11th, February 2013
TV & Radio
Take Me Out: The fall and wardrobe malfunction
Scum like us rolled around in TV muck so you didn't have to and, by jove, a marvellous thing happened on the dating gameshow... More »
11th, February 2013
TV & Radio
11th, February 2013
Money
Now that's what I call tax avoidance: the Cup Trust
A charity that raked in £176 million over two years and then donated £55,000 to other charities... More »
11th, February 2013
Reviews
2 Pope resigns: what next and who gets his Twitter followers?
Benedict is the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. The Pope wants to know if he can keep his Twitter followers... More »
11th, February 2013
The Consumer
Freedom is rife on the Armenia / Georgia border
What is freedom? More »
11th, February 2013
Key Posts
Christopher Dorner: media bias turned murderous anti-racist bigot into a hero (the faked manifesto)
Dear Christopher Dorner, I understand your feelings of hurt and pain... More »
11th, February 2013
The Consumer
1 Halifax women finds tomato in beef and tomato Pot Noodle
Local news story of the day is found in the Halifax Courier, wherein we learn of Kelly Hoggarth, 18. She has found something unusual in her beef and tomato Pot Noodle... More »
11th, February 2013
Reviews
Police lose dead pigeon in Perth 'killing' case
. The case ended when the Crown was unable to produce the dead pigeon. It had been in the police's cold store. But at the moment of truth, it vanished... More »
11th, February 2013
Sports
How they queue for football tickets in Japan (they write their names on a line)
The punters write their names on a strip of tape. They then go away, returning when the ticket office opens to claim their place in the line... More »
11th, February 2013
Sports
1 The self-promoting Sun adopts 'dying' Paul Gascoigne as a cause: England 'legend' up and walking
Today the "LEGEND" is being treated by Arsenal star Jack Wilshere - he's donated £5,000 to the Gazza fighting fund. Says Jack: "I want to do anything I can."... More »
10th, February 2013
Flashback
RIP Paul Tanner inventor of the Electro-Theremin.
RIP Paul Tanner, the musician who played trombone with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and who with Bob Whitsell created the Electro-Theremin... More »
10th, February 2013
Flashback
Robert Crumb predicted twitter and the internet (photo)
"Everyone will be tuned into everything that's happening all the time! No-one will be left out. We'll all be normal!" More »
10th, February 2013
Reviews
3 Police use DNA to arrest identical twins for rape: but only one left DNA at the crimescene
Marseille police have arrested 24-year-old identical twins Elwin and Yohan... More »
10th, February 2013
Flashback
Robert Crumb: the same-sex marriage cover art the New Yorker rejected
An apology? I don’t expect an apology. But if I’m going to work for them I need to know the criteria for why they accept or reject work.... More »
10th, February 2013
Sports
Mansfield Town owner gives manager second-hand cars as win bonus: Carolyn Radford approves
John Radford owns Mansfield FC. He's given his Aston Martin to the club's manager, Paul Cox.... More »
10th, February 2013
Books
5 Study the Bible, with Robert Crumb’s Book of Genesis
. It’s more like Dangerous Liaisons by way of Quentin Tarantino. With tents, sand, and sheep.... More »
10th, February 2013
Sports
1 Waiting for Paul Gascoigne to die: The Sun plumbs the depths
Gascoigne is unwell. The Sun has been tracking the former Newcastle United, Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and Everton footballer's illness with a series of front-page shocker... More »
9th, February 2013
Reviews
4 Fox bites off baby's finger in Bromley
A fox has attacked a four-week-old boy in Bromley, South-East London. The other saw the the tot's hand "halfway down the animal’s throat"... More »
9th, February 2013
Celebrities
Beyonce Knowles Super Bowl photos are meme: internet reacts to Yvette Noel-Schure's email
The publicist fails... More »
9th, February 2013
The Consumer
1 Frank Lund's New Brighton pirate ship made from Mersey driftwood and other washed-up stuff (photos)
Original pirated material... More »
9th, February 2013
Sports
11 Spurs: Andre Villas Boas and Gareth Bale owe it all to Harry Redknapp?
HOW much does Spurs wonderboyo Gareth Bale owe Harry Redknapp?... More »
9th, February 2013
Flashback
In the 1950s Heinz thought clowns would make pickles fun - they didn't (photos)
In the 1950s, Heinz looked at pickles and wondered what went with them? The answer was simple: clowns... More »
