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27th, September 2013 Money

Candy Crush Saga maker files for IPO: but are they a one hit wonder?

The makers of Candy Crush Saga have filed for their IPO over on Nasdaq in the US. That they're an English company floating over there is interesting but of rather more importance is whether they're really just a one hit wonder?... More »

27th, September 2013 Flashback

Dating Dos and Don’ts - a 1949 film that helped millions of American boys get a date their mothers would like

Why not consider good-looking Janice? Well, she acts superior and makes you feel small... More »

27th, September 2013 Music

Justin Bieber alerts fans to the thrill of fizzy mineral water abuse

He is so tough... More »

27th, September 2013 Strange But True

Jesus found on Norwegian salmon to tour Sweden with Demis Roussos

Get a load of that diving figure found on the belly of a Norwegian salmon fished out of Swedish waters... More »

27th, September 2013 Strange But True

Rat used to feed snakes nurses baby squirrels found in vacuum cleaner

When Tanya Durante-Rider from Vancouver, Washington, found three baby squirrels in her vacuum cleaner, she did not wonder how often she tidied the house... More »

27th, September 2013 TV & Radio

Man suffers from alien leg cramp

Eat less salt? More »

27th, September 2013 TV & Radio

Liverpool local walks home in the traditional fashion (video)

One step beyond... More »

27th, September 2013 Celebrities 1

After Fulham: Where does the Michael Jackson statue go now?

This week Fulham uprooted Michael Jackson, or rather a statue of the King of Pop... More »

26th, September 2013 Celebrities

Zach Galifianakis is between two ferns with a wounded Justin Bieber

Justin gets spanked... More »

26th, September 2013 The Consumer

Christy Moore signs a song for Arthur Guinness Day and Diageo's alco-pops training programme

Ireland's love affair with pub and pint is sparking national soul-searching as never before because of an unofficial holiday dreamed up by Guinness owner's Diageo... More »

26th, September 2013 Politicians

Vladimir Putin looks like man's pet dog

How does it smell..? More »

26th, September 2013 Sports

Liverpool: Tesco cashier not sacked for telling shopper not to buy the Sun

Did the cashier at the Tesco store do wrong when she told a customer not to buy The Sun because of its Hillsborough coverage..? More »

26th, September 2013 Politicians

We should be revolted that Gordon Brown's Labour advocating shooting the plebs

The Labour Party has lost the plot... More »

26th, September 2013 Celebrities

Pudsey will lay a large turd at the Premier of his new film

Pudsey is raring to go... More »

26th, September 2013 Reviews

The artist as spambot: Daily Mail Reporter is brains behind horse_ebook

The Twitter feed @horse_ebooks is not spambot but a blog created and written by humans... More »

26th, September 2013 Reviews

Katie Holmes: Quite mental without Tom Cruise

See, Holmes - once an A-Lister - has landed a role as the face of Hellmann's Mayonnaise's 100th birthday celebrations... More »

26th, September 2013 Reviews

First commercial ship to try the melting Northwest Passage will be carrying coal - oh, the irony

Irony of ironies... More »

26th, September 2013 Reviews

Local News: Kent thief had BBQ on Nectar points

Local news is hard hitting... More »

26th, September 2013 Money

There are bad Bitcoin investments and then there are terrible ones

You can mix and match these around either way you like: one is fairly obviously a scam and the other one just doesn't make any sense in any financial manner... More »

26th, September 2013 Reviews 1

Princess Diana was murdered by Robin Cook and other claims that clear the media

It's been pretty well established that paparazzi and the papers had a role to play the death of Princess Diana. More »

26th, September 2013 Sports

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand launches The Footies - because footballers need more rewards

According to the press release, the Footies will “bring together football and music” at a “star-studded event” which will “celebrate the best of what the season had to offer, with live music from headline acts famous for their love of football”. .. More »

26th, September 2013 Money

Netflix and BitTorrent: If you let people buy things then they won't steal them

Two interesting little bits about Netflix, the online on demand film and TV show service... More »

26th, September 2013 Sports

Chelsea: David Luiz talks about David Luiz the brand

There are two or three Mr David Luiz... More »

26th, September 2013 Sports 6

Manchester City: Micah Richards can't understand why the England he refused to play for won't select him

It's a mystery... More »

26th, September 2013 Celebrities

Willie Nelson on the Ernest Tubb show

Some singers discover god and politics as they age. Others, like Willie Nelson, grow their hair long, find that smoking weed is agreeable to them and speak out matters of real importance.... More »