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• Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy-starring ‘Tower Heist’ Leaves Critics Dangling

  

  Eddie Murphy's happy that Ben Stiller's just bailed him out of the kids' fare he's been churning out for the past few years. Photo Credit: Universal... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• World Population Reaches 7 Billion People

  

  Quickly rising pop. expected to reach 9 billion by 2043 Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Antonio Banderas Returns as the Swashbuckling Cat, but Can He Revive the Flaggin...

  

  Puss - in boots! Photo credit: DreamWorks Puss in Boots, the latest spinoff from DreamWorks’ Shrek franchise, has taken the top spot at the US box office on... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• London Conference on Cyberspace Opens, Can Cyberwarfare Be Curbed?

  

  British Foreign Secretary William Hague? Photo credit: DrownCyberwarfare is undeniably an increasing problem. According to the director of GCHQ, attacks on... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• FBI Releases Surveillance Video of Russian Spy Ring

  It may be the most boring spy footage ever – but maybe that’s what spying is all about. On November 1, the FBI released surveillance video of Russian spy Anna... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The 72-day Marriage: Reality Star Kim Kardashian to Divorce Kris Humphries

  

  A trio of Kardashians in happier times. Photo credit: Faye Mous, http://flic.kr/p/8XnZLZThis just in: romance is officially dead. Kim Kardashian has filed for... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Putting the Brakes on Nuclear Power for a New, Clearer Future

  

  Tsunami destruction in Sendai. Photo credit: Robert De Vido, www.flickr.com/photos/bigocean/More than seven months have passed since the world witnessed with... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hacker Collective Anonymous Vs. Mexican Drug Cartel

  

  An Anonymous member? Photo Credit: Stian Eikeland http://www.flickr.com/photos/stianeikeland/3696386615/sizes/m/in/photostream/ declaration of war on child... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• US Cuts UNESCO Funding After Palestine Given Full Membership

  

  UNESCO has voted to accept Palestine as a member - and weather the US and Israel's wrath. But is this really a victory for Palestine and a blow to the... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Libya’s New PM Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb: Nothing Like Gaddafi (and That’s the Point)

  

  The black flag of Al Qaeda has been reportedly flying over the courthouse in Benghazi. Just how worried should the West be about how post-Gaddafi Libya is... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Greek Referendum Announcement Plunges Financial Markets into Chaos Amid Fears...

  

  Anti-austerity measures provoke riots in Greece, May 2010. Photo credit: REUTERS/Icon/Panagiotis TzamarosTrick or treat? Greek PM George Papandreou made the... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• Occupy London Claims Another Church Victim as Knowles Resigns, St. Paul’s in...

  

  At OLSX, St. Paul's. Photo credit: Duncan C., http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/6281021255/Occupy London Stock ExchangeThe Dean of St. Paul’s, the Rt. Rev. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Snowstorms Pummel US East Coast, Threaten to Dampen Halloween Celebrations

  

  US Hallowe'en celebrations have been dampened by heavy snowfall. Photo Credit: dannnnnnny,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, WEATHER

• Is the British Adoption System Failing Vulnerable Children and Potential...

  

  With the Government adviser on adoption warning that the number of children up for adoption will rise “very significantly” in the next few months, Prime Ministe... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Halloween Pumpkin Tribute to Amy Winehouse

  

  Jack-o'-lanterns. Photo credit: Craigzone Venture outside tonight and you’ll see many a doorway and porch lit up by traditional jack-o’-lantern carved pumpkins. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Allegations of Sexual Harassment Threaten to Derail Herman Cain’s Bid for the...

  

  Herman Cain has just been accused of sexual harassment. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The New Series of the BBC’s Young Apprentice Returns, but Are Lord Sugar’s...

  

  Is The Young Apprentice as good as the adult version? Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Occupy Everywhere

  

  Are the protests the catalyst for change or naive idealism? Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Premier League 2011/12: Five Things We Already Know Including Van Persie’s Hot...

  

  Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. Photo credit: Ronnie MacdonaldRoberto Mancini’s Manchester City now the team to beat? Manchester City’s six-one demolition of... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Evidence of Hardcore Pornography Withheld from Jury at Tabak Trial

  

  Plugged in: Can online porn cause real-life violence?Question of prejudice. Writing at Liberal Conspiracy, Cath Elliott questioned the judge’s decision to... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY