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19th, August 2011 Strange But True

Woman Drowned In Public Swimming Pool Not Spotted For 2 Days

“The facts appear to indicate that a woman was in the water for a number of days and not noticed by staff, patrons or other inspections that may have taken place… We undergo a procedure with each and every one of our pools. We believe all of those were in place here..." More »

19th, August 2011 Photojournalism

Spidora The Spider Girl Is The Horsemanning Originator

Before horsemanning and planking there was Spidora the Spider Girl... More »

19th, August 2011 Celebrities

Angelina Jolie Forgoes Relief Plane And Hires A Virgin Train To Glasgow

Brad Pitt is filming World Wart Z in Glasgow and his lover Angelina Jolie, went up to see him on a train - a Virgin Pendolino from Euston to Glasgow. She hired it. The whole thing... More »

19th, August 2011 Reviews

London Riots: Middle-Aged Totally Unaffected By Mayhem, Says Times

It only took four Times writers to produce this wonderful and insightful take on the riots... More »

19th, August 2011 Sports 1

The Sun Labels Bolton Wanderers Fans A Hate-filled Mob: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero Should Worry

Manchester City star Sergio Aguero "will face a hate mob at Bolton on Sunday". From whom. The Sun's Neil Curtis is enlightening... More »

19th, August 2011 Key Posts

Rosie Millard's Guide To Looking Like An Arsehole At University

Rosie Millard has ten "fail-safe tips to help your children settle in seamlessly at university from Rosie Millard". The chances are uncomfortably hight that this is not a parody nor meant to ironic... More »

19th, August 2011 Money 1

World Bank's ICTD Project Is A Monumental F*ck Up

To unpick it for a moment: ICT4D is when the World Bank tries to get computers into the hands of poor people (why it doesn't just given them a smart phone is another matter). And the rest of the headline is stating that 70% of all the money it spends is just pissed away... More »

19th, August 2011 Money 1

Allister Heath Is Beyond Parody: City Am Editor Blames Greed And Arrogance For London Riots (City Boys Carry On)

Big swinging dicks will behave like big swinging dicks... More »

19th, August 2011 TV & Radio 1

Celebrity Big Brother Review: Day 1, Where Everything Felt The Same

Some things had changed in the skewed landscape of (Celebrity) Big Brother. First off, there was no Davina. It was also on a different channel, getting shunted sideways from Channel 4 to Five. And other things had changed too like... er... well... nothing... More »

19th, August 2011 Reviews 2

Diana Lamplugh: RIp - Suzy Lamplugh Has Not Been Found

RIP Diana Lamplugh. You were thrust into the limelight when your daughter Suzy Lamplugh was murdered... More »

19th, August 2011 Sports

Tattoos Of Sports Teams And Spots Fails: Photos Of Fans

Heard about the man who turned his body into a replica football kit..? More »

19th, August 2011 Gifs

Gifs Of The Day: The Bulldog Slide (With Added Fat Cat)

Gifs of The Day are presented by: the definition of frustration; tower says 'bye'; fat cat; the bulldog slide; she dives in - water dives out; happy dog; halfway to paradise; and when carp attack... More »

19th, August 2011 Sports

Photos Of The Day: England Cricket Team Gives Australia And India A Chance

C'mon Australia - we'll give you a chance... More »

19th, August 2011 Strange But True

Edinburgh Guesthouse Bans Rabbits - Allows Dogs and Cats: Outrage And Fury Fails To Grow

O'Donnell says she was surprised to find a rabbit using the shower at her Armadillo guesthouse in Edinburgh. She says she "almost had a heart attack" and spilled a jug of water down herself... More »

19th, August 2011 In Pictures

Gifs - Because Stairs Don't Climb Themselves

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19th, August 2011 In Pictures

Horsemanning: Photos Of A Craze

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19th, August 2011 TV & Radio 3

The Horse Performs A Gymnastic Routine (Video)

The agile horse will now showboat and perform a gymnastics routine... More »

19th, August 2011 Key Posts 19

Reasons Why The London Riots Happened: From Mark Duggan To Blackberry An Arab Spring And Polar Bears

Riots in London, Manchester and Birmingham... Why? Let's see the reason presented by the experts, politicians and the media: More »

19th, August 2011 Reviews

Ucas Website Crashed In 2002: No University Fees Then

Want to know why the Ucas website crashed? Well... More »

19th, August 2011 Celebrities

Victoria Beckham Advised To Have Breast Implants On Her Back

A source said: “Rumours Victoria has been frantically exercising and trying to lose her baby weight could not be further from the truth." And that truth is sensational... More »

19th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Celebrity Big Brother: Amy Childs's Breasts At War

How talented is Amy Childs? Well, she is more talented in parts than the entire body of Tara Reid and Kerry Katona... More »

18th, August 2011 TV & Radio

Tara Reid Mistakes Big Brother For The Big Lebowksi 2 (Photos)

Aside from the wardrobe malfunctions (see below), once dating a man called Michale Asxtman (that's Assman with censored text), Reid is a dreamer who once said she was set to appear in the The Big Lebowski 2... More »

18th, August 2011 Celebrities 1

How Gwyneth Paltrow Foiled The 7/11 Bombers - A True Life Sliding Doors Tale

Life mirrors art for New York's patron saint... More »

18th, August 2011 Sports 15

Samir Nasri Says He Wants To Play For Manchester United

Like most other news organs, Anorak has been tracking Samir Nasri's move to Manchester City from Arsenal... More »

18th, August 2011 The Consumer 1

Prince WiIliam And Kate Middleton Dolls Channel Glenn Close: Photos

Is that you, Prince William..? More »