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Arab Spring: What You Need to Know About Prince Nayef, Saudi Arabia’s Newly Anointed Crown Prince

Succession in the desert kingdom of Saudia Arabia is a tricky business. With over thirty princes to choose from, it can cause trouble. For the moment, after the death of Crown... Read more

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British People Are Not as Rude as They Think, According to New Research

The stereotype is true: a new report has found that British people are polite. Read more

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Steven Spielberg’s CGI Rendition of The Adventures of Tintin: ‘Partying with...

Steven Spielberg's re-imagining of Tintin has the Belgian boy-hero cavorting around in hi-tech CGI: US critics love it, while the Brits are a bit more reserved. Read more

The 17 October 2011 by Periscope
Entertainment, Movies, Society
Arab Spring: Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad’s Greatest Hits

Syrian first lady Asma Al-Assad was silent when faced with accusations against her husband's regime on Monday despite previously championing democratic ideals.... Read more

The 18 October 2011 by Periscope
Politics, Society
Nokia Bounces Back with New Lumia Windows Phones: Could This Be the iPhone...

How far we've come. Photo credit: Rob Hayes http://flic.kr/p/7uEXKJNokia has struggled to keep up with the likes of the iPhone and Android handsets in recent... Read more

The 26 October 2011 by Periscope
Gadgets, Tech
The Human Centipede 2 Will Now Screen in the UK After BBFC Classification U-turn

Sick. Photo credit: Six EntertainmentThe Human Centipede II (Full sequence) has, after months of controversy, been awarded an 18 certificate for UK DVD release... Read more

The 06 October 2011 by Periscope
Entertainment, Movies
Steve Jobs: Geek Chic Fashion Icon? Black Turtleneck Sales Surging

Sales of black mock turtlenecks, as worn by Steve Jobs at product launches, have gone through the roof. Has the death of the Apple co-founder prompted a surge i... Read more

The 07 October 2011 by Periscope
Fashion, Lifestyle, Society
Operation DarkNet: Hacking Network Anonymous Exposes Online Paedophiles

An ominous warning.Anonymous is a group best known for attacks on corporations and governments, but now it has the murky world of online child pornography... Read more

The 25 October 2011 by Periscope
Society, Tech
The Three Musketeers Review

Paul Anderson's new film of The Three Musketeers puts the familiar story in a wacko "steampunk" world. Photo Credit: Constantin Film,... Read more

The 24 October 2011 by Periscope
Entertainment, Movies
Lack of Driving in Ryan Gosling-starring Drive Prompts Michigan Woman to Sue

Ryan Gosling's Drive has a car this promotional image, but does it have enough driving in the feature? Photo Credit: FilmDistrictIf you go to the movies to see... Read more

The 12 October 2011 by Periscope
Entertainment, Movies, Society
Real Steel Review

Hugh Jackman and massive robots. Photo Credit: Dreamworks Boxing robots, Hugh Jackman, a troubled father-son relationship, and that girl off Lost. What more... Read more

The 10 October 2011 by Periscope
Entertainment, Movies
Ricky Gervais: A Taboo Too Far? The Comic’s Use of “mong” Draws Fire

How far is comedy allowed to go in pushing its boundaries? Jim Davidson, Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr... the list of comics who've come up against the censors... Read more

The 20 October 2011 by Periscope
Celeb, Entertainment, Society