“As a single man, I was flattered by the attention of a beautiful woman who introduced herself to me. I used poor judgment.” Introducing Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, a Republican delegate who, while attending the Republican National Convention, got his smug-looking self robbed when he thought he was actually going to get some good lovin’....
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Toast was disappointed today to learn that Ireland is only fifth in the European Youth Suicide League. Come on sad-sacks of the nation, you can do it! A report released today shows Ireland’s suicide rate rose by ten per cent in 2007 from 2006, while incidents involving self-harm were also on the rise. Maybe...
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Fear not Liverpool fans, it’s not this Fernando Torres. Phew! In fact it’s the Brazilian actor Fernando Torres who died last week, aged 80. The Brazilian Fernando Torres’ career spanned five decades, including starring roles in several films and TV shows as well as some directing work. His most notable role outside of Brazil...
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A short-tempered, elderly misogynistic racist who tells jokes about nuking countries, calls his wife a ‘trollop’ and a ‘cunt’, chooses a pro-gun, pro-hanging, pro-hunting running-mate, who forces her pregnant teenage daughter into a shotgun marriage. Ladies and gentlemen – It’s The American Dream! It’s been a bad eight years for America. With the inauguration...
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Stand up Kevin Kilbane, Toast salutes you. The versatile Wigan Athletic midfielder will take to the field for Ireland against Georgia tomorrow in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers despite suffering a fractured cheekbone just last week. The former Preston, West Brom, Sunderland and some team called ‘Everton’ player will wear...
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So they reckon in Abington Park Museum in Northampton, England anyway. A display about Charles Darwin and fossils has gotten right up the noses of some the town’s lovely christian fundamentalists. A visitor’s complaint has led to four lines of text in the display, titled ‘Changing attitudes to Evolution’, being covered up by some...
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This season’s August deadline day will be remembered as one of the craziest days in English football’s history. Before most of us had eaten our corn flakes, Manchester City had been taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group in a shock £210 million deal. By the end of the day Manchester City were...
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While it might not have been noted at the time, looking back, the early to mid-nineties was a boom period in cinema and music. The over-indulgence and bombastic nature of eighties pop culture died down and was replaced by more intelligent and thoughtful artists and auteurs. Whereas in the eighties, bands such as Aerosmith...
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Surely this is taking it too far? Channel 4 today announced the details of their replacement for Big Brother. Here’s a chunk of the press release… “Fifty hot, young and sexy contestants will enter the D.S. complex, where they will find 25 king-sized beds, 10 jacuzzis, a swimming pool and an unlimited supply of...
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