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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


Where’s Bill Clinton

WHERE’S Willy? It’s the latest game in town. Last weekend, Willy Clinton was in Ireland. Dressed in a pair of draw-string Comfi Slax and a fleece, Willy was cheering on … (read more)

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


Off Yer Bike

USUALLY it takes time for a newspaper campaign to achieve results. The Sun’s anti-global warming campaign has yet to refreeze the melting icecaps, and the Mirror’s campaign to get a … (read more)

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


The Needle & The Record

“PETE BUYS 2 SYRINGES AT CHEMIST.” Another day and another Pete Doherty story in the Sun. And we read that Pete has written a terrifically catchy tune – it promises … (read more)

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


Adora Infinitum

GET ready for Adora – you’ll just adore her. The Mirror profiles Adora the mind explora, the “WORLD’S CLEVEREST KID”. Excuse our rhymes, but we’ve been learning to read with … (read more)

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


Rogarian Dawn

“ON the day 30 citizens of Bulgaria and Romania were given the right to come to Britain, this was the queue for visas in Bucharest.” So says the Mail’s front … (read more)

Posted: 27th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment (1)


Sienna Cuts It

SIENNA Miller is at it again. Being blonde is what Sienna does so very well, and today she is being blonde on the cover of the Express. Inside the paper, … (read more)

Posted: 27th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


It’s Christmas Time

“EVERY day is Christmas,” says the Express. And so it is. Every day we fail to get what we really want, binge drink and wonder if it’s going to snow. … (read more)

Posted: 27th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Kate Moss’s White Stuff

WHAT’S that under Kate Moss’s nose? It’s the questions everyone is asking, including the Sun, which wonders: “What’s got up Kate’s nose?” To aid readers not trained in the finer … (read more)

Posted: 27th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


House Plants

IS it clemaytis or clematis? It’s the kind of thorny debate the Mail think nothing of addressing. And it very probably lies at the heart of the paper’s story on … (read more)

Posted: 26th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Sags & Riches

Sags (Sisters & Girlfriends) & Riches Michael Owen’s sister, Karen, had her luxury £27,000 BMW jeep stolen by a boyfriend who then sold it and replaced it with a stolen … (read more)

Posted: 26th, September 2006 | In: Royal Family | Comment


Music To Watch The Crash Go By

THE good news is that a cheque for £250 is on its way to Richard Hammond. TV outtake shows pay good money for videos of bloopers and burps, and it’s … (read more)

Posted: 26th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


It’s A Craic-er

“SO WHAT ARE THEY UP TO?” asks the Mirror on its front page, the question hanging beside a picture of Pete Doherty and Kate Moss in a clinch. Inside the … (read more)

Posted: 26th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Taxing Times

“AS a private person, what drew me into public life was not a search for fame or headlines but a determination to make a difference.” So says Gordon Brown in … (read more)

Posted: 26th, September 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment


Out For The Viscount

“IT is for a single adult cyclist,” says Richard Cross, operations director for Strida UK Ltd. “The bike rack is not deigned for carrying anything more than a folded up … (read more)

Posted: 26th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Gordon Ramsay’s Tonic

POLITICS should be made to be more like TV cooking shows. Tony Blair would have one minute to explain to a daytime TV audience – typically made up old people … (read more)

Posted: 25th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


A Living ‘Ell

“I’M ready to start living again, says Sir Paul McCartney. “I’ve been to Hell and now I’m ready to start living again…and I mean living with a capital L.” So … (read more)

Posted: 25th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


No Bum Notes

“I’VE forgotten what that feels like and I’m really excited,” says George Michael. We shudder. No-one likes to think of themselves as a prude. And we remain to hear more. … (read more)

Posted: 25th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Lindsay Lohan’s Pain

LINDSAY Lohan’s dad has plenty of time on his hands. And having sent Lindsay a pictorial message, he has now written her a note, which has been delivered to the … (read more)

Posted: 25th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


On Being a Victim

THE Sun wrote again about Garri Holness a bomb survivor yesterday. This man was on my train, and he lost his leg below the knee. His courage and fortitude, the … (read more)

Posted: 25th, September 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment


Too Poor To Push

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: 24th, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment


Nicole Richie’s Small Talk

“NICOLE Richie is glowing,” says OK!. And this is not because the infamously stick-thin celebrity is standing in front of a naked light bulb. It is because she has a … (read more)

Posted: 24th, September 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment


A Night Hoff The (Scrabble) Tiles

“I SPOKE to Tom Cruise when I was axed…he helped me,” said David Beckham on the Mirror’s front page last Monday. The former England captain has yet to appear on … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, September 2006 | In: Broadsheets | Comment


Mum’s Gone To La-La-Land

“I REMEMBER my mum and his mum holding me down and giving me Valium,” says Kerry Katona. Kerry is reliving the moment she learned ex-husband Brian McPadding had cheated on … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, September 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment


Robbie Williams’ Therapy

ROBBIE Williams should go back to rehab. This is not the opinion of Anorak but of the Star’s “double award winning” Joe Mott. “Today I issue a plea to Robbie … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, September 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment