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• Gaddafi is Dead: Best of the Twitter Reaction

  

  Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, deceasedWhile the world absorbs the news that Gaddafi is dead, Twitter is alight with immediate responses (and seeming... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is Dead, What Now for Libya?

  

  Al Jazeera report the death of Colonel GaddafiColonel Muammar Gaddafi has been killed in Sirte by forces loyal to the country’s new government. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Paranormal Activity 3: Chilling Prequel Or Tiresome Addition to the Horror...

  

  Kristi looked pretty scary even before she became possessed by a demon. Photo Credit: ParamountIf you’ve got ghosts in your house, it’s probably a good idea to... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Google and Samsung Release Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus. Is This the...

  

  Android - keeping up? Photo credit: Saad Irfan http://flic.kr/p/8SLo4d With all the hype surrounding Apple, Steve Jobs and the iPhone, it’s easy to forget that... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 GADGETS, TECH

• Rihanna’s We Found Love Video: Raunchy Drug Trip?

  

  A still from Rihanna's raunchy new video, we found love Rihanna (or RiRi to friends) has caused another storm. Previously thrown off an Irish farmer’s land for... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 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

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• The Inspiration for James Bond, 007: Ian Fleming’s Commandos

  

  Nicholas Rankin's "Ian Fleming's Commandos" is out now. Photo Credit: Travis Coburn, http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/10/illustration-roundup_17. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• IVF: Is £750 for Egg Donation Too Much, Or Not Enough?

  

  The announcement that women donating eggs could soon be paid a flat fee of £750 per egg continues to divide opinion. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Phone Hacking: Can the Murdoch Clan Survive News Corp’s AGM

  

  As the News Corp Annual General Meeting approaches, is it curtains for Rupert Murdoch and his clan? Can they survive the phone-hacking scandals; the lawsuits;... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dale Farm Eviction: “Ethnic Cleansing” Or Necessary?

  

  Commentators are lining up with their views on the Dale Farm evictions. Do travellers have a right to stay on land they don't have permission for? What would th... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Number of Facebook Friends Related to Brain Structure, Study Says

  

  Are social networks changing our brain structure? New research has found a link between the number of Facebook friends a person has and the size of certain brai... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Apple iPhone 4S: User’s Top Five Complaints (including Siri Doesn’t Understand...

  

  Barely out of the box, and already causing problems. Photo credit: Brett Jordan http://flic.kr/p/awByzb While much of the world is delighted with its new toy,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Five Things Rick Perry Must Do If He Wants to Be the Republican Presidential...

  

  It's time to Rick 'n' roll: Texas governor Rick Perry is slipping in the polls; how can he recover? Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Occupy Wall Street: Trustafarian Revolt Or Genuine Working-class Movement?

  

  Some US commentators are questioning the class and ethnic diversity of the movement. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Stone Roses Reform: The Second (or Third?) Coming?

  

  The album that started it all The Stone Roses epitomise the late Eighties and early Nineties, with their baggy clothes, winsome, meaningless lyrics (“She’s a... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• The Stone Roses Reform: The Second (or Third?) Coming?

  

  The album that started it allThe Stone Roses epitomise the late Eighties and early Nineties, with their baggy clothes, winsome, meaningless lyrics (“She’s a... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mitt Romney: Is America Ready for a Mormon President?

  

  Some Republicans are suggesting that Romney's Mormon faith means he's not an appropriate choice to win the GOP nomination. Will these stain tactics wash with... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eurozone Crisis

  

  £250,000 prize for euro exit strategy, Tory MPs want referendum on Britain’s EU membership Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Top Five Booker Scandals

  

  Joanna Lumley: Booker controversy. Photocredit: Liberal Democrats. http://www.flickr.com/photos/libdems/2903742811/sizes/z/in/photostream/The Booker Prize was... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 BOOKS, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Battle for Dale Farm Intensifies as Basildon Council and Riot Police Enforce...

  

  Dale Farm. Photo credit: Save Dale Farm, http://flic.kr/p/ahDZmr Violence flared as police moved to evict travellers from Dale Farm today. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY