Donald Trump learns valuable lesson about the dangers of retweeting sycophants
The best argument for fact-checking things people tell you on the internet that you'll ever see.Oh, Donald, always so trusting. Image: Getty. Billionaire foghorn Donald Trump spends a lot of time on...
View ArticleDavid Cameron is evil, says Channel 4 (almost)
It’s an easy mistake to make. . . Channel 4 posted the following tweet to promote their coverage of David Cameron’s party conference speech: David Cameron: IS evil pure and simple - #c4news - watch...
View ArticleWhat's the deal with Tories and bricks?
If there's one thing a Conservative loves, it's a brick. Or maybe a bit of scaffolding.England's glory. Photo: Getty Images What's the deal with the Tories and bricks? The week before the party...
View ArticleOur paper tax discs are on the way out: vote Ukip to rescue them
Could paper tax discs be the new "proper larger size and design" of British passports for Ukip?Save our tax discs! Photo: Getty Terrible news for those multitaskers who both drive cars and vote Ukip...
View ArticleTory minister retweets poem saying Labour party is "full of queers"
Read more carefully before you click, Matt.Matthew Hancock MP, on a tour of restaurant Le Cordon Bleu. Photo: Getty Images Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk and minister for further education, skills...
View Article16 Darth Vaders are running for parliament in Ukraine
"No, I am your prospective elected representative."Darth Vader in Kiev. Photo: Getty Just when we thought the tempestuous political situation in Ukraine couldn't have an even darker side, sixteen men...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence: “Anybody who looked at those pictures, you’re perpetuating...
It isn’t just the hackers who stole her personal photos who are to blame, the actress says.Jennifer Lawrence at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2014. Photo: Getty Jennifer Lawrence is Hollywood’s...
View ArticleListen: Grayson Perry talks with John Humphrys about his Great White Male NS...
The artist was on the Today show this morning. Grayson Perry was on the Today show on Radio 4 this morning, talking to John Humphrys about his guest edit of the New Statesman this week, and his...
View ArticleWhy is Michael Gove in James Delingpole’s garden talking about Game of Thrones?
There is no satisfactory answer to that question.“Excuse me, who’s that person in my garden? Who are you?” Sometimes, strange things happen. You can waste a lot of time trying to work out why and how,...
View ArticleUkip have done a calypso song – listen only if you hate your ears
It’s exactly as bad as you are imagining. Former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read has released a song in support of Ukip. It’s called the “Ukip Calypso”. This mole actually managed to listen to it all the way...
View Article"I am so sorry": DJ Mike Read withdraws the Ukip calypso
A Radio 1 DJ behind the mock-Carribean anthem championing Ukip sees the error of his ways. Though any offence was obviously "unintentional".The Ukip calypso may be withdrawn now that its maker has...
View ArticleWatch: Richard Ayoade cheerfully shows how insincere his promo interview with...
"Don't thank me, I've done nothing for you." Actor and director Richard Ayoade has a decent career record so far - from appearing in TV shows like Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The IT Crowd, to...
View ArticleThe dog-whistle racism in Nigel Farage's Independent column is OK because he...
"Rotherham is worse than a calypso".Nigel Farage and dog-whistle racism? What? Photo: Getty This mole, although attempting all week to eject that frankly petrifying lyric, "We can trade with the world...
View ArticleDavid Cameron refused five times to wear ELLE's feminist t-shirt
The PM refuses to pose wearing a "This is what a feminist looks like" t-shirt for ELLE magazine.Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg wearing the iconic feminist t-shirt. Photo: Elle"Why is David Cameron so...
View ArticleThe Independent reports on Ukip exploiting Rotherham – but it let Nigel...
The Independent discovers Ukip exploiting the Rotherham grooming scandal for political purposes. But it allowed Nigel Farage to do just that in his column.Nigel Farage's party exploits the Rotherham...
View ArticleMail Online finds woman to blame for Hong Kong murders
That joke isn't funny any more.Pedestrians cross a street in front of bars and restaurants in Hong Kong's Wanchai district,where Rurik Jutting lived. Image: Philippe Lopze/Getty. Hong Kong police have...
View ArticleGuardian columnist gets famous quote wrong when trying to look clever
The problem with using idioms to look clever is you look even worse if you get it wrong.Wait, isn't this book meant to be about a guy murdering an old woman? Photo: Getty Images"The problem with...
View Article"You have Euros in Ireland? WHY?!": watch this flabbergasted CNBC anchor
"What about Scotland?""Why do you have Euros in Ireland? I'd use the POUND! WHAT?!" Photo: YouTube screengrab Martin Shanahan, the CEO of financial advice company IDA Ireland, was interviewed on the...
View ArticleGood Morning America thinks the Times is a local paper
Confusing as ABC.A local story. To the world. Photo: Twitter/@GMA ABC's morning show Good Morning America is slightly confused about the provenance of today's story, found in the Times' announcement...
View ArticleDapper Laughs filmed joking that female audience member is “gagging for a rape”
As the media spotlight turns on the Vine star, ITV2 faces calls to drop his show. Mr Laughs in his ITV2 dating show. Photo: ITV This Mole has been snug in its burrow catching up on episodes of Mad Men...
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