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• Paralympics Classification System Causes Controversy and Confusion

  

  Men’s 200m at the London 2012 Paralympics The background The Paralympic classification system, set in place to ensure fair competition, is one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• ‘Sock Puppetry’ is Ruining Online Book Reviewing, Say Writers, as RJ Ellory...

  

  This sock puppet is not RJ Ellory. But it could be. Photo credit: Shutterstock The background This week, bestselling crime fiction writer RJ Ellory was... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Obama Has a Hard Row to Hoe at Democratic National Convention

  

  President Barack Obama. The background Hot on the heels of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, Florida comes the Democratic National Convention in... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Zadie Smith’s New Novel NW Shows Touches of Genius but Also Many Flaws, Say...

  

  Zadie Smith The background Zadie Smith’s much-anticipated fourth novel, NW, sees the White Teeth writer return to north-west London, following four people who... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT

• Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Founder of the ‘Moonies’, Dies at 92 at

  

  Moonies mass wedding The background Reverend Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, has died in South Korea from complications relating to... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Top Four Shocks of the London 2012 Paralympics

  

  Rants, tears and tantrums after Britain's Jody Cundy faced a controversial disqualification and Oscar Pistorius took a surprise silver medal. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• A Few Best Men: Another Week, Another Terrible Wedding Film

  

  A Few Best Men… could have used some better men. The story British backpacker David is getting married, to the beautiful daughter of an Australian politician... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Wait is Nearly Over for the Hotly Anticipated Anna Karenina

  

  Jude Law as Alexei Karenin and Keira Knightley as Anna in Anna Karenina. Photo credit: BFI, Laurie Sparham The background Joe Wright’s bold new vision of Leo... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Romney Running Mate Paul Ryan Slammed Over Inaccuracies and ‘lies’ in RNC Speech

  

  Paul Ryan: RNC speech under fire The background Mitt Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan may have raised the roof at the Republican National Convention with a... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Cinema ‘ninjas’ to Target Talkers, Mobile Users: Creepy Or Cool?

  

  No talking allowed – or the ninjas will get you. Photo credit: Anthony Hunt People who talk or answer their mobiles during films may be in for a nasty shock: On... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Apple and Samsung Locked in Global Patent War but is There Any Real Winner?

  

  Technorati abuzz over what Apple's billion-dollar win over rival Samsung means for the future of smartphones. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Three Brazilians Marry Each Other, Making a “thruple”

  

  A cake for a thruple’s wedding. Photocredit: Funny Potato The background Three people in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have managed to tie the knot – with... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Positive Twitter Day – If You Can’t Tweet Something Nice…

  

  August 31 is Positive Twitter Day – but does enforced civility miss the mark? The background Friday, August 31 is Positive Twitter Day, “a day for saying what... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Odeon Facebook Rant Goes Viral

  

  Odeon cinema. Photocredit: Elliott Brown The background Cinemagoer Mark Pledger posted a rant on Facebook about his experience at Odeon. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mitt Romney Divides GOP-watchers with RNC Acceptance Speech

  

  Mitt Romney. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/9itUtP The background Mitt Romney officially accepted the GOP presidential candidacy with a... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Squatting to Become Illegal

  

  It’s now a criminal offense to squat in abandoned residential buildings. Photocredit: Ensuper / Shutterstock The background Squatting will become a criminal... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Clint Eastwood’s ‘rambling’ Unscheduled RNC Speech to an Empty Chair Births...

  

  Clint Eastwood made an unscheduled appearance at the RNC in Tampa. Photo credit: s_bukley / Shutterstock.com The background Hollywood heavyweight and... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• ‘Call Me Maybe’ Goes Geordie with ‘Call Me Da’lin’ Viral Video

  

  Call me da’lin. As it is our solemn duty to bring to the world’s attention every notable “Call Me Maybe” cover and parody circling the internet drains, we give... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• A Slimmer, Less Starry Venice Film Festival 2012 Begins This Week

  

  Kate Hudson at the Venice Film Festival premiere of her filme, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, 29 August 2012. andersphoto / Shutterstock. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Is Your Website Turning off Customers? How Businesses Are Failing to Use...

  

  More and more, people are using their smartphones to access the internet. Photo credit: Robert Anthony Provost A recent Ofcom report has found that two fifths o... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 CURRENT, GADGETS, TECH