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28th, June 2012 Key Posts

10 disgusting things found inside processed food

Our gallery of 10 disgusting things found inside processed food is enlightening. Makes you wonder what gets fished out before it reaches the consumer?.. More »

28th, June 2012 The Consumer

Woman finds used condom in can of Knorr tomato paste

To Brazil,where Cintia Mayerle has found a used condom in her tin of Knorr tomato paste... More »

28th, June 2012 Reviews

Daily Express illustrates ignorance of World War 2 with wrong photo

Newspaper history lesson of the week was found in the Daily Express, wherein the headline bemoaned: "Most students are ignorant about our war heroes"... More »

28th, June 2012 Celebrities

Lucy Horobin helped Harry Styles with his Johnny Ball impression

Lucy Horobin, 32, is rumoured to have had sex with One Direction haircut Harry Styles, 18. (Styles was the subject of the newspaper headline: “One Direction’s Hair Wows New York Crowd”.)... More »

27th, June 2012 Key Posts 6

Was Rudy Eugene driven to cannibalism by marijuana?

Euguene, the so-called Miami cannibal, was only on marijuana when he attacked Ronald Poppo, eating much of the older man's face... More »

27th, June 2012 Celebrities

Ke$ha tells her lips to "SUCK IT" - tattoos of command

Travolta look-alike Ke$ha has used her Twatter to showcase her new tattoo - a legend on her inner lips that says "SUCK IT".... More »

27th, June 2012 TV & Radio

A mellow plant Earth - video

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27th, June 2012 Celebrities

RIP Nora Ephron: She understood Stieg Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

"Salander opened the door a crack and spent several paragraphs trying to decide whether to let Blomkvist in. Many italic thoughts flew through her mind. Go away. Perhaps. So what. Etc."... More »

27th, June 2012 The Consumer

Pricasso takes his penile paintings to the masses (video)

Remember how ingenious you thought it was the first time you pissed in the snow and drew a picture... More »

27th, June 2012 Technology

The European International Submarine Races - human-powered underwater technology

The submarine races are on. No, not those once the kids in the Fifties use to go and watch by the lake. These are actual human-powered submarines... More »

27th, June 2012 Sports 4

Paul Merson slams Liverpool's Andy Carroll for hiding from taking a penalty - like he did

Former Arsenal player Paul Merson is upset in The Liverpool Echo... More »

27th, June 2012 Celebrities 3

Even more claims appear about John Travolta!

One imagines that there are now people in newsrooms that work 9-5 trying to keep track of all the developments concerning John Travolta... More »

27th, June 2012 Sports

Mario Balotelli is not King Kong - Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport hardly apologises

How has Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport responded to criticism of its cartoon depicting Mario Balotelli - the Azzurri's only black player - as a giant monkey called King Kong?.. More »

27th, June 2012 Reviews

Daily Mail coos over toddler's 'slender' legs and highlights deadly dangers of objectifying thin women

When Rosie Whitaker, 15, took her own life, the Daily Mail sprung into action... More »

27th, June 2012 Money

Video Games are now hiring economists

I know, I know, it's not quite what you would think is a sensible idea four years after the Great Financial Crash. But video games companies are starting to hire economists to help them design the games... More »

27th, June 2012 Sports

Ian Wright outlines his vision for England to win the World Cup

Can England win under Roy Hodgson? At Euro 2012, the team did as well as Sven Goran Eriksson's sides ever did (three times in major tournaments), chucking themselves into tackles and running themselves into the ground, as is the custom... More »

27th, June 2012 Politicians

Tony Blair edits the London Evening Standard - 45 minutes after his last effort

Tony Blair is back for another stint as the London Evening Standard's guest editor. So tweets Evgeny Lebedev... More »

27th, June 2012 Celebrities

Chantelle Houghton names baby Minnie, like Katie Price's vagina

Houghton cradles her "Mini-Me", born on June 17, and tells OK! readers: "I love every single minute of being am um, it's like nothing else matters."... More »

27th, June 2012 Reviews

Police blame '30th frame effect' for running red light

So. Why did you drive through the red light at the pedestrian crossing? That questiosn to you, officers of the Russian city of St. Petersburg... More »

26th, June 2012 Key Posts

Monos is a tumblr of disturbing make-up

Tumblr of the day is Monos, a Japanese blog focusing on make-up. Hold off on getting that revolting tattoo, readers. This stuff washes away... More »

26th, June 2012 Fashion

The Converse shoe trousers are ready for your foot

Never have your trousers clash with your shoes again! More »

26th, June 2012 Key Posts 8

Germany outlaws child circumcision - Muslims and Jews should be afraid

First they came for the halal and kosher meat. Then they came for the clothes.... More »

26th, June 2012 Strange But True

Did Waco's Michael Daniel kill and eat a raw pet dog because of cannabis?

The report states that before eating the pet, Daniel attacked people and was "barking and growling"... More »

26th, June 2012 Celebrities

BBC Rogue Traders presenter Dan Penteado is a benefits cheat - blame Matt Allwright

Penteado, 40, from Westbourne, Bournemouth, is a presenter on BBC TV's Rogue Traders. He's the one on the bike who hardly ever speaks. He might well be the best presenter the BBC has... More »

26th, June 2012 Politicians

Life mirrors Viz: Finbarr Saunders is in Knoxville (fnar!)

Life mirrors Viz: Finbarr Saunders exists, and he's seeking elected office on Knoxville City Council. Says Finbarr, a teacher at (burble) Oak Ridge Schools... More »