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Teen pop star Justin Bieber was arrested recently in Miami for driving under the influence.

Don’t blame Bieber, kids have always idolised idiots

The silly child star from smalltown Ontario has no more responsibility to behave with decorum than anyone else.

Lethal weapon

On screen Gibson is a successful anti-hero, but off screen he’s just antisocial. <b>Marina Hyde</b> reports.

In this age of terror, the Cold War seems comforting

The news of the inept Russian spy ring is a reminder of what a decent sort of enemy we used to have to deal with.

‘Happiness for our Dear Leader’

The emissaries of the Dear Leader to World Cup 2010 sat grim-faced through a meeting with the capitalist media, writes <b>Marina Hyde</b>. .

Facing justice

Facing justice, Fifa style

Johannesburg magistrate’s court recalls Bismarck’s observation that those who love sausages and believe in justice should never see either being made.

Conspiracy of the cloth

<i>Marina Hyde</i> takes issue with Pope Benedict’s version of the priestly paedophilia scandal.

Going

Going, going, gong

Diva presenters, bad dance, graceless hosts … Marina Hyde rates some of the performances at this year’s Oscars.

The bottled water affair

It is an astonishing kind of stupidity that sees us duped into paying for bottles of water, stuff that flows freely from our taps, writes Marina Hyde.

Dyeing for the cause

There are days when even the World’s Most Wanted Man looks in the mirror and just feels like the world’s most unwanted man. He stares at his grey beard, sighs wearily at a…