A drunk passenger who hurled racist abuse at fellow Tube travellers in a tirade that became an internet sensation has been jailed for 21 weeks.
The Playlist: Frank Ocean / Teengirl Fantasy / Yeasayer / Donna Summer / Florence & The Machine / The Bee Gees / Oh No ft. MF Doom
Saturday 26 May 2012
Frank Ocean - 'Summer Remains'
Trending: Shining a light on conspiracy theories
Monday 21 May 2012
Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece The Shining is the director's take on the Holocaust. Or is it about the treatment of Native Americans? Or numerology? Or how Kubrick – fresh from filming 2001: A Space Odyssey – was behind the faked filming of the moon landings?
New Jersey man surgically attaches iPod to his arm
Thursday 17 May 2012
Professional body piercer Dave Hurban is a man attached to his iPod. Literally.
Putting the boot in to David Beckham
Thursday 17 May 2012
Our most famous footballer really is a good sport. He'd have to be, to tolerate the non-stop jokes at his expense
Ian Burrell: Buxton – the 'honest amateur' who has broken into the mainstream
Monday 14 May 2012
Is the mainstream finally ready for Adam Buxton? Tonight he's nominated for two Sony awards with his long-time radio partner, Joe Cornish, and his touring showBug has finally been given its own television slot by Sky.
Simon Kelner: If you can age like Michael, you're on to a winner
Tuesday 08 May 2012
I have said previously that there are various tell-tale signs of getting older, like forgetting where you've put your spectacles, or finding automated ticket machines troublesome.
Ashton Kutcher's 'Indian' advert taken off-air
Thursday 03 May 2012
An online ad featuring Ashton Kutcher as an Indian man has been pulled off-line after viewers called it racist.
Woman admits racist rant on Tube
Tuesday 01 May 2012
A woman London Underground passenger has admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers after a video of her appeared on the internet.
Escaped dissident pleads for action on corruption
Saturday 28 April 2012
Chinese activist who evaded security cordon names officials who 'ignore the law'
Trending: Shit Girls Say - they took the words right out of my mouth
Monday 23 April 2012
Shit Girls Say, the popular Twitter feed and subsequent YouTube video series, has just landed a book deal with Harlequin. Created by two Toronto-based men, Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard, it pokes fun at a number of clichés and verbal mannerisms often associated with young women.
Sir David Attenborough on TV Bafta shortlist
Thursday 19 April 2012
Sir David Attenborough is to take on Keith Lemon and Sherlock for a TV Bafta.
Traffic warden taken for a ride by rogue driver
Saturday 14 April 2012
A traffic warden in Hanoi clung to the windshield wipers of a bus for more than half a mile after the driver tried to avoid a ticket.
FA Cup semi-final: Merseyside united again?
Thursday 12 April 2012
As Liverpool and Everton prepare to meet at Wembley, two fans' groups are urging the clubs to work together for a happier future
Find the funny side to business
Thursday 12 April 2012
Comedy has much to teach managers, who would do well to engage their sense of humour and learn the lessons it has to offer








