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‘LIFE isn’t all horses. No, it is not. Sarah Ferguson wanted to convey to her children that there is more to life than horses. So she took them on safari … (read more)

Posted: 27th, February 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

The Youth Votes

‘HOLD onto your baseball cap, William Hague, there’s a new initiative to woo the yoof vote. You should have seen him at 16 … (read more)

Posted: 27th, February 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Panic Stations

‘OLD sitcom writers never die, they just go and work at the Mail. It was hard not to smile as the Mail used its front page on Monday to scream: … (read more)

Posted: 27th, February 2006 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

The Don

‘“JUST look at that, it’s beautiful isn’t it? All those fields and trees…you can’t see another house for miles.” It is isolation of a splendid sort. And it is where … (read more)

Posted: 27th, February 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

The Gong Shows

‘KEN Dodd should get the nod to present next year’s Brit Awards. One thing you can always say about the septuagenarian comic is that if hours spent on stage equates … (read more)

Posted: 27th, February 2006 | In: Celebrities | Comment

Wham Rap

‘THE good news for George Michael is that a drugs scandal can give the old career an invigorating shot in the arm. And after a period of quiet – what … (read more)

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

Hanging Up On You

‘“INSIDE MADDONNA AND GUY’S MARRIAGE,” announces the front page of Hello!. This is the inside skinny “BY THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW.” Could anything come between them? … (read more)

Posted: 27th, February 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment

Walking The Carpet

‘GRANTED, not everyone can be a ravishing beauty and afford extensive surgery, but to call the Oscars a “dog show” is a bit, well, cruel. Whosaprettygirlthen … (read more)

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

Kat & The Cream

‘THERE was a time when the only thing brighter than Jessie Wallace’s future was her complexion. It was positively day-glo orange. A co-star’s eye view … (read more)

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

To Big C Or Not To Big C

‘WARNING: READING THE DAILY MAIL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH.A selection of things that will kill you and yours from this week’s paper of doom…MONDAY“DON’T PANIC – Bird flu at … (read more)

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

Plucky Teds Wed

‘IT was South London’s wedding of the year, and everyone who was anyone in the world of the 1950s-style rock’n’roll was there to see Leonard Potts marry his beautiful bride … (read more)

Posted: 24th, February 2006 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

Treasure Chest

‘KEIRA Knightly sure does get around. She’s in all the papers, walking along a Caribbean beach with her new lover at her side. Inflate it like Beckham … (read more)

Posted: 24th, February 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Mend It Like Beckhams

‘HOW do you improve on perfection? Answer: You can’t. You just try to make it last that little bit longer. A devotion to duty … (read more)

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

Honest John

‘“I KNOW WHO RAPED ULRIKA,” say the Star’s headline, and we are intrigued. Ulrika helped Abi become the woman she is today … (read more)

Posted: 24th, February 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

French Fried

‘THE award-giving season has been kind to Anorak. Our alarm code won the Grammy for Best Use Of Electronic Security Devices In An Urban Setting, our office junior, Armani, is … (read more)

Posted: 24th, February 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Bad Bedfellows

‘IF Kevin Smith and Jose Ruiz had attended the police’s gun-handling master class at Cedar Mount School in Gorton, Manchester, earlier this week they’d know what a real gun looks … (read more)

Posted: 24th, February 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Brazilian Nut

‘NOTHING in life is more momentous than the birth of a celebrity’s baby. And for Kate Garraway, the GMTV presenter, things are just so. Kate birthing gown was the talk … (read more)

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

Pit Babe

‘AMAZING isn’t it. The richer your dad is, the more beautiful and photogenic you become. Tamara has her father’s eyes … (read more)

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

Singer For His Supper

‘THEY say you eat first with your eyes. Food has to look good to taste good. Couldn’t you just gobble him up … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, February 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Tunnel Of Hate

‘GIVEN what happened to her, the Mirror’s question “Are you brave enough to have the Diana flick?” should not be answered lightly.The risks and ramifications of adopting the flicked-back blonde … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, February 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

One’s Voice

‘WHERE Samuel Pepys, Anne Frank and Adrian Mole lead, Prince Charles follows. ‘To begin my talk on jam, both making and spreading, I’d like to draw upon…’ … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, February 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Miles From Home

”THEY contradict the image – and the reality – of our country as a modern, multicultural, dynamic place where the past is valued and respected and the future is approached … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, February 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Triple Tops

‘BECKY, Stephanie and Tiffanie Carrazana are identical. And after Becky’s boob job, they are still identical.The Star features the triplets who each spent £2,600 to have their 34A busts inflated.Seen … (read more)

Posted: 23rd, February 2006 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Merging Sexes

‘NEWS that men see cars as a boost to their self esteem comes as no revelation to the boy racer in the hot hatch nor the middle aged divorcee in … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, February 2006 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

An Explosive Situation

‘STUDY the scene. Take a look at the guns in the Sun’s “SHOTGUN WEDDING”.See the armed police surround the ceremony, hide in bushes and, most chillingly of all, behind gravestones … (read more)

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

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