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The Carbuncle Cup 2026
Presenting the Carbuncle Cup, crowning what we believe to be the very worst new building in Britain built in the past two years.
15 June 2026
Our Cringe Century
Since the start of the millennium Britain has found new and exquisite ways to humiliate herself. Here, in order, are the most embarrassing moments.
5 May 2026
The Ceremonial Counties of England… Ranked!
A deeply subjective guide to the shires, starting at the top and finishing, of course, at the bottom. We brook no arguments.
17 December 2025
Big in Japan
You wouldn’t have met their fans, they go to a different school. In Canada.
16 June 2025
Nobel Endeavours II
We return to ask some stupid questions of the smartest people on Earth and, once more, our Nobelists oblige.
19 December 2024
A Load of Bollocks
What do revellers at one of London’s most naked sex clubs think of the Labour Party? Our special correspondent stripped off and asked other bare clubbers what they thought of the Autumn budget.
15 October 2024
Beach Bums
In France? Sure. In Italy? Why not. But in chilly Blighty? Surely nobody could stand it. Some can. We uncover the naked truth behind Britain’s nudist beaches and their stern, shrivelled patrons.
12 September 2024
Nature’s Cruellest Mistake
Take even a cursory glance at the natural world and very soon you will find all sorts of creatures with ridiculously outsized capabilities to slay the planet’s one true custodian: us lot, humankind.
12 September 2024Most Popular
The Carbuncle Cup 2026
Presenting the Carbuncle Cup, crowning what we believe to be the very worst new building in Britain built in the past two years.
15 June 2026The Ceremonial Counties of England… Ranked!
A deeply subjective guide to the shires, starting at the top and finishing, of course, at the bottom. We brook no arguments.
17 December 2025Our Cringe Century
Since the start of the millennium Britain has found new and exquisite ways to humiliate herself. Here, in order, are the most embarrassing moments.
5 May 2026
All Possible Plots by Major Authors
We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?
8 September 2020