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8th, March 2012 Celebrities

If Justin Bieber doesn't grow a beard, Selena Gomez is dumping him

An 'insider' has told a very trustworthy American publication that, if Bieber doesn't stop looking like a baby (baby, baby, ooh) and grow a beard, he's going to find himself very single indeed.... More »

8th, March 2012 Reviews 3

The Solar flare kills every Daily Mail reader

A solar flare or two have blasted from the sun... More »

8th, March 2012 In Pictures

Barack Obama's former nanny Evie - photos

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8th, March 2012 Technology

Origami: Art + Mathematics - Between The Folds

Origami is impressive, isn't it. Hell, a swan made from towel sat on a bed aboard a Nile cruise junk is impressive. A paper hat is impressive. The stuff David Huffman "UCSC computer scientist and a pioneer of mathematical origami" produced is incredible... More »

8th, March 2012 Technology

Can Propranolol cure racism?

Can Propranolol, a beta blocker, prevents/ cure racism? In tests, those given the drug scored lower when tested for “implicit” racist prejudices and fears. The Telegraph reports.... More »

8th, March 2012 In Pictures

Pussy Riot - in photos

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8th, March 2012 Reviews

Vladimir Putin's Pussy Riot problem

PUSSY Riot are a Russian band courting controversy. The all-female group, inspired by the American riot grrrl movement, has been arrested for putting on a show in Moscow’s Orthodox Christ the Saviour Cathedral. They staged a sweary “punk prayer” (Hail Mary, Putin Put) critical of Vladimir Putin... More »

8th, March 2012 Money 3

Cutting Benefits Works!

t shouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention that the registered unemployment rate is pretty meaningless these days.... More »

8th, March 2012 Strange But True

He's the artist who paints with his tongue - video

He's the artist who saves a fortune on brushes by sticking paint on his tongue and licking the canvas.... More »

8th, March 2012 TV & Radio 1

Playing the kitty cat organ - a video

Henry Dagg will entertain you with his Kitty Cat organ. All cats were neutered before filming... More »

8th, March 2012 Key Posts

Glen Johnson, Paul McGrath, Ron Atkinson, Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra star in a Racism Smack Down

Johnson, the Liverpool defender is talking to the Daily Mail where he is billed as "Liverpool’s only black first-team player". That's an odd thing to state, given that Liverpool is not a racist club, operating no colour bar to players nor fans... More »

8th, March 2012 Key Posts 27

Rochdale rape case shames all men

On International Women's Day, an update on the Rochdale rape case at Liverpool Crown Court... More »

8th, March 2012 Gifs

The 10 funniest GIFS ever

You should see this video of how they came into being. But before that, enjoy the funniest 10 GIFS ever... More »

8th, March 2012 Gifs

A short history of GIFs

Anorak loves GIFS. Here's the story of how they started... More »

8th, March 2012 Reviews

The sad story of Evesham Adventure Playground

News of cuts in Evesham, Worcestershire... More »

8th, March 2012 Royal Family

Kate Middleton must try harder

Today Kate Middleton accompanied her husbands's grandmother and grandfather to Leicester... More »

8th, March 2012 Reviews

Faces of the day - Iran, Jews and the nuclear question

Time for another Purim... More »

8th, March 2012 Reviews

Parents forget child in Chuck E Cheese

Harmony's mum and dad only realised they had left her behind at the Chuck E Cheese in Festival, Bel Air, when they saw her face on the late-night news... More »

8th, March 2012 Politicians 3

Tory Minister Chloe Smith tells Bolton women to make 280-mile daily trip to Sunderland for work

Smith, a Conservative Treasury minister and MP for Norwich North, is in touch with her region... More »

8th, March 2012 Celebrities 1

Natasha Giggs to unify Celebrity Mum of The Year titles

It was only back in February that TV presenter Gabby Logan was named Tesco Celebrity Mum of the Year. Giggs and Co are up for the Foxy Bingo Crown... More »

8th, March 2012 The Consumer

Guinness St Patrick's Day advert says whistling is ok

For those of you unsettled by current whistling legislation, know that this Guinness advert for St Patrick's Day shows that it's is ok for men to whistle at other men. So long as there is drink involved... More »

8th, March 2012 Celebrities 2

Holly Willoughby's secret tweets about an impostor

How does Holly Willougby, the This Morning presenter who never shares the joke, manage to tweet while interviewing someone on the telly?... More »

8th, March 2012 Reviews

Osama bin Laden's domestic hell

Want to know why Osama bin Laden watched porn and never left the house?... More »

8th, March 2012 TV & Radio

How to make your video go viral on YouTube - get it on the TV

So. That's how you do it... More »

8th, March 2012 Key Posts 1

Amazing street art in photos

Amazing street art in photos - it's not all grey with signs telling you what not to do... More »