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24th, September 2013 Sports

Daily Mirror accuses Manchester United of playing like 'powderpuff' gays against Manchester City

Whatever can they mean..? More »

24th, September 2013 Sports

Arsenal have £120m to spend on players, maybe

No sooner has one transfer season ended than another begins.. More »

24th, September 2013 Royal Family

Cumbria's Tommy Mattinson is the World Gurning Champion for the 15th year running

As Sharon Osbourne has taught us, one expression can get you a long way in showbiz... More »

24th, September 2013 Reviews

Shoplifter caught out by his pet dog

Darwin calls William Cochrane, 28, who celebrated his birthday by nicking an iPod and speakers from Asda in Inverness... More »

24th, September 2013 TV & Radio

X Factor: cutting Hannah Sheares and Dermot O’Leary's knob watch

What did you watch the X Factor...? More »

24th, September 2013 Strange But True 3

Palestinian tortures Jewish mouse that ate his wages (photo)

A man living in Gaza was so annoyed a mouse had eaten his wages that he strung up the wee beastie... More »

24th, September 2013 Strange But True

Scientist attacked by the bull he cloned

Dr Moreau is alive and well, it seems. Prof. Park Se-pill has been attacked by his cloned bull art Jeju National University in South Korea... More »

24th, September 2013 TV & Radio

Black rhino survives encounter with TV crew

Brave rhino stands down human... More »

24th, September 2013 Reviews 2

Samantha Lewthwaite: The White Widow who tells the brown and black men to kill in Kenya

Yesterday, the Mirror and Sun told us that Samantha Lewthwaite was the brains behind the operation, "barking out orders" to her "assassins". Today she's dead. Maybe... More »

23rd, September 2013 Sports

Liverpool: Rodgers says Suarez is 'chomping at the bit'

Brendan Rodgers is talking about Luis Suarez, banned from football for biting an opponent... More »

23rd, September 2013 Celebrities

Bono chased at G8 summit by Make Bono History heroes

Mr G9, was Heiligendamm in 2007 for the 33rd G8 summit, when members of the Make Bono History campaign... More »

23rd, September 2013 Key Posts

The 18 most unforgettable team photos of all time

But as team photos, go, Tuilagi’s prank is fairly small beer… More »

23rd, September 2013 Celebrities

The Daily Mail returns to leer at 'leggy' nine-year-old Leni Klum

The Daily Mail continues to leer at young girls... More »

23rd, September 2013 Key Posts 1

The Top 10 masked bands of all time (volume 1)

We've flicked through the record archives here at Anorak Towers and now bring you the Top 10 masked pop stars and groups of all time (volume 1) More »

23rd, September 2013 Celebrities

EDL go after Tulisa Contostavlos

The EDL are, clearly, upset about lots of things and you wouldn't want them turning up outside your house unannounced (people have a hard enough time when they turn out unannounced in their town)... More »

23rd, September 2013 Celebrities

In 1983 Dennis Hopper performed this Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act in Houston

His arrival was announced thus: “Stick around folks and watch a famous Hollywood film personality perform the Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act. That’s right, folks, he’ll sit in a chair with six sticks of dynamite and light the fuse”... More »

23rd, September 2013 Money 1

Starbucks really wasn't making a profit you know

If we add back in £3.2 million to Starbucks' reported losses, add back in that royalty payment too, Starbucks UK is still making a loss... More »

23rd, September 2013 Reviews

Islamist who protesteted against Danish Mohammed cartoons has change of heart

“In 2011 for the first time I read an Islam critic..." More »

23rd, September 2013 Technology

How the game of Good Cop - Bad Cop works in job interviews

How to lie... More »

23rd, September 2013 The Consumer

The five greatest home shopping TV fails of all time

Anorak loves watching Home shopping channels. Every now and then you get a memorable moment... More »

23rd, September 2013 Sports 7

Non-dom Daily Mail laments unpatriotic Manchester City and says Manchester United are as bad as England

Neil Ashton writes in the Mail of Manchester City's victory over Manchester United. "In years to come, the 166th Manchester derby could go down as the day English football died..." More »

23rd, September 2013 The Consumer

The joys of eating roadkill in Cornwall

"I ate a badger once that someone else had picked up because they wanted its skull.." More »

23rd, September 2013 Celebrities

Bono says U2's tax avoidance policy is 'in total harmony with the Irish government’s philosophy'

So. Bono. Are you a hypocrite..? More »

23rd, September 2013 Key Posts

The world's most famous politicians who painted

have a lot of fun since I took it up, in my somewhat miserable way, your hobby of painting. I have had no instruction, have no talent..." More »

23rd, September 2013 Money

Dragoncon: Epic cosplayers gets Cease and Dessist letter for the vomitous Marriott carpet design they copied

Congratulations to the cosplayers at the 2013 Dragoncon who dressed as the hideous carpet at the Atlanta Marriott hotel. But when one of the carpet assassins offered to supply the outfit to others, the lawyers stepped in... More »