Little Miss Therapy

YOU know you have made it when…you are asked to entertain children. From TV actors reading stories on Jackanory, to Ricky Gervais writing children’s books and George Bush reading them, … (read more)

Posted: 5th, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

The French Conkerers

“CONKERS is like rugby,” says Stephane Jally, chairman of La Fédération Française de Conkers. “The British invented it but we do it better.” Like le sandwich, le Macintosh and le … (read more)

Posted: 5th, October 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

William Baseball Cap

PRINCE William has gone to Mecca. No, silly. He might be his Koran-reading father’s son, but William is not one to make a pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest city. The Sun’s … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

False Alarm

“ALL I did was go shopping,” says Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof, patron saint of globalised stadium rock. But such is life of a young celebrity that when Peaches … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Tuscan Nights

TONY Blair is more Anthea Turner than John Leslie. In any case, his appearance on Blue Peter is unlikely to kickstart a new career for the soon-to-be-former Prime Minister as … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Church Mice

“A PICTURE of domestic bliss, Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson are sitting with two Jack Russell terriers on their laps, and a mug of tea in hand.” To us this … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

Matthew McCounaughty Keeps Up

LEST we labour under any misconception, Anorak needs to make its position clear – men do not enjoy watching other men exercise. Indeed, the common British response to seeing a … (read more)

Posted: 4th, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Turner Prize Pervs

“MORE pervy pottery,” says the Telegraph. Who needs Esther Rantzen’s aroused carrots and internet porn when you have the Turner Prize to get off on? Yes, it’s that time of … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

The Yellow Perils

STRICTLY speaking, Nasser Khan, driver of a red Toyota MR2, should only have received a parking ticket once he had moved his vehicle. As the Mail’s picture clearly shows, the … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

David Beckham Trains Angelina Jolie’s Boy

WHEN the film of David and Victoria Beckham comes to be made, Brad Pitt (David) will turn to Jennifer Aniston (Vicky) and curse the day he ever met Rebecca Loos … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Lunatic In No 10

“LUNATIC GETS INTO No 10,” announces the Sun’s front page. You want satire. You get satire. Surprising to see it on the front page of the Sun, but there you … (read more)

Posted: 3rd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Third-World Mothers

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 … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

A Law Unto Himself

JUDE Law is talking. He’s telling us about his relationship with the nanny and how he came to split with Sienna Miller. “Man sleeps with nanny” is not an original … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Jack The Bad

JADE Goody doesn’t live on a council estate. At least not any more. Jade lives in a four-bedroom house in Ongar, Essex. But still the Sun spots Jade popping to … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Endorse This

Endorse This Hope exists for mum and dad. Pester power need not be all about the nippers demanding the expensive goods. US basketball star Stephen Marbury has lent his name … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Royal Family | Comment

Jamie Oliver – Young Conservative

JAMIE OLIVER is getting ready to speak. The would–be Young Conservative is talking about family matters. In conversation with Good Housekeeping magazine, a chat picked up by the Mail, Jamie … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

The Slow Motion Tour

JUST one week into his world tour, and George Michael has made it about a mile from his Highgate home. “GEORGE IN 999 DOPE DASH,” announces the front page of … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Cameron’s Flock Of Seagulls

MARGARET Thatcher would not have made the same error. Not for the Iron Lady the loose tresses of Samantha Cameron, wife to Tory leader David. It’s okay walking into the … (read more)

Posted: 2nd, October 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Adopt A Wasp

TODAY the RSPW announces a "citizen science" programme to investigate the apparent decline in the number of British wasps. ‘The Buzz’ will encourage picnicers to put a postcard piece of … (read more)

Posted: 30th, September 2006 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Little Tom Cruise

TOM Cruise is short. He’s “Tiny Tom” in the Mirror. He’s a real-life Tom Thumb. Look at his little legs. His little fingers. His little feet. Randy Newman was right, … (read more)

Posted: 29th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Making A Chance

WE could debate long into the night how 72-yar-old Larry King, host of Larry King Live, came to call his seven-year-old son Chance. And, perhaps it was the good fortune … (read more)

Posted: 29th, September 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

Gorilla Roasts Jamie Oliver

IT’S the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and the papers have the pictures. But we’ve seen them all before. Back in the Victorian era when everyone was a collector … (read more)

Posted: 29th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Hamming It Up

RICHARD Hammond is not dead. The TV presenter who crashed while trying to drive a car from Yorkshire to Australia the hard way is very much alive. Hammond looks healthy … (read more)

Posted: 29th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Crime Pays

“OI, mate,” says the youth in the hoodie to the man on the ground. “What d’yer say yer pin number was?” To one side of this modern street tableau, the … (read more)

Posted: 29th, September 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

This Year’s Black

“I’VE BEEN BULLIED BUT DON’T WORRY, I’VE HAD MY REVENGE.” “PEOPLE USED TO THINK I WAS BLACK!” Victoria Beckham – now known simply as “VICTORIA” on the OK! cover – … (read more)

Posted: 28th, September 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

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