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• Is Facebook Making Us Lonelier?

  

  In the cover story from the May 2012 issue of The Atlantic, writer Stephen Marche makes the case that Facebook - and its brethren in social media - are making u... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Popularity of Celebrity Endorsements

  Celebrities are hardly strangers to requests for sponsorship or public advocacy. But how effective are they? In this article, we’ll examine some popular... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Intel Fourth Generation Haswell Processor Boosts Performance for All

  At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Intel formally announced the 2013 release of the 4th generation Core processor, dubbed Haswell. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• How to Drink Your Wine Like a Sophisticated Chap

  

  Drinking needn’t be a yobbish pursuit and if you want a dapper chap to act as your benchmark for your drinking endeavours – think Bertie Wooster. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What Sort of Luxury Watch Man Are You?

  

  It’s a well-known fact that luxury watches for men are one of the ultimate status symbols – right up there along with the car you drive and your job – and a... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 LIFESTYLE

• A History of Black Friday

  

  Falling the day after Thanksgiving, ‘Black Friday’ has become synonymous with the start of the Christmas shopping season: on-the-day deals and rock-bottom retai... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Introvert Leaders: Still Waters Run Deep

  We have been made to believe that extroverts are the best leaders in the business world. Extroverts generally possess dominant alpha traits that give them... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Movie Review of Breaking Dawn – Part 2. It’s Head Popping Fun

  That poor mountain lion never stood a chance against the new bloodthirsty vampire Bella! This heroine flies across forests at lightening speed: barefooted, in... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Ergonomic and Mobile: a Possible Combination?

  The development of new, better, lighter, faster personal computers seems to never stop. From floppy disks to solid-state drives, bulky CRT monitors to LCD flat... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hurricane Sandy is No Excuse for New York Subway Prices Hikes

  When super storm Sandy wreaked havoc on New Jersey and New York, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which manages 24 subway lines, 16 commuter rail lines and... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• SkyCycle in London

  

  The illustrious Bradley Wiggins left a big impact on the English capital. The Gold medallist inspired the city with his striking road-cycling performance. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 COMMUNITY, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• New Developments in Motion Sensing Technology- The Leap Motion

  A few years back, the motion-controlled technology such as that in the film ‘Minority Report’ was still restricted to science fiction. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Trampoline Fun Made Safe

  

  Stay safe when using a trampoline The topic of trampoline safety, or lack thereof, has reared its controversial head again and is being debated here, there and... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 FAMILY, SPORTS

• Corporate Social Responsibility in the UAE

  

  Dubai, with its famous Burj-Al-Arab luxury residences and hotel in the background Over a short and recent period, Dubai has risen to assume a role model positio... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, DESTINATIONS, SOCIETY

• Gibraltar: Britain’s Foot in the Mediterranean

  

  So tiny yet so big in terms of its strategic location, its long-lasting identity problem and its huge tourism and economic potential, Gibraltar is one of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Importance of Policy Continuity

  On October 4, there was an interesting and in some ways provocative article in the Economists’ Club section of Project Syndicate, a substantial global think... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Louis Proposes in Palestine

  As I walked through the Bethlehem checkpoint a wind swept through the tunnels and an empty plastic cup blew past me, noisily. I noticed I was alone. Why was thi... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Why We’ll Always Have Paris: Highlights from Fashion Week

  

  Flamenco frills at Balenciaga. Photo Credit: Balenciaga.com. The background Paris Fashion Week always boasts some of the most impressive sartorial talent and... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Science is Cool: Why Students Should Get out of the Library and into the Lab

  

  Get thee to a lab. Photo credit: Shutterstock As an anxious 22-year-old who recently completed a Masters degree with arguably little-to-no real life value, my... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Killing Them Softly: Conventional Mob Story Told Unconventionally

  

  James Gandolfini in Killing them Softly. Photo Credit: The Weinstein Company. The story Andrew Dominick’s Killing them Softly is based on the 1974 book Cogan’s... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY