Periscope

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2638 )

• Five Things We Learned from Gameweek Two of the Barclays Premier League

  

  Maraoune Fellaini. Photo credit: Nick Sarebi http://flic.kr/p/6shJ3X The background Chelsea are the early leaders of the Barclays Premier League after... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 CURRENT, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Strippers, Gay Clubs Looking Forward to Tampa GOP Convention

  Strippers in Tampa are looking to the RNC to make it rain. Photo credit: Shutterstock The background The Republican National Convention is descending on Tampa... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Take This Waltz Keeps It Real, Critics Rave

  

  Take This Waltz with Michelle Williams The background Actress turned director Sarah Polley’s new movie, Take this Waltz, features Michelle Williams as Margot,... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Breivik to Spend Life in Prison, Norway Relieved: But Did the Mass Murderer...

  

  Oslo remembers the 77 people Anders Behring Breivik murdered on 22 July 2011. Photo credit: Shutterstock The background A Norwegian court on Friday declared... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mass Murderer Breivik’s Verdict and Sentence

  

  Anders Behring Breivik was sentenced to the maximum 21 years in prison.. Photo credit: oslo politidistrikt The background A Norwegian court on Friday declared... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Solly the Hippo Dies During Rescue Attempt; Twitter Reacts

  

  A hippo, but not Solly, who has sadly died before being rescued from the pool in which he was stuck. Solly, the rogue hippo who became trapped in the pool at a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• London’s Urban Wildlife Carry the Olympic Torch in ‘Olympic Vermin’ Spoof

  

  This squirrel’s got a biscuit, not an Olympic Torch, but you get the idea. Olympic dreams can come true, even if you’re an animated squirrel. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Prince Harry Naked Pictures: Privacy and the Press

  

  Prince Harry . Should those naked pictures remain private? The background Prince Henry of Wales – otherwise known as Prince Harry – has been in rather a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Sleepy London Tube Rider Snuggles up to Stranger in Viral Video

  

  Commuters on the London Underground. Photo credit: Greenwithevil It’s a hazard of modern commutes, falling asleep on trains. Sometimes, you wake up just after... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• Lance Armstrong Won’t Fight Anti-doping Agency Charges

  

  Lance Armstrong: doping charges. Photocredit: rex gillette The background Lance Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven times after beating cancer, has... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• South Africa in Turmoil as Mine Violence Spreads, Political In-fighting Begins

  

  South African president Jacob Zuma is under fire for his handling of the Lonmin mine massacre. Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba cautioned people from using... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Older Dads Pass on More Genetic Mutations – and Potentially, Disorders – to Thei...

  

  A new study shows that children of older fathers experience a higher risk of developing mental illness. The background The recent rise in mental disorders such... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dan Savage Faces off with National Organization for Marriage President in...

  

  Dan Savage, syndicated advice columnist and 'It Gets Better' gay rights advocate, sits down to dinner and debate with Brian Brown, head of anti-gay National... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CURRENT, LGBTQ, SOCIETY

• Philida by André Brink Divides Critics: is It Harrowing Or Courageous?

  

  Andre Brink’s Philida divides critics. Photocredit: Random House The background Philida by André Brink concerns South Africa in the 1830s, before slavery was... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Star Wars ‘hoverbike’ Becomes a Reality with Aerofex’s Fan-based Prototype

  

  Aeroflex’s ‘hover bike’ is a working prototype. Photo credit: Aerofex A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, people rode hoverbikes and traveled in... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Book About Dog-walking Knocks E L James’ Fifty Shades of Grey off Bestseller...

  

  E L James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey: Not so much to smile about now. Or not. Photocredit: Literary Dancer The background The erotic spankbuster Fifty... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT

• Mother Made to Pay for Ryanair Boarding Passes: but Who’s in the Right?

  

  Ryanair are in trouble again. Photocredit: Karen V Bryan The background Ryanair’s at it again – the famously “no-frills” airline is now under fire for charging ... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Controversy Over GCSE Results as Teachers Say Exams Were Marked Too Hard

  

  Education secretary Michael Gove. Exam results are down for the first time. Photocredit: Regional Cabinet. The background As 600,000 GCSE students across... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CURRENT, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Prince Harry is Already the King of Awesome, After Naked Photos

  

  Prince Harry holds an eight week old puppy called Veyron during a visit to the charity Canine Partners Training Centre in Midhurst in Sussex. It’s just one of... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• We Are Our Own Worst Enemy: A Psychoanalytical Take on Islamophobia

  

  Muslim men at prayer. “We have met the enemy and he is us” – Pogo comic strip, Walt Kelly. For as long as there has been black, there has been white. Ying and... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY