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Palestinian Sultan Abu al-Hajj refused to fight an Israeli athlete at kickboxing’s World Youth Championship in Thailand. Al-Hajj refused to fight “as there has not yet been an official Palestinian decision … (read more)

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Posted: 10th, August 2017 | In: News, Sports | Comment

The Steve Buscemi Galaxy Collage onesie is divine

Who doesn’t want a onesie covered in visions of Steve Buscemi? The “Steve Buscemi Galaxy Collage” onesie is divine.

Spotter: DM … (read more)

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Posted: 10th, August 2017 | In: Celebrities, Fashion, The Consumer | Comment

Google blacklists Damore to protect weak women from diverse opinions

Everything is not rosy at Google. An internal memo written by Google engineer James Damore accusing the internet behemoth of operating as an “ideological echo chamber” is riding high on the … (read more)

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Posted: 10th, August 2017 | In: Key Posts, Money, News, Technology | Comment

BBC News at Ten broadcasts topless sex scene

As Sophie Raworth read BBC1’s News at Ten, viewers were distracted by the monitor over her shoulder. Was that a live feed from Windsor Castle or was someone at the … (read more)

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Posted: 10th, August 2017 | In: Strange But True, TV & Radio | Comment

Children’s book confuses readers with 5 bananas graphic

“I imagine a child learning to count from this book and then just being incredibly confused for the rest of their life,” writes GooseHerder on Reddit.

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Posted: 10th, August 2017 | In: Books, Strange But True | Comment

Transfer balls: Bale to Manchester United for a fee that makes Neymar to PSG look cheap

The summer’s here and with it comes the usual news that Gareth Bale dreams of leaving the heat and glory of Real Madrid for life at Manchester United. Like everyone … (read more)

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Posted: 9th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, News, Sports, Tabloids | Comment

Facebook is punishing smaller publishers

Is Facebook a friend to quality journalism? As well as publishing Anorak, I publish Flashbak. It’s Facebook page is up to 280,000 followers. But very few of the people who … (read more)

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Posted: 9th, August 2017 | In: Key Posts, Money, News, Technology | Comment

Clickbait balls: Southampton’s Virjil can Dijk wants Express move to Liverpool or Arsenal or Chelsea

Transfer balls: news is that Southampton’s Virjil can Dijk no longer thinks Southampton’s ambitions match his own. The defender has asked the Saints to let him know if he can … (read more)

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Posted: 8th, August 2017 | In: Back pages, News, Tabloids | Comment

Man jailed for shooting woman up vagina during sex game

David Jeffers, 47, inserted a loaded shotgun into his lover’s vagina. And fired. He’s starting a 10-year prison sentence for possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

The 46 year-old … (read more)

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Posted: 8th, August 2017 | In: News, Strange But True | Comment

Little Richard: ‘a little Jewish black bottomed boy from Georgia’

On August 4 1972, Little Richard, the greatest rock ‘n’ roll star of them all was on British TV. He was the originator, the boy whose song about anal sex … (read more)

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Posted: 7th, August 2017 | In: Celebrities, Music | Comment

Transfer balls: Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho agrees to join Barcelona says one unimpeachable source

In football’s arms race, the Star says Barcelona will offer Liverpool £120m for Philippe Coutinho, 25. Is the Brazilian worth the money? Surely not. Indeed, the Sun counters the Star’s offer and … (read more)

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Posted: 7th, August 2017 | In: Back pages, Liverpool, Sports | Comment

Chelsea website sees injustice as Arsenal win Community Shield

The football season is underway. Arsenal have beaten Chelsea to win the Community Shield on penalties. The game was largely flat and riddled with errors. And two incidents stand out. … (read more)

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Posted: 6th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Chelsea, Sports | Comment

Martin Shkreli convicted on 3 counts in fraud case

Martin Shkreli, aka ‘Pharma Bro’, has been found guilty of three felony criminal charges, including securities fraud. He was cleared of five other charges at a court in New York.

The Washington … (read more)

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Posted: 6th, August 2017 | In: Money | Comment

Clickbait balls: Indy tricks Arenal fans in Alexis Sanchez story

This was the week when, according to the Daily Mirror, Alexis Sanchez would tell Arsenal he wanted to leave the club. It’s Saturday and today’s Alexis Sanchez news is that … (read more)

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Posted: 5th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports | Comment

Who is Neymar’s lover? Tabloids haven’t a clue

Brazilian footballer Neymar Junior has moved from Barcelona to PSG, and the tabloids are looking for a love interest. Unable to find one, they instead rest their gaze upon 22-year-old … (read more)

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Posted: 5th, August 2017 | In: Back pages, Celebrities, News, Sports | Comment

Meet Kan-chan the enema mascot that goes where the sun doesn’t shine

The Japanese terms for people who like dressing up as toys is kigurumi. The Premier League is full of such people. But in Japan mascots are pretty much everywhere. This week another … (read more)

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Posted: 5th, August 2017 | In: News, Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment

Arsenal owner bows to pressure and censors big game killing from his TV channel

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has bowed to pressure. The UK version of his bloodsports channel will not broadcast big-game hunting, an utterly barbaric and wholly sad hobby for psychopathic dentists. (Yes, … (read more)

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Posted: 4th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, News, Sports, TV & Radio | Comment

Polly Tonybee misses the point about Kensington and Chelsea property tycoons

Polly Tonybee is writing about London property in the Guardian.
Empty property bought by investors to sit unused is a scandal the Guardian has exposed this week, finding 1,652 in the … (read more)

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Posted: 4th, August 2017 | In: Broadsheets, Money | Comment

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