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4th, November 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: November 4 2011

What you need to know..in pictures... More »

4th, November 2011 Celebrities

Justin Bieber Finally Says That The Kid Is Not His

Like the lyrics of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean', Justin Bieber is at pains to point out that the kid is not his son. The kid in question, of course, being the one that 20-year-old Mariah Yeater says Bieber put inside her after a show... More »

4th, November 2011 Gifs 1

Gifs Of The Day: The Hipster Earring Tug Job

Thelead photo is a cautionary tale / challenge to hipster wearers of those massive Dumbo ear plugs. As he says: "it’s a lotta look, but for those of you who can pull it off – kudos to you. I LOVE IT"... More »

4th, November 2011 Money 5

Finding Complete Bollocks In The Guardian: Banking Balls

No, no, I know, it's not a total surprise is it, finding something in The Guardian which is simply complete, total and utter bollocks. And yes, it's in the comments section but it is still important. Important both for who said it and for who believes it... More »

4th, November 2011 Reviews

Photofit Of The Day: The Preston Bus Lego Nazi

Has anyone seen this man wanted in connection with a ‘racist’ attack on the number 35 Preston Bus?... More »

4th, November 2011 Technology 1

How Much Does The Internet Weigh? 50 Grams

How much does the Internet weigh? Answer: 50 grams More »

4th, November 2011 TV & Radio

X Factor: Gary Barlow's Peace Summit Makes Things Hundreds Of Per Cent Better

It is the X Factor's universally peddled story that Gary Barlow is the embodiment of trusty non-nonsense. He gets into character by moving his head slowly - think Spencer Tracy looking at the brim of his hat - and sitting bolt upright with his buttocks pushed to the back of his raised chair... More »

4th, November 2011 Celebrities 2

Steve Jobs Saw Jedward's New Single Before Dying

Following the news that Steve Jobs' last words were "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow", OK! brings news the Jedward's new single is called Wow Oh Wow... More »

4th, November 2011 Sports 1

John Terry Race Row: A Tabloid Hoax And Applying The Principles

Terry Race Row: Anorak's at-a-glance look at the Chelsea and England captain in the news... More »

4th, November 2011 Key Posts 3

Russian Mum Shops Son For Bringing Wrong Sort Of Girls Home - Dead Ones

Anatoly Moskvin has been robbing graves and taking female corpses home to dress and sprawl around his flat... More »

4th, November 2011 Photojournalism 1

Photos Of The Day: Wet Cat Saddens The Fat Seal

This might be the saddest face you see today... More »

4th, November 2011 Reviews 2

Star Wars Fan Killed Wife For Damaging His Darth Vader Doll

Rickie La Touche, 30, murdered his Thai wife Pornpilai Srisroy, 28, after she damaged his Star Wars collection, namely his Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker dolls... More »

4th, November 2011 Strange But True 5

Northamptonshire Man Banned From Possessing Excrement

Chennel, a 45-year-old from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, is now banned from playground in England or Wales, many of town's pubs and nursing homes, being in possession of any excrement on the outside of his body,(human or animal) in a public place” and... More »

4th, November 2011 The Consumer

Lingerie Firm Change Makes Staff Wear Bra Sizes On Tags

”We have dirty old men coming into the shop looking at my cup size. Why should everyone get to know that? Guys selling underwear don't have to show their size,” says one employee of Change, the Scandinavian lingerie chain... More »

4th, November 2011 TV & Radio

Man Plays Radiohead's Paranoid Android On Lettuce Leaf

In this video a man plays Radioheads' Paranoid Android with holes punched in lettuce leaves held together with tape... More »

3rd, November 2011 Film

Tabloid: The Joyce McKinney Story Is Unmissable

Tabloid is the story of American beauty queen, Joyce McKinney. PopBitch describes it thus... More »

3rd, November 2011 Reviews

Sculptures By The Sea: Photos Of The Wonderful Art Show

The Sculptures by the Sea exhibition is the largest free-to-public outdoor sculpture exhibition in Sydney, Australia. Art can be curious, funny, uplifting and just break up the norm… More »

3rd, November 2011 Reviews

Did The German Nazis Invent Thalidomide?

It seems now that the drug Thalidamide which damaged so many people in utero was first discovered by the Nazis to combat nerve gas, it was then used as a sedative in geriatric care... More »

3rd, November 2011 Celebrities

Kim Kardashian Is Massive Down Under: Mrs Humphries Sydney Visit Photos

Kardashian is in Sydney, soothing her marital woes by plugging her fashion accessory range at a department store in Australia. Yes, lest it go unsaid, Kim Kardashian is big Down Under.. More »

3rd, November 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: November 3 2011

What you need to know...in photos More »

3rd, November 2011 Money 1

The Robin Hood Tax Will Give London The Entire EU Financial Market

It's all about the financial transactions tax, that Robin Hood tax thing. The idea being floated at the moment ('coz Bill Gates supports it) is that in comes the FTT, then the money is used to provide aid to poor countries... More »

3rd, November 2011 Key Posts

Dad Pukes On Daughter's Face On Roller Coaster: Video

No, roller coasters provide thrills to the boring. Or children. There's no point berating children. They can't get drunk yet so they need to get their little kicks however they can... More »

3rd, November 2011 Sports 3

John Terry: Blaming The White Working Class For Chelsea Captain's Trials

Anorak's at-glance look at the Chelsea captain in the news... More »

3rd, November 2011 Celebrities

Katie Price Puts The Dick In Dickens: Santa Baby

Price's new tome Santa Baby will be the new Christmas Carole. Prolific Katie is putting the "dick ins" in Dickens, and the world will be all the better for it... More »

3rd, November 2011 Royal Family

Prince Charles And Camilla South African Tour 2011 In Photos

You see, some Greek and Germans do still have money. We've been taking photos... More »