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8th, July 2011 Key Posts 2

Rebekah Brooks tells NOTW Journos she's not having a good time: EXCLUSIVE, BREAKING

Rebekah Brooks revealed she isn't having a great time in her on-the-burning-bridge speech to News of The World staffers this afternoon at 4pm, where she explained the decision to close the paper and kill 160 jobs. More »

8th, July 2011 Film 4

Jennifer Aniston In Trouble For Gay Slur: Because Homophobia Is Good Box Office Unlike Racism

Naturally, she's isn't some raging gay-basher, but rather, it is something she's said in character... More »

8th, July 2011 Celebrities

Privacy Loving Alicia Silverstone Shows Off Her Bear Child In OK!

"I LOVE my privacy," says Alicia Silverstone in OK!... More »

8th, July 2011 Gifs

Animal Antics Gif Of The Day: The South Paw Kitty

The kitteh stays in the picture... More »

8th, July 2011 Celebrities 1

Cheryl Cole And Simon Cowell Are Going To Kiss And Make-Up

The advice centres around this: Keep your friends close, but your waistband higher... More »

8th, July 2011 TV & Radio

Wall Of Fame - David Walliams Takes It Hard And Fast Up The Twitter

I got a chance to watch David Walliams, the UK’s official gay-for-pay ambassador (after Russell Brand) hosting his new tabloid panel show, Wall Of Fame on SKY 1 HD... More »

8th, July 2011 Key Posts

Andy Coulson 'Jailed' In Five-Star Holiday Camp Says News Of The World: Pregnant Brooks Gets Cushy Ride

"We already know the kind of cushy life that they have behind bars, with their satellite telly, computer games and a full programme of entertainment to make sure they're kept amused.Prison has long since stopped being a form of punishment for the people who have wrecked the lives of their innocent victims..." More »

8th, July 2011 Technology

Last Space Shuttle To Take Off Unmanned To Discourage Alien Invasion: Photos

The space shuttle Atlantis is on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is scheduled to take off for the 135th and final space shuttle launch for NASA... More »

8th, July 2011 Money 1

My Life In An Indian Call Centre: Thick Australians, Sarcastic British And Smart Mouthed Americans

Andrew Marantz has worked at an Indian call centre. He's been to Delhi waiting for an Indian "culture trainer" to teach me how to act like an Australian to better empathise with the callers... More »

8th, July 2011 Money 2

The Trillion Dollar Coin

So this is how we should solve those pesky government debt problems: the trillion $ coin... More »

8th, July 2011 Key Posts 3

Queensland State of Origin Fan Wees On Her Seat: Australian Rugby League Welcomes The Ladies (Video)

To Australia, where a female rugby league fan can't stand to leave her seat at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane for even a moment... More »

8th, July 2011 Celebrities

Tom Ford Sucks Up To China By Saying Chinese Shoppers Are 'All Slim': British and Americans All Fat

Tom Ford: "I find it refreshing that everyone [who is] Chinese is slim"... More »

8th, July 2011 Reviews 5

Time For Casey Anthony To Cash In On Her Celebrity

Casey can then sell her story. There can be a film. A range of T-shirts. Hawkers were selling them outside the Orlando courthouse... More »

8th, July 2011 Key Posts 1

SOS: The Sun On Sunday Should Not Save Murdoch From The Cops

Rupert Murdoch is lauded for his dark genius in pressing the nuclear option and distracting us for a few seconds as we mouth silent shock-horrors and wonder what will happen to Carole Malone and her 'hell' tropes. This is not genius but guile... More »

8th, July 2011 Key Posts 8

Rebekha Brooks Is Innocent: It's The Murdoch Empire, The Police And GCHQ Wot Done It

Where she will be found wanting is the stupidity of allowing hard-pressed journalists, who is turn worked for her, to use outsiders to gather the information. That will be her Nemesis. Murdoch will order her dismissal because she was caught out... More »

8th, July 2011 Strange But True 1

Northumberland Man Filmed Breaking CCTV Camera

On June 19, the man and a pal stole a dinghy to get them over the River Blyth. The dingy was undamaged and has been returned to the yard. But police say one of the men damaged a CCTV camera... More »

8th, July 2011 TV & Radio

David Haye's Next Opponent Revealed: Video

Lay-deeeesssss 'n' gen-talll-meeeennnn... weighing in at £11/pound... presenting the PAXO Christmas weight champion of the worrrrrrrl... Turkey Lurkeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... More »

8th, July 2011 In Pictures

Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge In Canada - Best Photos

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8th, July 2011 TV & Radio

Otters And Dogs Can Be Pals: Video

Why can't we call get along like otters and dogs..? More »

8th, July 2011 Royal Family

Duke Of Cambridge And Catherine Do The Calgary Stampede: Photos

The Duke and Duchess sported white ten gallon hats, and cowboy shirts and boots. Williams then tossed a small stove into the back of a chuck wagon... More »

8th, July 2011 Photojournalism

More Epic Parenting Fails: Presented By Rupert And James Murdoch

Parents aren't all like Rupert Murdoch, who lets his boy James sack lots of News of The World journalists to save Rebekah Brooks' job. Some parents are stupid... More »

8th, July 2011 Reviews

The News Of The World RIP: Rivals Gloat But You'll Miss It

Ladies and gentlemen, you have been watching the death of the News of The World. Now it's going, you'll miss it. Here's what the others are saying... More »

7th, July 2011 Film

The Iron Lady: Meryl Streep's On Course For Margaret Thatcher's Oscar

The Irony Lady will tell the story of Margaret Thatcher's rise to power in the manner of The King's Speech. This one's called The Iron Lady's Ankles... More »

7th, July 2011 Key Posts 22

Why The BBC And The Guardian Are Gunning For Murdoch And The Sun: That News Of The World Ethos Is Not Dead Yet

The churnalists are up in arms. The carefully constructed media narrative has it that the News of the World, and by extension the entire Rupert Murdoch empire, has singlehandedly ruined the reputation of journalism... More »

7th, July 2011 Politicians 2

Has The Tabloid Media Prejudiced Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Trial? Those Front Pages In Full

Is Dominique Strauss-Kahn a victim of tabloid journalism? Can he get a fair trial after headlines like these? More »