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13th, April 2012 In Pictures

The 10 best texts from Hillary Clinton

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13th, April 2012 Celebrities 6

Courtney Love hated by her daughter and Kurt's best friends

This might surprise you, but Courtney Love has been going mad again... More »

13th, April 2012 Money

Brussels spouts more nonsense on bankers' pay

Now maybe it's a good idea that bankers' bonuses should be restricted. Maybe it's not: I happen to think not but that's just my view... More »

13th, April 2012 Reviews

"Thanks for all the LOLz": Creators of the “Texts from Hillary” internet sensation bow out

The founders of the “Texts from Hillary” Tumblr, Stacy Lambe and Adam Smith, have decided to bow out at their peak, reached just days after they launched their parody blog... More »

13th, April 2012 Celebrities 3

Zombie Tupac and Nate Dogg to rise from the dead at Coachella Festival!

So hard working is 'Pac's cadaver, that it'll be making an appearance, alongside Nate Dogg at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California this weekend.... More »

13th, April 2012 Photojournalism

Photos the Day - Michael Jackson's Olympic apple catchers

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13th, April 2012 Key Posts 5

Clean and Dry Intimate Wash makes your vagina a fairer, brighter place

Thanks to Clean & Dry Intimate Wash, you can “brighten” the skin around your vagina... More »

13th, April 2012 Key Posts 5

'Devil' Karen Matthews gets Rebekah Brooks makeover

Karen Matthews is the “DEVIL”. So says the Sun, whish adds that woman who faked her daughter Shannon Matthews’ kidnap is in “disguise”... More »

13th, April 2012 Reviews

Spider-Man sticks hamster to cage

Four month-old Smurf the hamster has eaten a Spider-Man magnet and become stuck to the metal bars of his cage.... More »

12th, April 2012 Celebrities

Finding Marilyn - the TV contest to sexually exploit and murder the new Marilyn Monroe

Deadline reports on a televised hunt for a new starlet to sexually exploited and murdered - controversial? - by shadowy forces close to the President of the USA.... More »

12th, April 2012 In Pictures

Ladies of the 2012 Aintree Grand National - photos

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12th, April 2012 Reviews 1

Blaming blacks for every crime ends white man's guilt

In a story that cynically name checks the dead black teenager Trayvon Martin, the Daily Caller’s Mike Judge talks about how a stolen bike ended his “white guilt”... More »

12th, April 2012 Film

The Avengers premier in Los Angeles - photos

The Avengers premier in Los Angeles - Marvel's effort at stitching together seven of it superheroes in a fight with the devilish Loki in a New York in meltdown... More »

12th, April 2012 In Pictures

Cadbury Unwrap Gold launch party - in photos

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12th, April 2012 Film 10

Joe Eszterhas' letter to 'Jew hater' Mel Gibson and Gibson's reply in full - the Judah Maccabee missives

Eszterhas has written a letter to Mel Gibson, ostensibly about the actor's apparent reluctance to work with Eszterhas on his script for The Maccabees / Judah Mccabee. More »

12th, April 2012 Sports

Roberto Mancini's five point mind games

The Premier League title race according to Manchester City's Roberto Mancini... More »

12th, April 2012 Celebrities 1

Guns 'n' Roses refused Hall Of Fame by Axl Rose

Despite being one of the lousiest rock bands in the history of human ears, Guns 'n' Roses had been invited to be part of the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame... More »

12th, April 2012 TV & Radio

The Undateables is freak show TV for the caring masses

The Undateables is the new troll-baiting series from channel 4. The show follows disabled and less good looking people trying to pull... More »

12th, April 2012 Photojournalism 1

Photos of the day - Nicki Minaj is coming through Rio

...with sauce... More »

12th, April 2012 Money 5

Turf the poor out of central London

Central London is one of the most expensive places on the planet to live. So, umm, wouldn't we actually like it if poor people went elsewhere and lived in a place that's a little cheaper? More »

12th, April 2012 Celebrities 4

Cowell bags Britney for $15m to be mental on X Factor

A big part of the X Factor's charm is that, away from the crooning and contestant back-stories being forcibly rammed down your gullet, is the vague soap opera that dogs the judges... More »

12th, April 2012 Strange But True

Beggar uses camel to win sympathy

To China, where beggards are pushing the envelope. Take this beggar who has replaced his dog with a camel on a length of string. More »

12th, April 2012 TV & Radio

Britain's Got Talent star goes barking mad - literally

"He started barking and growling because he realised it would keep people away from him...” More »

12th, April 2012 The Consumer 1

Fernand Meysonnier: torture tools belonging to 'the executioner of Algiers'

Meysonnier (died: 2008) was one of France’s last state executioners. He was also into torture. Paris-based auction house Cornette de Saint-Cyr brought his collection of apparatus to market... More »

12th, April 2012 In Pictures

Back To The Future - what the stars look like now and then

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