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25th, August 2011 Strange But True

Rogue Pandas Did Not Escape From Arizona Panda Farm

Authorities would like to make it known that there are NO rogue panda bears in or around Flagstaff, Arizona... More »

24th, August 2011 Reviews 2

Jody McIntyre Is Not Andy From Little Britain - He's An Aggressive Victim Of Police Brutality

The police used excessive force when they roughed up disabled Jody McIntyre at the student protest on December 9 2010. He was pulled from his wheelchair by police... More »

24th, August 2011 Sports

Arsenal Beat Udinese Photos - But Gareth Southgate Gave Us This Highlight

he highlights of the match were the goals and the saves, natch., and this exchange between Matt Smith, of ITV, and Gareth Southgate of the pundit classes... More »

24th, August 2011 Celebrities

Jennifer Aniston Will Have Twins When She Counts Down To Zero

US Magazine says Jennifer Aniston is on a "Baby Countdown". This is: "JEN'S BABY COUNTDOWN"
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24th, August 2011 Royal Family

The EnglandVaarders Meet The Non-Nazi Prince Harry: Photos

Harry met the families of four British men who recreated the epic escape from Nazi-occupied Holland. Anorak can understand why you do it when the Nazis are on your arse, but doing it when you don't need to is odd.. More »

24th, August 2011 Sports

Samir Nasri Sticks Knife Into Arsenal Fans: Manchester City's New Boy Shows His Intelligence

Four players have left Arsenal for the richer pastures of Manchester City in recent seasons. The latest is Samir Nasri. Want to know what he said upon arrival? Here goes... More »

24th, August 2011 Key Posts 4

Where Is Abdelbaset al-Megrahi? One Of East Renfrewshire Council's Prisoners Is Missing In Libya (Photos)

Before you see the photos from inside Colonel Gaddafi's overrun compound in Tripoli, a question: which side are the biggest liars?... More »

24th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Darryn Lyons' Bowser Stomach Doubles For Katie Price's Jordans

"I had to get really fit and lose a fair bit of weight. It takes away all the fat around it and actually lets your natural abs be there. Basically it's the male version of a boob job"... More »

24th, August 2011 Money

Rich People Are Bastards, Aren't They? We Have Proof!

Rich people are bastards, aren't they? And look, here we have it, absolute proof!... More »

24th, August 2011 In Pictures 1

In Photos: Journalists Trapped In The Luxury Rixos Hotel Tripoli

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24th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Kool Aid Women Is Every Reporter's Dream Date: Video

Vox pops and interviews can be hard work for the local news reporter. Sometimes, though, they can be easy. Kool Aid woman is here to help... More »

24th, August 2011 Sports

Chelsea's Lukaku Is Didier Drogba's Number One Fan

"I used to have two Drogba jerseys - one to sleep in and another for when I played in the streets with my friends...I had a poster of Didier on the ceiling above my bed and.." More »

24th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Oh God. One Of Jedward Has Got Married In The Big Brother House To Her From TOWIE

ONE thing we were all counting on in the BB House (ha! 'All' being 'The three people actually watching Celebrity Big Brother) was that producers of the show were just desperate to drive a big fat wedge between Jedward, like taking a pair of shears to some conjoined twins... More »

24th, August 2011 Photojournalism

News In Photos: Stories In Pictures

Anorak reads the news - lots of news. Many of these stories can be told in pictures. We've compiled a gallery of news stories who might have missed in the mainstream media... More »

24th, August 2011 Sports

Arsenal Enforcer Emmanuel Frimpong Slaps Jack Wilshere On Twitter: Good Riddance To Samir Nasri

While rsenal boss Arsene Wenger attempts to take the pressure off his young players by telling media that beating Udinese in the Champions' League is "not critical," the Gunners' teenage midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong assures the manager that he can handle himself... More »

24th, August 2011 Politicians

Obama Is As Big A Golfing Idiot As George Bush: Now Watch This Putt

When the Virginia Earthquake struck, Barack Obama was playing golf. (His Deputy, Joe Biden, was in Japan...talking about that country's recent earthquake.)... More »

24th, August 2011 Strange But True

Mr Boomer Drives Into Adult Store And Steals Huge Vagina

Boomer is accused of driving his truck, a - get this - red stolen semi" into a sex shop in Brownhelm Township, Ohio to steal a $800 "life-like masturbator complete with female genitalia with legs and buttocks"... More »

24th, August 2011 Photojournalism

Photos Of The Day: The Amy Winehouse Curried Kid's Bald Knob

Photos of the Day are brought to you in association with: the curried child (with rice); the Bald Knob - where all Bald knobs feel right at home; the hypno turtle... More »

24th, August 2011 Celebrities 2

What Was Kerry Katona's Terrible Mistake?

She appears to be wearing an evening dress in a swimming pool. Her make up is smudged. Her gaze suggests all is not well. And the headline yells: "HELP ME I'VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE"... More »

24th, August 2011 Strange But True

Bedford Doormat Fury: Bedfordshire Pilgrims Evict Man's Mat

To Albert Street, Bedford, where the Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association (BPHA) are attempting to evict a doormat form outside the front door of Lubin Reyes' flat.. More »

24th, August 2011 Money 3

Hidden Messages In The US Dollar Bill: A Gallery Of Meaning

Is there a hidden message on the US dollar bill? Do you see symbols for the Illuminati, the Masons and more?... More »

24th, August 2011 Celebrities

Amy Winehouse: How The Tabloids Killed Her By Suicide, Drugs, Blake, Reg Traviss, Booze And Lies

Winehouse has died. She was not killed by an overdose of drugs. Right at the start, when her body was found, police said no drugs were found at her Camden home. Still, the newspapers declared otherwise... More »

24th, August 2011 Reviews 3

Did Andy Coulson Lie? He Told Parliament He Had No Income From News International While Working For David Cameron

Robert Peston says Andy Coulson was being paid by Rupert Murdoch's News International while on Cameron's staff. Coulson denied it... More »

23rd, August 2011 Photojournalism

Washington DC Earthquake Photos: The Devastation

There are no reports of anyone having been hurt - but Joe Biden is upset to have missed it... More »

23rd, August 2011 Reviews 1

Virginia And Washington Earthquake In Photos: DC Is Under Attack

I had my first experience with an earthquake today living in No. VA where it hit hard. I was sitting at my computer and all of a sudden I heard a loud noise and my house started shaking and moving all around me and I didn't know what was going and I was scared... More »