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2nd, May 2013 Music

Brassy Denise Reis is a trumpet (video)

Take it away, Denise Reis.... More »

1st, May 2013 Celebrities

Reginald D Hunter lampoons the PFA after the 'nigger' race row (the photos)

How did Reginald D Hunter react to the overblown race row about his appearance at the PFA awards? He mocked it.... More »

1st, May 2013 Money 1

Apple's Bond deal is the most glorious tax avoidance ruse

The only reason that Apple has issued these bonds is to get around having to pay the corporate income tax in the US... More »

1st, May 2013 Key Posts

Reginald D Hunter's 'nigga' show upset 'the Manchester United of people'

The Professional Footballers’ Association (|PFA) booked American-born Royal Academy of Dramatic Art alumnus Reginald D Hunter to entertain footballers at their AGM... More »

1st, May 2013 Flashback

The Day My Kid Went Punk: a punksploitation special

"What do you do when your bright, loveable, talent kid turns into a punker overnight?"... More »

1st, May 2013 Celebrities

Bill Roache arrested over child abuse claims in this life

Roache MBE has been accused of raping 15-year-old girl in 1967... More »

1st, May 2013 Strange But True 1

Man who lost life savings playing Tubs of Fun given huge stuffed dreadlocked banana as compensation

Henry Gribbohm, 30, swapped his life savings ($2,600) for a huge stuffed banana with dreadlocks.. More »

1st, May 2013 Reviews

States United to Prevent Gun Violence produce this great anti-gun advert

GUNS HAVE CHANGED. SHOULDN'T OUR GUN LAWS? More »

1st, May 2013 Reviews

Big news for those of you who don't read the Wall Street Journal...

WOW! More »

1st, May 2013 In Pictures

Awkward modelling poses

CHEESE! More »

1st, May 2013 Celebrities

UN bozo poses with fake Bono

Politicians love hanging around with pop stars don't they? It gives them the chance to feel vaguely important and they hope that a little cred will rub off on them so they can impress their bosses or voters... More »

1st, May 2013 Key Posts 4

UKIP Watch: trawling for 'fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists' standing in the local elections

David Cameron called UKIP "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists". In another age, he might have called them prospective voters. As the local elections loom, sections of the press are focusing on UKIP... More »

1st, May 2013 Strange But True 1

Artists massive inflatable turd deflates in high winds

The 15.5 metre-tall Complex Pile, a work by Paul McCarthy, has run. The massive inflatable pile of poo has been let down... More »

1st, May 2013 Reviews 3

Who carved a massive dick into the Godalming butcher's parking space?

Bad Drawings of Dicks heads to Goldaming, Surrey, where butcher Simon Thornton has spotted the large penis cut into the cement behind his shop... More »

1st, May 2013 Strange But True

Wambui the Zebra puts out cigarettes with his urine (video)

Other than stopping traffic what use is a zebra?.. More »

1st, May 2013 The Consumer 1

Customer sends Greater Anglia trains complaint letter in form of a suppository

Dear... More »

30th, April 2013 In Pictures

Food art - 9 meals that are way more than smily faces

Can tripe be cute? More »

30th, April 2013 Reviews

Executed Richard Cobb says 'Wow! That is great' after receiving lethal injection

Famous last words... More »

30th, April 2013 Reviews

Amanda Kercher co-opts the Kercher family into plugging her book

Knox has been on the TV in the US. She tells ABC that she "wants to be recognised as a person"... More »

30th, April 2013 Key Posts

Chernobyl: the word's worst nuclear accident in photos - then and now

At 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, an engineer flicked the power switch on the control panel in the Chernobyl plant 4th reactor's control room and triggered the world's nuclear accident... More »

30th, April 2013 Celebrities

Why 'gay' John Lennon liked Yoko Ono

So. Was Lennon gay?... More »

30th, April 2013 Money

Waitrose raises property prices

The Waitrose effect: How upmarket supermarket can add 50% to the value of your home. No. It does not... More »

30th, April 2013 Flashback

21 vintage camera adverts for your inner voyeur

Before the age of digital cameras in everything, buying a snapper was a call to loins. Men needed cameras for one reason: to record women... More »

30th, April 2013 Sports

Professional football team takes on 22 amateurs (Norwegian Premier League outfit Valerenga, that is)

Norwegian Premier League outfit Valerenga (mid-table nothingness, if you're wondering) took on a side twice their size for a television series called Golden Goal... More »

30th, April 2013 Sports

Connected Jason Collins has a big future in the macho world of politics

What's the agenda..? More »