18th, April
Celebrities
IN 1978, the Associated Press met Kellie Everts, the Miss Nude Universe who became as a striptease artist performing on a Washington stage because "God told her to quiet her job as a social worker and return to the stage to perform her strip act".... More »
18th, April
Flashback
A WHILE back, we covered some pretty peculiar games; however, there still remain board game curiosities which cry out for your attention. It seems there was no limit to the imagination (and debilitating insanity) of board game manufacturers. For every winner (i.e. Monopoly, Risk, Candyland) there were a hundred losers. Here’s a look at some of those losers. More »
17th, April
In Pictures
ilipino penitents flagellate themselves as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines... More »
17th, April
Key Posts
THIS Easter, take care not to be left behind at the Rapture. It can, of course, happen at any time. It happend in 2011. Well, it could have done. And when it does, boy will they be right and you be wrong. The Rapture is believed true. It is an end-times event when all believers in Christianity will be taken from the earth by God into heaven. The rest will be left behind (including the pets). In preparation, we've compiled a library of Rapture Guide Videos. Study them hard. Questions later.... More »
17th, April
Key Posts
HAVE you seen Heaven Is For Real, the film about the boy who "had a trip to Heaven". Sony Pictures acquired had actioned its rights on the book Heaven Is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip To Heaven And Back, written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent... More »
17th, April
Flashback
FLASHBACK to October 7 1978... More »
17th, April
Sports
HOW football reporting works: The Daily Mail obliges its promise to feature one story a day on the big clubs. It tweets: "On £20,000 a week...and he plays for Chelsea's youth team..." More »
17th, April
Sports
THE Manchester Evening News was as one with the mainstream press in lamenting City's 2-2 home draw with Sunderland last night... More »
17th, April
Sports
GARETH Bale scored a terrific goal last night to win the Copa Del Rey for Real Madrid. But he never thanked God, as many players do. Bale thanked the ball. He thanked the Adidas Brazuca for obeying his foot and not behaving like a beach ball on a windy day on a Bridlington beach. ... More »
17th, April
Celebrities
IN these photos from 1936, American-born French expatriate entertainer and singer, Josephine Baker, wins over the crowd... More »
17th, April
Money
OR at least Starbucks is going to be relocating it's European HQ to the UK. Which, after all that fuss about how much tax Starbucks was or was not paying in this country is a bit of a turnaround... More »
17th, April
Flashback
They were founded by Russell Markert: * When he saw the Ziegfeld Follies in 1922, he found them short and lacking in choreographic versatility. Yet, he marvelled at their wondrous precision and vowed to one day get 16 taller American girls, who could kick higher and do lots of tap dancing. He got that chance.... More »
17th, April
Strange But True
WHEN Kevin Dorothy, 53, died in December 2013, he was unable to fulfil his desire to preform at the city's Pavilion Bar comedy showcase. But he became a double-act. Because Kevin's friend Stephen Mullan wasn't alone when he appeared at the show. Next to him was Kevin, in ash form and urned (see photo).... More »
17th, April
Flashback
1 TODAY, bathroom décor is so sterile and uninviting; whereas, back in the 1960s and 70s it was place of fun colors and whimsical decorations... and, yes, things did get a little weird. Take for instance, the bathroom pictured above – it looks like a delectable cake. For a moment, it seems like an inviting little birthday party and I forget that this is a place meant for pooping... More »
17th, April
Strange But True
THIS might well be the most depressing story of the year. Having removed two pandas, Macy and Qianqian, from the Yunnan Wild Animal Park, China, Scarlett was alone... More »
17th, April
In Pictures
AN ANORAK photo essay: life on La Linea, a Guatemala Prostitution Strip. Photographer Alexandre Meneghini looks at the women in the rented love rooms.... More »
16th, April
Sports
It's not all about the big clubs... More »
16th, April
News
Which is, of course, an improvement in what most of us find in the things.... More »
16th, April
Flashback
FLASHBACK to 05/04/1966.... More »
16th, April
Flashback
IF the Russians could have Santa in outer space, the Chinese could do it with babies... More »
16th, April
TV & Radio
There’s nothing clever about phoning up John ‘Captain, Leader, Legend’ Terry on Chelsea TV and shouting, ‘You’re a fucking cu*t!’ Nothing clever at all. But you have to admit, it’s pretty funny.... More »
16th, April
Gifs
THANKS to Reddit user dignityblows, aka Amanda, we get to see the world's best ever weight loss Gif. And it might also be the world's best ever cured-of-wearing-glasses-gif, too... More »
16th, April
Key Posts
1 THE Liberal Democrats claim they had no idea Sir Cyril Smith, the Labour mayor of Rochdale who became the town's Liberal MP and that Party's chief whip, was a pervert.... More »
16th, April
Music
1 MUSICIAN Paul Weller has won himself £10,000 in damages after pictures of his children were "plastered" on the Mail Online. The High Court said that Associated Newspapers had to pay up after Weller and his family complained about a number of paparazzi shots were published with the headline "A family day out: Paul Weller takes wife Hannah and his twin sons out for a spot of shopping in the hot LA sun"... More »
