20th, March 2013
Strange But True
Elephant seal uses zebra crossing in Brazil [VIDEO]
The latest hooting animal to wobble into view is a bored elephant seal who idly decided to stop traffic in Brazil for no good reason... More »
20th, March 2013
Strange But True
20th, March 2013
Money
So why the heck do they want to build Bentleys in Bratislava?
Bentley may build its new luxury off-roader in Bratislava rather than Britain, the firm's bosses have revealed... More »
20th, March 2013
Flashback
1905: Portraits of Bulldogs in Fancy Dress
My, how fashions change... More »
20th, March 2013
Reviews
1 Ten years ago today we invaded Iraq: 4,573 Iraqi citizens were killed in 2012
4,573 Iraqi citizens were killed in 2012, up from 4,147 in 2011.... More »
20th, March 2013
Strange But True
1 Police seek horse in connection with Cornwall carrot theft
14 bales of hay and carrots have gone missing in Penryn. Cornwall... More »
20th, March 2013
Photojournalism
Juxtaposition: the authentic French coach
Doors to manual... More »
20th, March 2013
Strange But True
Life copies The Simpsons: Warwick court calls Barts Simpson
Warwick Crown Court calls Barton 'Bart' Simpson, 56.. More »
20th, March 2013
The Consumer
Man buys tabby cat skin rug for $1000
To New Zealand, where a "great little gift for the mancave''* has sold at auction for $955... More »
20th, March 2013
Celebrities
3 Bill 'Cock' Roache says Jimmy Savile's sex abuse was in God's script
Roache is in the public eye because he told New Zealand's One News his views on child sex crimes... More »
19th, March 2013
Flashback
'I was a 'Hitchhiker On the Highway of Love': 1938 sexism
IN 1938, Listerine featured the woman who was a 'Hitchhiker On the Highway of Love'. Could she be helped?... More »
19th, March 2013
Flashback
US National Institute of Mental Health 1969 pamphlet on 'Marihuana'
In 1969, the US National Institute of Mental Health produced advice on 'Marihuana'.... More »
19th, March 2013
In Pictures
El Hombre Nuclear: Colombia's six million dollar man was a comic book and an action figure (photos)
El Hombre Nuclear was the Six Million Dollar Man running on a Spanish language tape... More »
19th, March 2013
Technology
Modern inventors: Sean O'Connor's Batter Blaster
The hero maker... More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
Press regulation: statist Winston Churchill was the Hugh Grant of his time
The trusty Sun leads with Winston Churchill sticking two fingers up to Press regulation. But it was wrong to... More »
19th, March 2013
Flashback
Vintage bed adverts - 22 photos of bedroom bliss
We've leafed through Old Mr Anorak's furniture brochures to being you the best adverts for beds from yesteryear... More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
Church refuses straight weddings until gay marriage is recognised
"At Green Street Church, we claim the committed same-sex relationships as no less sacred in their ministry to us and the community"... More »
19th, March 2013
Money
One of these things is not like the other: The EU on bankers' bonuses and the Swiss on corporate pay
The EU, in its wsidom, has decided that shareholders may not pay their employees as they wish. Politicians will decide that now thank you very much... More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
1 Crimestoppers release Marijuana scented scratch 'n' sniff cards, which will make great roaches
Sure, stoners are useless individuals, but they're thoroughly harmless... More »
19th, March 2013
Celebrities
Keith Richards asks: 'Who the F*** Is Mick Jagger?'
It's a good question... More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
5 Press regulation: history, hysteria and hyperbole
We have now reached such a pitch that the three party leaders were huddled together until the early hours arguing the toss over how the press should be reined in without using any reins or other restraining device... More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
Earth Hour 2013: burning cats for Gaia
Before we get to the video for Earth Hour 2013 - Plug in for Gaia - how will you be celebrating the Dark Ages in 60 minutes?... More »
19th, March 2013
Sports
How to drug test child athletes
'Athletes must remove adequate clothing from their body to ensure that the DCO has a direct, unobstructed view of the genital area while urine is passed..' More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
Shaven cat creates pun opportunity in Australia's Northern Territory
As ever, Australia's Northern Territory injects a spot of class to the proceedings... More »
19th, March 2013
Reviews
1 Lord Ahmed: Michael White is not an anti-Semite says Daniel Finkelstein and his sensible Jewish friends
A twitter row... More »
