News Archive

November 30

• 10 signs you've watched too much The Apprentice
• Glorious image of London taken from the International Space Station
• Handy video reveals how to win at noughts and crosses
• Feel the hype with these retro Star Wars posters
• All the amputations in Star Wars make it look a much darker saga
• Owning a dog makes you healthier & more relaxed, says science
• The best famous faces recreated in Fallout 4
• Peter Jackson to direct a Doctor Who episode?
• You can now get an Uber helicopter
• Man uploads hip Facebook profile picture, Internet creates hilarious new meme
• Pimp your Christmas tree with this bacon bauble
• This hairdressers just revolutionised the hair cut forever
• The ShortListen: Adam French (no. 209)
• This app reveals the invisible wireless signals bombarding your world
• World's most perfect razor is now (sort of) affordable
• Who won the weekend: Andy Murray's GB heroics or Benedict Cumberbatch imitating otters?
• Amazon's new delivery drones will reach you in 30 minutes
• The next iPhone might not have a headphone jack

November 27

• A chef has made Big Mac Sushi
• Drinking alcohol actually slows down the aging process - hurrah!
• Ridley Scott wants to make three more Alien prequel films
• These are apparently the 10 funniest jokes in the world
• Jonathan Ross talks about his incredible career
• Waking up on the wrong side of the bed is a real thing
• This company is creating robots that will bring you back from the dead
• The ShortListen: Palace Winter (no. 208)
• Annoyed Scottish delivery driver goes viral with sweary voicemail
• Brilliant underground hack will make sure you always get on the tube
• The most dangerous drug in the world is probably not what you think
• This is how Jon Snow will return in Game of Thrones
• The new Star Wars trailer shows its dark side
• Messi & Guardiola 'on verge of move to Man City'

November 26

• Xavi loves the Football League & supports Middlesbrough
• See Halo like never before in our exclusive 'Halo: Fall of Reach' clip
• The coolest Star Wars drones
• Bryan Cranston just broke down revealing his most emotional Breaking Bad scene
• Gay men give excellent life advice to straight men
• This advert has been banned because it's scaring the hell out of children
• Thierry Henry's secrets of success
• Planes of the future will basically be Transformers
• Man pretends to be glass of wine on Tinder. Gets 300 matches in 2 days
• The ShortListen: Honne (no. 207)
• Craig David: Reborn to do it again
• Apple are getting help with the new iPhone from the last people you'd ever expect
• Aldi has made a brilliant spoof of the John Lewis ad
• Robots are being taught to say "No" to humans. What could go wrong?
• Gareth Bale can no longer drive supercars because of injuries
• Adele and Jimmy Fallon perform 'Hello' with classroom instruments and it's brilliant

November 25

• Martin Scorsese discusses his greatest scene
• Ray Winstone on the key moments in his career
• John Lydon on the art of a blistering performance
• Joe Calzaghe on achieving greatness
• Can you name all these Nintendo characters?
• Jurgen Klopp learns how to speak scouse with a 9-year-old and laughs a lot
• The best winter running jackets that'll keep you dry and looking brilliant
• Man released from prison after 44 years experiences what it's like to travel to the future
• Interviewed: AP McCoy on what it takes to dominate a sport for decades
• The price of a pint could be set to go up even more
• This sci-fi alternative to Wi-Fi is 100 times faster
• This board lets you surf at your standing desk
• The ShortListen: Over Sands (no. 206)
• Anonymous bring in Rick Astley to fight ISIS
• Australia to protect its beaches with shark drones
• Man writes hilarious list of everything that make his wife cry for a month and it's lovely
• Surgery could allow men to give birth within 5 years
• The Simpsons’ subtle tribute to Paris attack victims was perfect
• If you've used that Facebook 'most used words' app you should probably worry

November 24

• John Cleese gives his opinion - on everything
• Gregory Porter's Ultimate Playlist
• Interviewed: Sir Michael Caine on being Britain's most loved and impersonated actor
• A night in the most terrifying hotel on Earth
• Sir Paul Smith on how he's stayed at the top
• How to make the perfect cheese toastie according to science
• Tattoos that can tell you if you're ill and track your location are now a thing
• Move over man bun: glitter beards are here
• A Hey Arnold movie is in the works
• The 20 wonderkids you need to buy on Football Manager 2016
• 8 smartphone battery myths busted
• Obama is singing Amazing Grace on the new Coldplay album
• Gamer gets Dad to recreate Street Fighter poses. Wins Internet
• The ShortListen: Stormzy (no. 205)
• Watch this 14 year old boy absolutely smash the Rubik’s cube speed world record
• Did the Freemasons influence the Titanic AND Jack The Ripper enquiry?
• Domino's has created an easy order pizza button
• Hotel where Jeremy Clarkson punched Top Gear producer unveils plaque to mark the event
• Someone made a shape shifting robot snake and it'll haunt your dreams forever
• Who are the Brits Critics' Choice nominees?

November 23

• These Pantone Bags will brighten up your commute
• Chris Hemsworth’s weight loss for In The Heart Of The Sea is terrifying
• Five things Real Madrid could announce at tonight's surprise press conference
• Futurama is coming back as a mobile game
• Incredible 'lost' promo shots show every detail of Heath Ledger's Joker
• The US Navy have made their own version of the Star Wars trailer and it’s brilliant
• Revealed: the 10 toughest job interview questions
• The internet just got freaked out by this astronaut's picture of a 'UFO'
• A drone playing table tennis is the weirdest thing you'll watch today
• Woman thought to be dead for 10 years is found living in internet café
• The ShortListen: Donkeyboy (no. 204)
• You’re going to want this Walnut Game Boy
• How to travel for free on the tube today and every Monday until 14 December
• Adele goes undercover to enter Adele impersonation contest
• Scientists have actually grown cyborg roses
• 15 things you'll only understand if you owned a flip phone
• Jon Hamm and Emma Stone's SNL Star Wars 'screen tests' are brilliant

November 20

• 20 brilliant veggie dishes even carnivores can adore
• Jamie Woon's Ultimate Playlist
• The cocktails you can make on a long-haul flight
• Fellow cyclist welcomes Boris Johnson to new cycle route
• The original Rugrats artist has drawn Tommy, Chuckie and the gang as adults
• The best Sopranos moments (in gifs)
• Is it ever OK to leave a football match early?
• The 10 greatest Porsches ever made
• Everything you needed to know about El Clasico
• This student came up with the best 'first date note' ever
• The 2016 New York City cab drivers calendar cannot be unseen
• James Franco stars in first teaser for Stephen King’s 11.22.63
• Facebook just made breakups a lot easier
• Ben Whishaw set for Freddie Mercury role in Queen biopic
• Sony confirms you'll be able to play PlayStation 2 games on your PS4
• The ShortListen: David Bowie (no. 203)
• Here's your first look at the trains that'll transform London's travel

November 19

• The Darkness unveil brilliant new Christmas Song
• Facebook's 10 year plan to take over the world
• Here’s how to cook a tomahawk steak
• Tube map shows how long it actually takes to get from ticket to platform
• This is genuinely the greatest own goal you will ever see
• This budget version of the Star Wars trailer is superb
• The $47O Million match played by amateurs
• Photographer imagines the daily life of Darth Vader and it's not what you expected
• The Seiko watch worn by Ripley in Aliens being reissued
• Pigeons can spot cancer with the accuracy of a human
• The movie that you won't be able to see for 100 years
• 10 tips for dominating Star Wars: Battlefront
• "We are going to war" says UK Cabinet Minister
• The ShortListen: The Happy Hippo Family (no. 202)
• How to listen to text messages on your iPhone
• Your terrible drunken behaviour might not actually be your fault say scientists
• Justin Bieber does Carpool Karaoke and actually comes across quite fun. #UnBeliebable.
• Anonymous has released a step-by-step guide on how you can hack ISIS
• Morrissey’s been nominated for the Bad Sex In Fiction Awards
• New Star Wars trailer shines a light on Finn

November 18

• Idris Elba: master of all trades
• There's going to be a new Star Wars film every year - forever
• 10 tricks that will make your Instagram brilliant
• Benedict Cumberbatch features in hilarious first trailer for Zoolander 2
• The 11 greatest animal jumps
• This gadget will improve your sex life
• This incredible fan theory has managed to connect Star Wars and The Matrix
• The concept Game Boys you wish were real
• Pierce Brosnan didn’t like new Bond film Spectre at all
• This butter food hack is a total game changer
• This trick lets you beat Uber's surge pricing
• The ShortListen: School of Seven Bells (no. 201)
• Isis bomb attack on London foiled after would-be terrorists asked Twitter for advice
• Danny Dyer has been hilariously revoicing the Royals again
• Tinder could learn a hell of a lot from this Chinese dating app
• 10 of Jonah Lomu's greatest moments

November 17

• Here's the first Trailer for Bill Murray's Netflix Christmas special
• Sky customers could face fines for the porn that they watch
• Toronto just seriously failed at making a map of this bus station
• 7 Easy ways to get more Tinder matches (using science)
• Val Kilmer signs up for Top Gun 2 without even reading the script
• 19 Star Wars inspired style picks that you won’t look stupid wearing
• This case transforms your iPhone into a VR headset
• 20 great bobble hats you need to wear this winter
• Lego has finally found a solution for the worst thing about Lego
• You should probably be drinking more coffee (says science)
• Game of Thrones actor drops a huge series six spoiler
• Anonymous have already started their attack on ISIS
• Watch Breaking Bad told from Jesse's perspective
• First look at Ricky Gervais in David Brent: Life on the Road
• Google Glass isn't dead - two new models are in the works
• The ShortListen: DEVolution (no. 200)
• 260 bodies found buried underneath Manchester tram line
• Someone made a fully functional car vending machine
• The Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year isn't even a real word
• Ryan Gosling confirms he'll be starring in Blade Runner 2
• Should your smartphone come with a bed mode?

November 16

• Tom Kerridge: “Baldness happens. Go in with the Bic razor”
• Watch the worst spy ever get caught eavesdropping on Obama and Putin
• Miniature hats for your Man Bun are apparently now a thing
• Brilliant ad makes Malcolm In The Middle look like Breaking Bad prequel
• This is what the Monopoly board would look like if the prices were accurate
• Smoking weed not only gets you more sex but it makes you better at it too
• The rudest map of the UK you will ever see
• Christian Bale reveals truth over fan rumours that he’s still Batman
• This video game is more addictive than porn - according to web stats
• This Christmas Facebook scam is fooling America – don’t let it get you too
• This is what would happen if you didn’t sleep
• Anonymous has declared 'cyber war' on ISIS
• The Muppets flogging Warburtons bread is the best Christmas ad yet
• Racist joke found hidden on one of the world’s most famous paintings
• John Oliver's brilliant response to the Paris Attacks said what most of us are thinking

November 14

• Get a free houseplant gift card with any Christmas tree ordered from Patch

November 13

• Jennifer Aniston was replaced in an episode of Friends and nothing is sacred anymore
• Xavi’s All-Star British Dream Team
• Netflix hacks you need to know about
• Former Top Gear producer suing Clarkson & the BBC for racial discrimination
• Steve Jobs: "the Marilyn Monroe of our era"
• Don’t panic, but London is currently dealing with an outbreak of venomous spiders
• Polar bear steals all the wine and food from BBC film crew, leaves Marmite
• The London Underground is on the verge of collapse and here's why
• Ditching Facebook will make you happier, study says
• The ShortListen: Jeff Buckley (no. 199)
• Is this Sainsbury's Christmas advert the best one yet?
• YouTube may have won the streaming game with its new app
• Action-packed new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer tantalises more footage
• 21 incredible pics from the National Geographic Photo Comp that'll make your eyes happy

November 12

• Sensible Soccer is coming back for 2016
• These DC Comic Christmas sweaters are what we've all been waiting for
• Has the playlist killed off the album?
• 10 weird writing habits of famous authors
• A beautiful Great American Novel map
• Forget the National Anthem, Jeremy Corbyn forgetting the words to Incy Wincy Spider is TREASON
• 10 pieces of wearable tech you'll actually want to own
• Has Chris Evans just announced his female Top Gear co-host?
• Amazing compilation of cats being spooked by cucumbers
• Man asks for £3.50 coffee money back after Tinder date goes disastrously
• The unlikely link between Terry Pratchett and Lara Croft
• BlackBerry's latest phone leaked
• The ShortListen: Kill The Noise (no. 198)
• Screenwriter takes out full-page ad in Hollywood Reporter to pitch Die Hard 6
• Anyone can understand space travel with this excellent cartoon
• Footage of the earth 'breathing' is the strangest thing you'll see today
• Russia leak their own nuclear plans on national TV
• Microsoft's emotion reading photo software is hilarious
• Whitey Bulger - the making of a mob boss

November 11

• KFC is opening an 'all you can eat' buffet
• Exclusive New Albert Hammond Jr Video
• Kickbox your way to these legs
• Siberia: The place men were sent to die
• Foreign Office reveal the 18 most dangerous countries Brits shouldn't visit
• Watch Spielberg's Bridge of Spies for FREE with ShortList Film Club
• The Steve Jobs film they don't want you to see
• Drenge: The UK's most explosive live act
• Football's most unnerving managers
• The ShortListen: Foals remixed by Lindstrom (no. 197)
• Noel Fielding's guide to modern art
• William Shatner wants a Star Trek musical
• NATO carries out biggest military exercise since the Cold War in attempt to scare Russia
• Google Maps now has an awesome offline mode
• A British person just ‘won’ the Republican Presidential Debate according to the Internet
• Indonesia may use crocodiles to guard death row prisoners
• This 'glove' will actually give you Minority Report computer skills
• TFL releases first official walking distance tube map
• 20 great slogan tees you need in your wardrobe this winter

November 10

• Americans have just found out about sausage rolls and they're freaking out
• The amount of money the US gives in foreign aid each year will blow your mind
• The most offbeat things to do in London this winter
• This is why your iPhone has different caller options
• There are mystery heat spots coming from the pyramids
• Films that actually predicted other films
• The night tube is costing £1.5m a month even though it's not running
• Apple's Tim Cook: "Why would you buy a PC anymore?"
• Three-year-old DJ wins South Africa's Got Talent
• The ShortListen: Clock Opera (no. 196)
• The clip-on man bun is actually a thing
• Daredevil climbs Eiffel Tower without rope and his GoPro footage will scare the pants off you
• 20 times Peep Show characters actually dressed better than you
• The £1,000 retro iPhone 6S is a thing of beauty
• Danny Dyer is back revoicing Harry Potter & The Avengers & it's hilarious
• Wayne Rooney slaps trash-talking WWE superstar, wins Dad of the Year
• This restaurant encourages you to get stoned as you eat
• Game of Thrones actor unwittingly leaks season six spoiler

November 09

• Watch this brilliantly awful penalty
• The 10 most stylish football pundits
• Teaser trailer for Better Call Saul Season 2 emerges
• This dog will clean your house
• These are the songs that men use to bag a date
• Chelsea-supporting lawyer gets sacked after rant goes viral
• The Ultimate Tomb Raider Quiz
• Graeme Souness slaps down Thierry Henry in terrifying style
• 56-year-old man talks to his 18-year-old self
• Partridge confirmed to return in February
• A Tinder For Fighting is on the way
• If you can answer these questions, you're in the smartest 4 per cent of the population
• The ShortListen: Lissie (no. 195)
• Who won the weekend: the South Korean teen who sounds just like Adele or the seal who rode a whale?
• Brian Blessed 'threw away a Picasso worth £50m'
• Yet more Star Wars: Force Awakens footage emerges in new TV spot
• 20 things you didn't know about Lara Croft

November 06

• Can this league one striker tackle Messi and Tevez for Fifa's Goal of the Year?
• This huge new Warcraft: The Beginning trailer will blow your socks off
• 9 things the new Japanese Star Wars trailer reveals
• Disney Japan has given away an incredible amount of new Force Awakens footage
• Two politicians just drew cards to decide who would become mayor in Florida
• Have we just found the ultimate Star Wars fanboy purchase?
• Striker spectacularly stacks it, scores goal anyway
• The internet is already recutting the new John Lewis advert, and it's hilarious
• Arsene Wenger is now the most stylish manager in the world
• There’s an Amy Winehouse blockbuster movie on the way
• Dying Star Wars fan gets to see The Force Awakens early
• Report finds that Android apps are more likely to "spy" on you
• The joy of sax: why the saxophone deserves to be loved
• Jeff Goldblum stars in Curry’s Christmas ads and they’re brilliant
• The reason you’ve not got a six-pack? You’ve not taken enough LSD
• Good news: NASA is looking for new astronauts
• The ShortListen: Coldplay (no. 194)
• HTC mocks Apple with new copycat ad
• The John Lewis ad is here, it's officially Christmas

November 05

• Full trailer for Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
• It turns out it's impossible to block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook
• The Fallout 4 launch trailer looks glorious
• Terrifying Nature Alert: A snake just ate its way out of another God damned snake
• 15 great new English drinks you've (probably) never heard of
• Headteacher suspended for using fake sick note to go on holiday
• Science experts have found the most 'exciting' picture on the internet and it's incredible
• Someone has made the iTunes terms and conditions into a comic strip
• Mitchell & Webb discuss your top 10 Peep Show moments
• Everything you need to know about Forbes' 10 most powerful people in the world right now
• We can confirm: If you try to snap a Nexus 6P in half, it will snap in half
• Boris Johnson says the Night Tube isn't "critical"
• The ShortListen: Mutemath (no. 193)
• Self-driving cars of the future will look a bit like portaloos
• You're about to start getting a hell of a lot more matches on Tinder
• David Cameron tried to make a joke so bad that Jeremy Corbyn pulled this face
• Real Madrid's Karim Benzema arrested in sex tape blackmail plot involving own teammate
• This third eye wearable camera isn't a joke

November 04

• The inside story of Kill Your Friends with John Niven
• How to live like the King of Instagram
• 9 Famous movie characters that can make you better at dating
• The new Star Wars could be the most important film of the decade (but not for the reason you think)
• Mackenzie Crook on pub quizzes, Twitter and why a Gareth Keenan spin-off wouldn't work
• This run-down bungalow in Peckham just sold for £1m because the world is INSANE
• This is what’s really in McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets and Redbull
• Germany is about to turn on the most important machine in the world
• Can you solve this supposedly simple Maths question that's driving the internet insane?
• The 'best' headphones ever made cost €50,000
• 5 items to buy from Balmain X H&M before they sell out
• The UK's first fast lane for pedestrians has been rolled out in Liverpool
• Here's how to replace Twitter's 'Heart' with your own emoji
• The ShortListen: COLOUR (no. 192)
• Steven Gerrard reportedly set for Liverpool return
• There's now a real-life emoji keyboard
• Finally: an honest dating website
• Star Wars: Battlefront will give you a nerdalicious background to The Force Awakens

November 03

• Shock News: Most women don’t actually want to ‘Netflix and Chill’ on a first date
• The government will soon be able to browse your internet and social media history
• John Terry slams Robbie Savage's criticism in spectacular fashion
• Watch the trailer for final series of Peep Show
• This 4K NASA video of the Sun is going to warm your soul
• Tory MP says he watches porn, has taken drugs and would snog Theresa May
• This hypersonic space plane is going to change travel forever
• David Cameron Photoshopped on a poppy & the internet has a field day
• First Date’s Fred Sirieix on 10 dating mistakes men should avoid
• 20 Skills every man should be able to do
• Study finds top level footballers have terrible teeth
• The ShortListen: C Duncan (no. 191)
• Here's what happens to your body when you die
• 5 things cheaper to buy than the company behind Candy Crush
• Jay Z & Kanye's rider requests have been leaked and they're absolutely insane
• Everything you need to know about the new Star Trek TV series

November 02

• Apple's News app is here - why ShortList should be the first thing you follow
• Your cat is probably thinking about killing you right now (say scientists)
• This LEGO Star Wars photography series is superb
• Are the Stone Roses about to unveil new album?
• The Loch Ness Monster was ‘invented in a London pub’
• Wayne Rooney declared missing person by Manchester police
• Halloween made everyone's porn searches a hell of a lot kinkier
• Frenzied new Call of Duty trailer features... Cara Delevingne?
• You can erase all traces of your ex with this new Google feature
• The ShortListen: The Japanese House (no. 190)
• Who won the weekend - Sonny Bill Williams or a Tesco Van Driver?
• This new iPhone feature could ruin your Tinder game
• The First Trailer For Preacher Looks Insane
• Snapchat 'promise' not to share your sexy selfies (although they could if they wanted)
• Prepare for more rail misery over Christmas
• This Duracell advert just gave away new Star Wars details