Ugly News

Ann Marie Blackman runs a business called My Ugly Sweater, and this is why she doesn't care if somebody calls her clothing designs tacky or ugly.

Petaluma - A tiny dog called Yoda was presented with a large trophy, as well as kisses from her owner, when she was named the winner of the 2011 Ugliest Dog Contest in California.

Stow On The Wold - A dating site designed for the "aesthetically challenged" is celebrating the first engagement between members who met through the agency.

"Miss Ellie," a seventeen-year-old Chinese Crested Hairless canine, has died after a lifetime of her uncannily odd looks entertaining crowds across the world.

VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com ) has announced its 2nd Annual List of the “World’s Top 10 Ugly Buildings,” as decided by its members and editors.

The European Union has partially lifted a two-decade-old ban on irregularly shaped fruits and vegetables. Some fruits and vegetables, however, such as apples, citrus fruits, bananas, and lettuce will remain under the ban of 'misshapen' produce.

Bueno Aires in Argentina is deemed a city of “beautiful” people where appearances and looks are important. As a result, the “ugly” people of Argentina strike back. They are not embarrassed to admit it.

Hey we're all human aren't we?

God means it and has chosen me. This deed and I have ripened with the hours; It is part of me. 'Tis written large, The thing I have to do. --from George Eliot's, "Spanish Gypsy"

"When ugly people put you off your food By Tim Harris February 16 2007 A lot of reading and an equal measure of thinking are general prerequisites for success as a philosopher. But philosophy is not usually regarded as a strenuous occupation....