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Cyber Terrorists, Putin The Boot In, Killer Wi-Fi And Toxic Kids

EVERY day of every week the Mail thinks up imaginative ways to remind you that life is cruel and you are going to experience pain and die.

And if it can’t … (read more)

Posted: 26th, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comments (2)

Kenneth Eng’s Mental Examination: Why He Hates Blacks

REMEMBER Kenneth Eng, the Asian supremacist, stalker, aspiring novelist and general loudmouth, who claimed to have inspired Seung-Hui Cho’s Virginia Tech rampage?

Eng, 23, came to prominence after writing a series … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (11)

American Idol: Jordin Sparks Controversy

AMERICAN Idol is over for another year. The tears, the joy, the talent and the, er, did we mention the tears?

But there is talk of a fix. Tabloid Baby … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: TV & Radio | Comments (3)

It’s A Bong! John McCain’s Man Helps Out Barack Obama

THE US Presidential race is getting intesting.

Barack Obama says:
“This country is united in our support for our troops, but we also owe them a plan to relieve them of the … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

State of Philosophical Emergency: Control Orders On Human Rights

A TERROR attack on civil liberties:
FABIAN Tassano, author of two books and a countercultural blog, made clear today he is prepared to declare a “state of philosophical emergency” to suspend … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Cannabis Doubles Risk Of Car Accidents

DRIVING while under the infulence of cannabis doubles the risk of being involved in a fatal accident.
Researchers evaluated 10,748 fatal car accidents in France that had taken place between October … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (2)

Designer Vaginas And The BMA

THE designer vagina – it’s the latest craze. Everyone’s getting one…
One of the world’s most prestigious health journals has lashed a fast-growing trend in the United States and Britain for … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Why Terrorists Kill Journalists

EVER wonder why Islamicists attack journalists? To win them over? To bully them into writing favourable reports? Or as Iraqi journalist Ali Fadhil says:
“The reason why these attacks against the … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Made In China: Poisoned In USA

IS this all part of a plot to upset American stomachs and then take over the world? Who needs bombs when you have monkfish..?
A frozen product labeled monkfish distributed … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Playground Rules Influence Energy Policy

MICK Hume sees Government blowing off steam about all things green:

Where could ministers have got the idea for their new waste-into-energy policy? Perhaps from places not covered by the Freedom … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Schools Spy On Pupils

SCHOOLS get powers to spy on pupils.

Dizzy writes:

This is just wrong
“Maintained schools have the power to collect pupils’ personal data, including biometric data without prior written … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

Madeleine McCann: The Parody

THE mystery of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is turning into a parody.

Who knew that when Simon Jenkins wrote “It was as if a missing child were this year’s Make Poverty History … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (52)

Madeleine McCann: The Full Picture

“MADELEINE: The last picture.”

So says the Mail’s front page. And readers may take this as a literal. But this is not the final shot the paper will publish of Madeleine … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann | Comments (414)

Big Brother Housemates Tarnished And Varnished

FOR those of you not in possession of the Freeview TV Guide, Davina McCall is talking about matters Big Brother.

Says she: “I think the house is no longer a stepping … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comments (6)

Big Brother Told To, Er, Paki It In

THE news series of Big Brother is in “chaos”.

The Mirror’s front-age tells readers that TV watchdog Ofcom is not best pleased with what it has seen. It chastises Channel 4 … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comments (3)

Liverpool Break The Bank For ‘Snoogy Doogy’

FOLLOWING their disappointing defeat at the hands of Milan in the Champions League Final, Liverpool are ready to splash the cash in order to rebuild Rafa Benitez’ side.

With Manchester United … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comments (6)

The Raymond Crockford Files

WITH more and more school-leavers being encouraged to eschew academia and opt for a more practical and lucrative trade, scaffolder Raymond Crockford’s ‘bling bling’ lifestyle will have ambitious kids practising … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)

UK Houses 65% Overvalued: Property Crash

MANY of us have an inflated view of ourselves. And we all have an inflated view of our houses.

According to the snappily named Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, UK … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Celebrity Big Brother: The Racism You Missed On Channel 4

THERE now follows a transcript of the bits Celebrity Big Brother you didn’t see, featuring Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd, Jo O’Meara and Jack Tweed…

Big Brother
This is Big Brother. Could Danielle … (read more)

Posted: 25th, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment

The Uncovered Truth About Travel Insurance

THE advent of cheap-as-chips flights (as long as you book six years in advance) and low budget hotel deals have allowed a whole generation of Britons to travel to exotic … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Rise Of The Snooper State: Grass Up A Neighbour

AS New Labour continues its seemingly unending quest to extinguish the last remnants of the nation’s community spirit, the Home Office publishes proposals which could see members of the public … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Government Selling Of Canals And Waterways

THERE’S nothing more relaxing than a walk upon a peaceful riverbank.

Look, what’s that over there – it’s a vole gnawing on some reeds, and there – a mummy duck and … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)

£48million Divorce Payout For Axa’s Charman

THERE are plenty of things you could buy with £48million – a football club, a peerage or even a two-bedroom (unfurnished) flat in central London.

Beverley Charman, ex-wife of insurance magnate … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

“Live Free Or Die” In New Hampshire

IS the state of New Hampshire taking its “Live Free or Die” motto a bit too seriously?

New Hampshire is the only state in the Union that does not have a … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Anorak On Radio 2

I’LL be on Jeremy Vine’s show at 12:30. … (read more)

Posted: 24th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comments (5)

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