Edkins: the remarkable compassion shown to her mentally ill killer

The Sun says "schoolgirl" Christina Edkins, 16, was "killed by the system"... More »

3rd, October 2013 Books

Dinosaur erotica exists: fiction for readers aroused by bad teeth and scaly skin

Tired of My Little Pony fan fiction erotica, we've moved on to read the Velociraptor's Nest. Yep. Dinosaur erotica is exists. More »

2nd, October 2013 Music

Paris Hilton and Lil Wayne have created the themes tune for the world's designated drivers

Sings Paris Hilton: “Yes, I’m having a good time and I might be a bit tipsy but that’s okay cuz you’re with me...” More »

2nd, October 2013 Arsenal

Arsenal: what really happened at Piebury Corner?

What really happened..? More »

2nd, October 2013 Celebrities

People with money to burn can ruin Frankie Cocozza's body

You remember Frankie Cocozza don't you?... More »

2nd, October 2013 Books

Mark Twain's Advice to Little Girls

Good little girls ought not to make mouths at their teachers for every trifling offense. This retaliation should only be resorted to under peculiarly aggravated circumstances... More »

2nd, October 2013 Key Posts

Football's 10 most offensive pundits

Tom Cowan and Robbie Fowler are the latest pundits to find that a casual remark or a casual prejudice can get you into hot water... More »

2nd, October 2013 Sports

FIFA 14: Why The Critics Have It All Wrong

FIFA 14 is brilliant... More »

2nd, October 2013 manchester united

Manchester United laugh in: Alex Ferguson advise 'never hold a grudge'

What was the secret of Manchester United's success under Sir Alex Ferguson?.. More »

2nd, October 2013 Celebrities

Farrah Abraham never did that million plus dollars for her leaked dirty tape

Like you, we've always marvelled at how celebrities are always offered a million dollars to perform in a sex flick... More »

2nd, October 2013 Sports

Manchester United: David Moyes sees shades of Preston in his United team

Manchester United: David Moyes sees shades of Preston in his United team.. More »

2nd, October 2013 Politicians

Ralph Miliband in The Times protesting against precisely the sort of Soviet oppression Daily Mail says he supported

Dear, Daily Mail... More »

2nd, October 2013 Celebrities

Malcolm Gladwell's guide to interviews

I am rarely nasty. If I write about you, I do not want you to ever regret having talked to me... More »

2nd, October 2013 Politicians

Tories play Jessie J's Price Tag as anti-austerity marchers protest in Manchester

And the band played on... More »

2nd, October 2013 Sports 1

Signs that Chelsea are working in perfect harmony in this Terry-Luiz synchronised Gif

More harmony than in David Cameron's hair... More »

2nd, October 2013 Flashback

1983: Macho George Michael loves The Sweet but hates the 'effeminate one'

Flashback to Smash Hits, September 29, 1983, when George Michael was picking the hits... More »

2nd, October 2013 Politicians 3

Jew-baiting Daily Mail too fundamentalist for us says new columnist Samantha Lewthwaite

The Daily Mail's hatchet job on Labour leader Ed Miliband's dead father is making waves... More »

2nd, October 2013 Strange But True 4

Criminal record for London shopper who mistook an avocado for loose onions

City recruitment consultant Nicholas Long, 25, classed his food as "loose onions" 20 times in the space of just three months... More »

2nd, October 2013 Strange But True

Women threw unidentified roast and urine at each other

She told police that she grabbed her roast before answering. Opening the door she saw Tamaria Sterling, with whom she had had an alleged fight at a night club the previous evening... More »

1st, October 2013 Sports

Arsenal: 'Arsene Who?' and what else they said of the man who came from nowhere to take over at Highbury

Arsene Who..? More »

1st, October 2013 Flashback

10 must-see music photos from the past

Magic... More »

1st, October 2013 Money 2

The Guardian fails to understand Google's taxes

They've noticed that Google doesn't pay very much tax in the UK. OK, fine, but the figures that they then use to illustrate this show that Google might well be paying too much in tax in the UK... More »

1st, October 2013 Books

Third Bridget Jones novel to have monumental character death

SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! More »

1st, October 2013 Celebrities 1

Justin Bieber does not bring down the Great Wall of China with an hormonal meltdown

Bieber did as all US tourists to China must and went to the Great Wall, where he got two men to carry him up the steps on their shoulders. More »