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16th, September 2011 Strange But True

Jesus Bleeds Red Paint In Poland: Blessed Are The Artists

The effigy of Jesus in Polanka, Poland, is bleeding red paint. From a distance it looks like blood. The believing flock to see the red liquid on the crown of thorns... More »

16th, September 2011 Reviews

Cynical Johann Hari Is The Celebrity Plagiarist: His Fame Keeps Him Working In The Profession He Cheapens

At heart is not Hari's lack of journalistic education - as his new editor claimed ludicrously last night onNewsnight - but his very low opinion of journalism. You don't stuff up your interviews with quotes from elsewhere and then pass them off as your own work unless you think that no-one will notice or care... More »

16th, September 2011 Celebrities 1

Paul McCartney: All He Needs Is Wedding Cake

Wave a peace sign! Why? Because it shows you just how many Beatles are left on this dreadful planet of ours! And, once again, Paul McCartney is showing the world his love of wedding cake by getting married again. More »

16th, September 2011 Film

Halle Berry Films Cloud Atlas In Glasgow: The Fatima Whitbread Story (Photos)

Berry is filming Cloud Atlas in Glasgow. The film also stars Tom Hanks. It's about… Well, it seem to be a tribute to Fatima Whitbread, the former British champion in the javelin. More »

16th, September 2011 Photojournalism 5

News In Photos: Gleision Colliery Disaster, World's Biggest Onion And Esther Freeborn's Life Guards

The news in photos for September 16, 2011... More »

16th, September 2011 Sports 1

Yeas, Cole Campbell, Racism Exists In English Football But In Italy And Spain It's The Norm

Could a black player - and Paul Ince played for Inter Milan - manage a top Italian club? No. Racism in those countries is rife, institutionalised and ignored... More »

16th, September 2011 Sports 2

Blackburn Rovers Hired Black Paul Ince To Manage Them: Does That Make Them Racist, Oliver Holt?

The row of black mangers in professional English football contoinues. Ther are only two— Chris Hughton at Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic's Chris Powell. Oliver Holt looks at Paul Ince.. More »

16th, September 2011 The Consumer

Ficken Schnapps: German Brand Uses F-Word To Tell Customers To F-Off

Ficken schnapps is now on the shelves in Germany. Ficken is the German word for "f*ck". Germany's Federal Patent Court has decreed that the word "ficken" can be registered as a trademark... More »

16th, September 2011 Key Posts

Kweku Adoboli: What Was It He Actually Did?

At this point our real problem is that we don't in fact know what is was that he did wrong in order to get into this mess: but something stupid almost certainly... More »

16th, September 2011 Key Posts 2

World's Most Pierced Man: Rolf Buchholz In Photos

Wow your dinner party guests with a talking human wall hanging... More »

16th, September 2011 Celebrities

Joan Collins On The Rise Of Yob Culture And Swearing At Old Cows

Collins has been plugging her book The World According To Joan in the Daily Mail. Has she learnt from her own mistakes..? More »

16th, September 2011 Sports 2

Cristiano Ronaldo Explains How Great He Is

Ronaldo, formerly of Manchester Untied and now of Real Madrid, will now explain what it is to be Cristiano Ronaldo... More »

16th, September 2011 Celebrities 1

Cheryl Cole's Fights War On Terror With Mushrooms: Nation's Sweetheart Does Afghanistan

Cole is in Afghanistan. She's fighting the Taliban the only way she knows how: by posing for photos, smiling widely and blowing up an effigy of Simon Cowell on the cover of the Daily Mirror... More »

16th, September 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Katy Perry Face Plant

Photos of the day - timing is all... More »

16th, September 2011 Key Posts 1

AIDS Drugs Makes Man Grow Breasts: Photos

Joseph Mkanada has grown breasts as a result of his AIDS medication. He and other men were being given anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs... More »

15th, September 2011 Key Posts

John Scarlett, The MI6, Dodgy Dossiers, The Times And Statoi Oil In Iraq: How Power Works

ohn Mcleod Scarlett is on the board of Times Newspapers Ltd, part of News International. He's held the post since January. Before that he was Director General of the British Secret Intelligence Service - MI6 - and chair of the Cabinet Office Joint Intelligence Committee... More »

15th, September 2011 Money 5

Merkel: Euro Bonds "Absolutely Wrong" For Crisis

Put aside all the bits and pieces you've read over the past year or so and just think about these few things... More »

15th, September 2011 The Consumer

Press Release Of The Year: The Wahl Vagina Slicer And Lady Shave

The picture used to illustrate the shaver is of an electric carving knife... More »

15th, September 2011 Celebrities

Lindsay Lohan Back On Form As She's Accused Of Lobbing A Drink At A Photographer!

Tiger Blood may no longer be running through Charlie Sheen's veins, now that he's announced he's sober/tedious, but that doesn't mean we have to give up on gawping at tragic celebrities who can't stay out of trouble. See: Lindsay Lohan... More »

15th, September 2011 TV & Radio

Two Silver Surfers Work Out Their Webcam

Because the kids are always watching and viewing grandma and grandpa to laugh at later... More »

15th, September 2011 Reviews 9

United Nations Say Basildon Council Violated International Law Over Dale Farm

Will UN send peacekeepers to Dale Farm? More »

15th, September 2011 Gifs

Fantastic Gifs Of Children's Epic Fails And Wins

These are brilliant... More »

15th, September 2011 In Pictures

Prince Harry Dancing And Getting Wet Photos

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15th, September 2011 Sports 1

Liverpool's Nathan Ecclestone Opts For The David Icke Route To Greatness

Liverpool footballer Nathan Ecclestone say the 9/11 attacks were not the work of terrorists... More »

15th, September 2011 Strange But True 8

Bristol Man Has Toe For A Thumb

Bristol man James Byrne has a big toe stitched onto his hand... More »