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4th, November 2012 Celebrities

Kurt Vonnegut's letter on his son's refusal to fight in Vietnam

"My son Mark Vonnegut is registered with you. He is now in the process of requesting classification as a conscientious objector..." More »

4th, November 2012 Celebrities

Jimmy Savile: Did the 'BBC's Paedo' watch The Yorkshire Ripper kill?

Was the Yorkshire Ripper secretly running Margaret Thatcher's Government with Jimmy Savile?.. More »

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From the desk of Sean Connery: a letter to Steve Jobs

Sean Connery seems confused.... More »

4th, November 2012 Flashback

1975: Ronald Reagan's pet mouse threatens Presidential bid

What's that in Barack Obama's pocket? Is Mitt Romney's jacket twitching?... More »

4th, November 2012 The Consumer 1

Noble Prizes favour chocolate eaters

Is the Noble Prize committee biased towards chocolate eaters?... More »

4th, November 2012 Reviews

Swansea police prosecute man for ripping up disposable pillow

To Swansea, where Richard Lewis, 42, has been arrested for a petty offence... More »

4th, November 2012 Reviews 1

Savile, Glitter, Starr, Rossiter, Phantom Flan Flinger and Tory in New BBC Show Witch Hunt

The "New" Sunday Herald leads with a wanter poster-style front page. Readers see a front page divided into a macabre version of Celebrity Squares... More »

3rd, November 2012 TV & Radio

Indian soap opera goes nuts on sounds and close ups

I see your drum rolls and raise you face rolls... More »

3rd, November 2012 Flashback

1974: retina-burning interior designs in Women's Day magazine

The walls are moving.... More »

3rd, November 2012 In Pictures

Classic comic books stills that make us snigger

Holy innuendo, Batman! More »

3rd, November 2012 Politicians

Mitt Romney's related (by marriage) to Preston North End's Deepdale Duck

FACT: Mitt Romney's fourth cousin twice removed is Maria Nash, 32. Her husband, Simon Nash, earns living as Deepdale Duck, the mascot of Preston North End Football Club... More »

3rd, November 2012 Reviews

Thomas U. is the world's worst German neo-Nazis jihadhist

Thomas U. is the Hungary-born, German-raised former neo-Nazi who ran away to join the Taleban... More »

3rd, November 2012 Celebrities 3

Donald Trump's kids investigate Obama's parentage in Africa: turns out they're bastards

You might think a man with tsunami on his head would be sensitive to natural disasters. But Donald Trump is not like the rest of us... More »

3rd, November 2012 Celebrities 1

Lady GaGa wonders why we aren't talking about "fat" Adele

Lady GaGa wants to talk about Adele... More »

3rd, November 2012 Film

Behind the scenes on Raiders of the Lost Ark

The first time I saw the ghosts erupt from the Ark of the Covenant, I was scared... More »

3rd, November 2012 In Pictures 1

Elvis - women he dated

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3rd, November 2012 Flashback

Vintage advert: 300 'pretty girls' for one dollar

Back in the day you could buy 300 "pretty girls" for $1... More »

3rd, November 2012 Reviews 1

Dudley Council fine man for cleaning up street litter

David Baker, 39, passes his time keeping from Stourbridge tidy. He picks up rubbish left on the pavement.. More »

3rd, November 2012 TV & Radio

Two girls one mud bath

Meanwhile...in Japan... More »

2nd, November 2012 Flashback

Captain Kirk grabs the phallic cave rock

To very boldy go... More »

2nd, November 2012 Celebrities 2

Daily Mail pervs at 14-year-old Elle Fanning

The Daily Mail was Jimmy Savile's favourite paper... More »

2nd, November 2012 Celebrities

Huge effigy of Lance Armstrong wearing Jim’ll Fix it badge to be set on fire

DO NOT INHALE! More »

2nd, November 2012 Strange But True

Doctors can't find toothbrush in teenager's body

"I thought I was going to choke to death, and was stunned when I realised it wasn't stuck in my throat and I could breathe..." More »

2nd, November 2012 Celebrities

Chris Brown wants to be a better person (just forget the tasteless Halloween outfit, okay?)

Let's bomb Chris Brown! More »

2nd, November 2012 The Consumer 1

Nuremberg butcher produce the must-see calendar for 2013

An early contender for calendar of the year 2013 looks set to be this one... More »