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12th, April 2013 TV & Radio

Drilling for water in Holland: an unintentional comedy film

Clank! More »

12th, April 2013 Film

The greatest most terrifying buried alive moments in film history

Being buried alive is right up there in the list of thing you fear most... More »

12th, April 2013 Madeleine McCann 3

Madeleine McCann: tabloids monster James Lawlor

The Daily Star's alleged "NEW MADDIE CHILD SNATCHER" is said by the Sun to be one James Lawlor, a 62-year-old father of two... More »

12th, April 2013 Celebrities

Tiny Tim entertains the kids with a song about mass death and destruction

The ice caps are melting, The tide is rushing in. All the world is drowning, To wash away the sin. More »

12th, April 2013 The Consumer

Great Ads: Devonshire Sunshine Bubble Soy aftertaste face

A great ad... More »

12th, April 2013 Gifs

Fail gifs

Not like that... More »

12th, April 2013 Celebrities

McFly: Harry Judd link his heart to his hands

Link of the week appeared in Hello! magazine where McFly drummer Harry Judd was in the chair... More »

11th, April 2013 Politicians

Freedom loving Daily Mail upset as BBC chief refuses to ban Thatcher Ding-Dong death song - oh, the irony

The Daily Mail has campaigned for press freedom over. It says "no" to Leveson. The same Mail wants the BBC to ban Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead... More »

11th, April 2013 Madeleine McCann 3

Madeleine McCann: appeal leads to arrest of man suspected of attempting kidnap in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

"HUNT FOR NEW MADDIE FIEND," declares the Daily Star's front-page headline... More »

11th, April 2013 The Consumer 6

Asda Corned Beef - now with free drugs!

There's a little bit extra in your tins of ASDA Smart Price Corned Beef... More »

11th, April 2013 The Consumer

Turning toilet rolls into sculptures

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11th, April 2013 Flashback

1983: The first video game World Championship (video)

The first video game “World Championship” is underway. Twin Galaxies remembers when it was all lacquered whipped hair and lettering ironed onto T-shirts... More »

11th, April 2013 Strange But True

Fast food joints! Beware the headless driver! (video)

Imagine you worked for a burger chain and someone drove into the drive-thru... without a head... More »

11th, April 2013 Money

So that's the end of kiddies TV programmes: the illiberal elite to ban advertising

Companies selling products such as toys, sweets, clothes and video games should be prevented from marketing them towards primary school pupils amid fears the trend is undermining children’s natural development... More »

11th, April 2013 Key Posts 2

Couple caught having sex on Street View (5 of the Best)

Couple have been caught on Google Street View, doing the sex outdoors while the Google car drove by... More »

11th, April 2013 Key Posts

Margaret Thatcher and Hillsborough: Her Press Secretary Bernard Ingham's letter to a 'disgusted' Liverpool fan

Anorak has argued against a minute's silence at football grounds for Margaret Thatcher. She was no football fan... More »

11th, April 2013 Sports

New England rugby kit plans victory through steady vomiting

Rugby has always done okay when it comes to their kits, preferring to go plain and simple. This has led to much derision being aimed at football with its silly, fancy-dan jerseys which date quicker than yoghurt... More »

11th, April 2013 In Pictures

James Hunt: al fresco sex and vomit-fuelled racing (photos)

Hunt behaved pretty much exactly as most of us would were we Formular One drivers... More »

11th, April 2013 Flashback

The Chosen Few Motorcycle Club was America' first black biker set

Not all biker gangs are white... More »

11th, April 2013 Reviews 1

NRA makes a big noise about gun silencers

The gun debate dribbles on in the US. The NRA wants the government to relax gun silencer regulations... More »

11th, April 2013 Reviews 9

Left wing applaud Thatcher's decision to close coal pits (she saved the polar bears)

Thatcher is, perhaps, best remembered for closing the coal mines. Some on the Left hate her for it. Fast forward to today and voices on the Left are beseeching the powers that be to close the mines... More »

11th, April 2013 Strange But True

Man used human poo to mask smell of his marijuana farm

How do you mask the smell of your marijuana farm?... More »

11th, April 2013 Reviews

Hospital cleaner playing doctor chops off child's finger

With no medics available, a cleaner named Badri Lal is treating one-year-old Sadiq Khan... More »

11th, April 2013 Politicians

Margaret Thatcher dies: how Melbourne students 'celebrated unreservedly'

To mark the death of Margaret Thatcher, the kids of the Students’ Council of University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) passed a motion to "celebrate unreservedly"... More »

11th, April 2013 Sports

The LV County Championship Day One photos: grab your anoraks and enjoy the view

The crowds... More »