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25th, February 2013 Fashion

The all-purpose JeanPants Underwear for Aussie Rules and swimming

NEver again need you be unprepared at the beach or pool... More »

25th, February 2013 Flashback

In 1959 Pose magazine let the pin-ups speak

Years before the Sun crested the "News in Briefs" Page 3 feature, US cupcake magazine Pose introduced its readers to the ladies' speech bubbles.... More »

25th, February 2013 Key Posts

The other side of West Ham and England's Bobby Moore 'King of the Bar Stool'

As the West Ham faithful congregate at the Bolyn Ground to remember Bobby Moore, here are some memories of the maestro, not all of which are likely to be mentioned in the match programme… More »

25th, February 2013 Money 1

Don't worry about the Bulgarians flooding the country

For a lot of them have already left Bulgaria. There aren't that many left to leave... More »

25th, February 2013 Music

Proof: Bon Jovi DID plagiarise the sound of goats on Livin' On A Prayer

Also note the aping of the goats' hair, coats and groupie techniques... More »

25th, February 2013 Sports

Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers v Wolves Dean Saunders in battle of the bilge

Whilst Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers continues to talk nonsense, we glance down the leagues to see if any rising star can match the master of bilge... More »

25th, February 2013 Sports

Cheerleader Ashlee Arnau slams half-court forward flip shot to the envy of Harlem Globetrotter!

If you've ever tried to play basketball, you'll know how annoying it is trying to score any kind of basket at all, ever... More »

25th, February 2013 Money 1

European Union is looking into imposing import duties on cheap Chinese solar panels: facepalm

If they go ahead with this it will be one of the most ludicroulsy stupid things any government has ever done: yes, worse than a land war in Asia... More »

25th, February 2013 Sports 2

Oscar Pistorius: did the Daily Mail lie about the bloody cricket bat and Reeva's head injuries?

Did the Daily Mail make-up the claim that Reeva Steenkamp's head had been crushed with a cricket bat? And was it suicide?... More »

25th, February 2013 Film

Oscars: The 85th Academy Awards backstage photos

The Oscars are over. The men unzip their hair. The women breathe - some every think about eating... More »

25th, February 2013 Reviews 1

Daily Mail takes on Mumsnet and loses horribly

Zoe Brennan wants readers of Mumsnet to help her with a story... More »

25th, February 2013 Flashback

David Bowie's 1967 letter to his first American fan

"I hope one day to get to America. My manager tells me lots about it as he has been there many times with other acts he manages..." More »

25th, February 2013 Reviews 1

Man exposing himself was varnishing fence in Cumbria

Wr at Anorak love an unexpected reason for an apparently sexualy-driven offence. Remember the vicar who fell backwards on to his kitchen table while hanging curtains and im paled himself on a raw potato..? More »

25th, February 2013 Reviews

Children burn as they cycle through fire (video)

"We've been doing the fire jump for 55 years and every so often, somebody might get some burns..." More »

25th, February 2013 Key Posts

Kiwi rugby coach Ruben Wiki tackles half time streaker (epic photo)

Nice tackle... More »

25th, February 2013 Strange But True 2

Talented bird poos face of Jesus onto car windscreen (photo)

End of days, readers. End of days... More »

25th, February 2013 In Pictures 1

So you had a bad day

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25th, February 2013 Film

Oscars 2013: the best quotes (Anne Hathaway thinks Fantine was real)

It was a night of heroes.... More »

25th, February 2013 Fashion

The Oscars 2013 - all the stars' dresses in photos

Bradley Cooper's mum is wearing Ostrich by Bernie Clifton... More »

24th, February 2013 Sports

Oscar Pistorius: a bloody cricket back, Reeva's cracked skull and a nightie

Barbara Jones writes: "Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius crushed his girlfriend’s skull with a cricket bat before shooting her dead, police have told her family"... More »

24th, February 2013 Reviews 1

The Vatican's problem with Cardinal Keith O'Brien and gay priests

Others claim that invitations to"night prayers" were a cover for other kinds of kneeling... More »

24th, February 2013 Celebrities

The 10 best premium-rate phone lines of the 1980s

This is how Coco Austin first got in touch with Ice-T... More »

24th, February 2013 Celebrities

Kurt Vonnegut’s advice for teachers at Iowa Writers’ Workshop

“Mornings are for writing and so are most of the afternoons... The classes don’t matter much..." More »

24th, February 2013 Royal Family

Guess what Prince Harry's new bird Cressida Bonas was nicknamed at school

Did you know that Prince Harry’s new girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, had a nickname in school?... More »

24th, February 2013 Strange But True 1

Gangham Style caused Pope’s resignation

Proof! More »