Article Archive for December 2005
Harry Potter has been accused of many things - like distorting Christianity, turning children onto witchcraft and generally being a bit dull - but it turns out that Harry Potter can save children's lives.
Kind of. Doctors at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford noticed that the number of children admitted to casualty each time a new Harry Potter book came out dropped. But don't think that Harry Potter is some kind of special saviour - the doctors also noted that Harry Potter might make kids fat.
One of the weirdest Christmas lies - apart from the lie about you getting an Xbox 360 for Christmas (not a chance, buddy) - is the lie about reindeers being able to fly.
Seriously. A man who is quite obviously larger than a chimney being able to squeeze himself up and down every chimney on the planet in the space of one night -
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In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s Christmas.
In a show of staggeringly wonderful public service,
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There are several dreadful things that could happen 2006 - war, genocide, famine - but surely nothing could compare to the awfulness of a soap actor or actress having a number one single.
There's something that compels people in soap operas to sing, to show the world that there's more to them than playing a stupid-haired mechanic on the telly by sing a crap song really badly. Think we're overstating the severity of a soapstar's singing career? Two words for you: Adam Rickett.
So today, we're seeing out our 2005 betting odds with a look at the chances that any of the current casts of Eastenders, Coronation Street or Neighbours have of getting a Number One record before January 1st 2007.
Here's part three of our 2006 music betting odds, with help from SportingOdds.com...
Of all the celebrities you can think of, Paris Hilton is the worst at looking after dogs. This isn't opinion - it's fact, according to readers of American dog-related magazines. But Paris Hilton doesn't care.
Paris Hilton is Rock And Roll. If someone tells Paris Hilton that she's rubbish at being a dog owner, Paris Hilton will just go right out and buy two more dogs, dammit!
Yes, it's the Thursday before Christmas. And yes, Paris Hilton buying some dogs is just about as exciting as it gets.
Notorious B.I.G has been dead for eight years, but that hasn't stopped trouble from blowing up wherever his name is mentioned.
Something as genteel as a Notorious B.I.G album launch party ended in mayhem early on Wednesday morning, with three people getting stabbed and another three getting shot. This is disorder on a scale we haven't seen since the riots that took place when Scooch released their Four Sure album in 2000.
Only yesterday, The Sugababes announced that Mutya Buena had left the group after seven beautiful years of looking all grumpy in photos and mumbling answers in interviews.
It took all of a day to find a replacement for Mutya. And the brand new Sugababe - Amelle Berrabah - seems to fit the Sugababes bill perfectly: she's a bit funny-looking and she isn't really smiling in the new group photo. Ah, it's like Mutya never left.
A stalker can be dangerous. Countless stars have encountered them either in court or out, from boring CNN hosts to the action packed likes of Mel 'I'm deeply religious now' Gibson.
The court-ordered restrainer can be a God send in such cases. That's why celebs get them, often three times a week. But what happens when a non-state declared crazy lady takes one out on the superstar?
