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1st, July 2012 Celebrities

The funniest, meanest, dumbest tweets on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' divorce

These are the funniest, meanest, dumbest tweets on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' divorce... More »

1st, July 2012 In Pictures

Vintage Erotica - the chubby pin-up girl exists

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1st, July 2012 Celebrities

The Tom Cruise Katie Holmes Love Story - in pictures from Xenu with love

When love struck like a thunderbolt from above... More »

1st, July 2012 Gifs

Gifs of the day - the fighting nun cigarette workout

Did you spill my pint? Did you out on weight? Did you ever smoke before? Did you wear Spandex? Did you..? More »

1st, July 2012 Strange But True

Man returned used enemas to CVS pharmacy in Florida - did you buy some?

To San Jose Boulevard, Florida, where a man is returning a box of enemas to a CVS pharmacy. The man receives a full refund. The ready-to-use saline enmas are placed back on the shelves... More »

1st, July 2012 Celebrities

Victoria Beckham auditions for Sesame Street

Four of these kids belong together, four of these kids are kind of the same.... More »

30th, June 2012 Royal Family

Princes Anne gives birth to Zara Phillips - close-up photo unearthed

When we first saw this photo, we thought it was an old still of Princess Anne giving birth to Zara.... More »

30th, June 2012 Sports

Andre Villas-Boas will work at Spurs for free

The Sun says that Andre Villas-Boas will "lose nearly £11million" the second he agrees to be the new Spurs manager.... More »

30th, June 2012 Celebrities

Steve Martin's fan letter is uniformly charming

How does Steve Martin respond to fan letters? With this letter... More »

30th, June 2012 Flashback

Vitamin Donuts - when fortified fat won World War 2

Donuts win wars, make Brad and Tiffany's teeth and hair shine, and give you more "Pep and Vigor" than a puppy on speed."... More »

30th, June 2012 Politicians

Michael Gove contemplates first class sex with his leggy au pair - Sarah Vine happy to watch

Gove's wife, Sarah Vine, tells Times readers that she co-opted her au pair into running the mummies race at her children's school sports day.... More »

30th, June 2012 Celebrities

World collapses in shock as Snoop Dogg gets detained in possession of weed

Stoners are fantastically forgetful aren't they? You can imagine that, half of the time they get nicked while in possession, they've completely forgotten they had some weed about their person at all... More »

30th, June 2012 Flashback 1

Old Jews on Miami’s South Beach in the 1980s (with added jokes)

My mother loves Miami. Her friend - he's 83 - drives a Honda Goldwing. His girlfriend wears leather trousers - green ones. They enjoy life... More »

30th, June 2012 Celebrities

How Prince William nearly married a dead woman

This morning, Branson was accepting a bottle of champagne on Folkstone Beach, Kent, after he had to abandon an attempt to set at least two world records by kite-surfing across the English Channel... More »

30th, June 2012 Celebrities 14

The 12 Worst Pop Music Lyrics Ever

Songs beyond rhyme or reason More »

30th, June 2012 TV & Radio

TV exit of the day: As seen on New Zealand TV3's Firstline (video)

Give it up for the expert on TV3's Firstline, star of New Zealand 100 Best Exits... More »

30th, June 2012 TV & Radio

Daleks run amuck in Newcastle (video)

The rains have hit Newcastle hard. As any fool knows, weather comes from other planets.... More »

29th, June 2012 Reviews

A dog texts the Metro Good Deed Feed

Don't know if you read the Metro Good Deed Feed, but this week someone used it to crassly and hilariously compliment themselves... More »

29th, June 2012 Money

Facts state Obama and Democrats save the US economy and reduce debt

Who wins on the US economy? Richard J. Carroll analyses the US Presidents since Harold Truman... More »

29th, June 2012 Flashback

FLASHBACK in photos: July 11, 1938 - The Women's Billiard Championship

The Women's Billiard Championship at Burroughs & Watts Hall in Soho Square, London... More »

29th, June 2012 In Pictures

Tom Cruise: The women in his life in photos

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29th, June 2012 Key Posts

FLASHBACK: The biggest Wimbledon shocks - ever!

This week’s defeat of former Wimbledon champion and current number two seed Rafael Nadal has been described as one of the greatest upsets in history... More »

29th, June 2012 The Consumer

The Star Wars Darth Malgus Life Size Doll is for the discerning dummy enthusiast (£9,999.99)

Must-have item of the day: the Darth Malgus Life Size (88 inch tall) Statue from Star Wars: Old Republic. Your for £9999.99. Bargain!... More »

29th, June 2012 Celebrities 1

Why Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are splitting Suri down the middle

So after almost five years of marriage, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are going to split Suri down the middle... More »

29th, June 2012 Politicians

The top worst politician interviews of all time

Dontcherluvit when they fail? More »