Anorak

Anorak News - Pop culture, media, sport and weirdness

25th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Sally Bercow Will Not Embarrass Her Husband

Sally Bercow is in the Big Brother hosue. She says she will not bring shame on her husband John Bercow MP... More »

25th, August 2011 Strange But True

Just Married Stoners Arrested For Stealing Munchies For Wedding Reception

Arthur Phillips III, 32, and Brittany M. Lurch, 22. They married in Pennsylvania on August 18. The reception was booked for 5:30 p.m. They never made it... More »

25th, August 2011 The Consumer

Sod Notting Hill's Travel Bookshop It's the Libraries That Want Saving

The Travel Bookshop, on Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill, London, which featured in the film Notting Hill, is for sale. But can it be saved? Should it be..? More »

25th, August 2011 Technology

Found: Planet Made Of Diamond

WE. ARE. RICH! More »

25th, August 2011 In Pictures

Tattoos - Creepy Ones of Children

More »

25th, August 2011 In Pictures

Photos Of Colonel Gaddafi's Fantasy Life With Condoleezza Rice

More »

25th, August 2011 Reviews 1

Colonel Gaddafi Did It All For Condoleezza Rice: Photos Proof That Libyan Leader Dreams Of Condi

Anyone seen her since Gaddafi ducked out of the limelight? Just wondering... More »

25th, August 2011 Money

We Demand To Pay More Tax Say Rich French People

A slightly surprising letter turned up in a French newspaper today. Coming from a bunch of rich French people they demanded that they be taxed more... More »

25th, August 2011 Reviews 2

Virginia Quake Devastation Photos: Patio Chairs Tip Over As God Rages Against The Gays

The internets are alive with photos of people showing the world how their homes were devastated - or not - by God's reaction to the gays being allowed to marry. Yes, folks, that's why earthquakes happen - because gays aren't allowed to marry in a house of God (he wants an invite - or else!)… More »

25th, August 2011 Celebrities

Jim Carey Is The Appropriate Age For Sex With Emma Stone: Photos Of A Decent Video Proposal

"If I were a lot younger, I would marry you, and we would have chubby little freckled faced kids. We’d laugh all day long and go camping and play Yahtzee and tell ghost stories by the fire. And the sex?...” More »

25th, August 2011 Sports 9

Celtic Star Joe Ledley Is A Massive Hit In Thailand: Video

You might not like British football, but it the nation's leading cultural export. Anorak enjoys little more than seeing foreign rebels and fighters wearing replica football shirts of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and more... More »

25th, August 2011 Sports

Joey Barton From Newcastle To QPR Is A No Brainer

Barton is heading to London to play for Queens Park Rangers. He's an honest kind of guy. Here's Joey earlier this year... More »

25th, August 2011 Strange But True 2

Hull Man Sues For Accident That Saw Pressurised Hose Got Up His Anus

Mr Durrant, 26, inflated when a compressed air hose went up his bum... More »

25th, August 2011 Reviews

The Ten Funniest Jokes At The Edinburgh Festival 2011

"I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves"... More »

25th, August 2011 Reviews 1

Scare Stories: Sun Cream Kills Your Bones And Sweeties Give You Cancer

It's Daily Mail Health Tuesday. Each week those helpful hacks at the Mail scour the media and science research notes (surely you mean "read press releases"? - ed) for new way to make you sick and die"... More »

25th, August 2011 Politicians

Gold Guns And James Bond Fantasies: Photos From Inside Gaddafi's Tripoli Compound

Photos of the rebels in inside Colonel Gaddafi's Tripoli compound reveal something about the despot's life and living standards. He liked gold. All despots like gold. It's in The Despot's Handbook, between "girls" and "guns". Gaddafi had no golden girl but he did have a golden gun... More »

25th, August 2011 Sports

When Samir Nasri Met Gary Cook Things Turned Ugly

Smir Nasri is at Manchester City. He's in the stadium meeting another former Arsenal player on City's book (there are now five), Patrick Vieira. He then meets Gary Cook... More »

25th, August 2011 Strange But True 5

Laurence Richard McGinn Accused Of Biting Face Off Liverpool Clubber

"The male has had his two ears bitten off, part of his nose bitten off and half of his lip bitten off. The attack reminded me of a lion wrenching the flesh off a gazelle”...

 More »

25th, August 2011 Key Posts

The Most Inappropriate 9/11 Items Ever: The 'Fun' Superman Wine Flask

As the anniversary of 9/11 looms, we scout about for the most appropriate gift to mark the murders of thousands of people and the grinding War on Terror. We find a Superman Flask and some wine to fill it.. More »

25th, August 2011 Key Posts 1

Duchess Of Alba Marries Alfonso Diez: Photos Of Their Love

What attracted Sernor Diez to the ancient billionairess? We can't say... More »

25th, August 2011 Reviews

The Guardian Predicts No Riots And Sees Gaddafi As A 'Stronger Than Ever'

The Guardian is the paper of rare insight... More »

25th, August 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Day: The Yoga Dog

Yoga dog will fry your happy eggs... More »

25th, August 2011 Key Posts

More Awkward Family Holiday Photos: Disney Is Hell

You loved the first batch of Awkward Family Holiday Photos so much that we've pulled together another gallery. What's your favourite?... More »

25th, August 2011 Technology 11

No Quick App for Apple's Mr Fixit: How Steve Jobs Inspires Diabetics

He has been an inspirational example in every diabetic clinic and biliary surgical unit the world over. That alone is worth mention of a life lived to the very fullest... More »

25th, August 2011 Strange But True

Oldham Woman Superglues Self To Kitchen: Boyfriend Laughs

Local News Story of the Day: The Oldham Evening Chronicle reports on Tina Ramsbottom, 21, of Hathershaw... More »