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• Riots Give Rise to Vigilantes: But is It Ever Right to Take the Law into Your Ow...

  

  Looting in Hackney. Photo credit: Pete Jozwiak, http://www.flickr.com/photos/piotrjozwiak/6023961966/in/photostream/As rioters to took to the streets of... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Until the Premier League Gets a Salary Cap, Count Me out

  

  Quitting the Premier League won't be hard: Until football gets a salary cap, this game died of gimme. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Investors Nervous as Groupon’s Losses Increase Again

  

  Groupon - is the super-star start-up's meteoric rise skidding to a halt?filed for a $750 million initial public offering (IPO) in June. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Brazil Fears Uncontacted Tribe Massacred by Drug Traffickers

  

  Amazon tribe shown firing arrows at helicopter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelingman/2710466406/The Brazilian government fears for the survival of an... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Return of Dirty Dancing: ‘Hands off Our Movie!’ Cry Fans

  

  The poster for the original Dirty DancingDirty Dancing, the 1987 film starring one-time world’s sexiest man Patrick Swayze, and Jennifer Grey, is going to be... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Taliban Talks Suspended; White House Questioned Over Film

  

  Taliban soldiers. Photocredit: isafmedia http://www.flickr.com/photos/isafmedia/5612210316/sizes/m/in/photostream/Afghanistan is back in the news, in a big way. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Schoolboy’s Death Investigated; Blow to Environmental Lobby as Scientist...

  

  Polar bears feature in two separate investigations this week: the death of schoolboy Horatio Chapple and the suspension of scientist Charles Monnett. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Tories Want to Cut Police Force, Even After London Riots: Is It Still a Good...

  

  As England experienced calm last night, a new storm rises: as Boris Johnson questions the cuts, and David Cameron stands firm, should the police force be... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Cowboys & Aliens

  

  Cowboys attack aliens; film critics attack the result. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Queen of Crazy? Michele Bachmann Wide-eyed on the Cover of Newsweek

  

  Newsweek's cover image of Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota rep seeking the Republican nomination for president, is parking conservative ire because of her... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• World of Warcraft Loses 300,000 Players

  

  World of Warcraft, the massively popular online role playing game, may be in decline. World of Warcraft, the massively popular, massively multiplayer online... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, GAMING, SOCIETY, TECH

• Where the London Riots Leave the London 2012 Olympic Games

  

  The London 2012 logo. Photo credit: Ben Sutherland, http://flic.kr/p/9wtYrgThis week, the riots have forced a number of high-profile sporting event... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Democrats Turn on President Obama, Look to Hillary Clinton

  

  US President Barack Obama faces criticism from his own party - and suggestions Hillary Clinton would have done a better job as president. What are his chances o... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• UK Riots: From Howe to Hulk, the Best of the Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Reaction

  

  Clapham, the day after rioters and looters swept through. Photo credit: Ben Tilley, http://www.flickr.com/photos/benluketilley/6024827605/ (Paranoid)... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• China’s New Rich Demand Mistresses and Luxury Goods, but is the Economy Heading...

  

  WangFuJing, Beijing. Photo credit: IvanWalsh.com, http://flic.kr/p/7HKaLCChina’s booming economy has led to increased demand in a new area: mistresses for... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, LOVE & SEX, SOCIETY

• North Korea Shoots at South Korea; Becomes Affluent?

  

  North Korea's getting jittery again, shooting missiles at South Korea. Is this indicative of a more aggressive, richer society, or is it just thrashing about... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West

  

  Kanye West and Jay-Z are two of hip-hop music's biggest titans. They've collaborated on Watch the Throne. Is it a cultural watershed, or just two people with bi... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Anarchy in the UK: London Riots Become UK Riots.

  

  The remains of a police car in Tottenham, north London. Photo credit: YurriIt was eerily quiet in London last night where a massively beefed-up police presence... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Stocks Rise After US Federal Reserve Announcement

  

  After the US Federal Reserve announced interest rates will be kept low, stocks have risen across the world. But is this a sign of a blooming economy, or are... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• Auction of Monroe’s Alleged Sex Tape Attracts No Bidders

  

  Marilyn Monroe in later days http://www.flickr.com/photos/locationscout/4636444671/ A sex tape allegedly starring a young Marilyn Monroe attracted no bidders... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT