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What on Praxis were Paramount thinking
The eagerly anticipated new Star Trek film is set to enthrall some and enrage others with a young, spunky cast, vicious fights and sex scenes.…

Last one to leave, turn off the flying penis
Reuters has pulled its embedded reporter out of Second Life, it confirmed today.…

Third series starts tonight
The first episode of the third series of Graham Linehan's The IT Crowd is on Channel 4 tonight at 10.00pm.…

Asshats, f*cktards and lusers - your time has come
Reader poll Ok, let's get straight down to it - below are the twenty contenders vying for the crown of El Reg top net neologism, as chosen by you,...

Still destroying the planet, one big box at a time
Those of you who don't like trees very much will appreciate HP's continuing efforts to deforest the planet by using the maximum cardboard possible...

All's fair in love and court
Online dating service eHarmony.com has agreed to create a new website for matching same-sex couples, as part of discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights...

Italian pol says sub prime collapse all in the good loan book...
Pope Benedict predicted the current economic apocolypse back in 1985, an Italian politician has declared, suggesting that the Vatica...

'Oh I wish it could be Christmas..' etc, etc
The BBC has quite righty done a U-turn on its shock decision to can the Top of the Pops Xmas special, and viewers will now be able to enjoy Fearne Cotto...

Continued to crack one off 'while resisting arrest'
An Oz driver has been fined AU$600 for "offensive behaviour, resisting police and disobeying a police direction" after cracking one off into a pa...

Willing punters queue for promotional brothel tattoo
Cologne überbrothel Pascha has been surprised at the number of punters rushing to avail themselves of its free-membership-for-life promotion - u...