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• The Real Failures of Mexico’s War on Drugs

  

  Mexico's war on drug cartels has already cost the lives of 40,000 people in five years. How many more will die before the Calderon Administration and America... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Horrible Bosses

  

  Jennifer Aniston in Horrible Bosses In new comedy Horrible Bosses, three friends with miserable work lives decide to free themselves from their, well, horrible... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fake Apple Store Found in Kunming City, China – So Convincing, Even Employees...

  

  At the Kunming "Apple" Store. Photo credit: BirdAbroad, http://birdabroad.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/are-you-listening-steve-jobs/ In recent years, China has... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• 2011 Mojo Awards See a Win for Arctic Monkeys, Ringo Starr

  

  Alex Turner, lead singer of the Arctic Monkeys. Photo credit: thetripwirenyc, http://flic.kr/p/JqFsK The 2011 Glenfiddich Mojo Awards have rewarded a host of... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• British Army to Lose 19,000 Troops, Gain 16,000 Reserves

  

  The British army is set to shrink to its smallest size in over a century. Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced cuts that, in concert with last year’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• David Cameron’s Popularity Dips After Phone Hacking “Murdochalypse”

  

  David Cameron is under intense pressure as the phone hacking scandal unfolds; will he be the next to resign? Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Post Hackgate, What Next for Media Regulation?

  

  Amid the bloody remnants of the post-hacking battlefield, voices shriek for more regulation of the press, with the intention of preventing a Murdoch-style empir... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Eurozone Crisis Averted? We Really, Really Hope So

  

  Eurozone leaders, led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, have come to an agreement about how to restructure Greece’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Rebecca Black Is Back, But It’s Not Her ‘Moment’

  

  Comes out with a new song everyone will "love to hate" Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Kate Middleton: A Modern Elizabeth Bennet

  

  The Royal couple arrive in Parliament Square, Ottowa, Canada. Photo credit: Brian.gratwicke British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) was not a woman to suffer... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 BOOKS, CELEB, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Brits Hate Americanisms, Americans Mildly Exasperated at Being Reminded of It

  

  America, at its most patriotic. Photo credit: Jim Capaldi, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcapaldi/5902890862/ A list of 50 annoying “Americanisms” submitted by... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 CULTURE, CURRENT, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Germany and France Reach Deal on Greek Debt; Greece Headed for Selective Default

  

  Ahead of Thursday's eurozone summit in Brussels, German and France have reached an agreement on a Greek rescue package. But can it do the trick? Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Hour: BBC’s Mad Men?

  

  The cast of BBC's The Hour. Photo credit: credit: Laurence Cendrowicz, BBC Hotly anticipated new drama The Hour premiered on BBC2 this week. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Breaking the Butterfly on the Wheel: The Sentencing of Charlie Gilmour is Far To...

  

  The Cenotaph, scene of Gilmour's crime. Photo credit: MCP, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcp205 Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel? Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Zap! Pow! Batman, LIVE! Onstage

  

  With more technological and technical campery than you could shake a Penguin's flipper at, Batman Live comes bursting into our lives and onto our stages. Just... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT

• The Battle of the Conservative Brunettes: Michelle Bachmann Versus Sarah Palin

  

  Watch out, Sarah Palin: There's a new conservative brunette in town and she's making straight for Palin's America's sweetheart status. Michelle Bachmann is on... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women’s Football World Cup 2011 Takes Twitter by Storm, Japan Beat USA on...

  

  Women's World Cup 2011. Photo credit: americanistadechiapas, http://flic.kr/p/a2d9NY The women’s football World Cup final saw Japan triumph over tournament... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCCER, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• UN Declares Famine in South Somalia, Refugees Flee to Kenya

  

  The UN has declared famine in Somalia following months of drought in the region. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Bigger a Country’s Average Penis Length, the Smaller the Rate of GDP Growth

  

  Photo credit: Tatu Westling of the University of Helsinki, Finland. There is a strong correlation between a country’s GDP growth rate and average penile length. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 DEBATE, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• No One Outside of the Media-political Circus Cares About the Phone Hacking...

  

  Murdoch and the media. Journalists, newspapers, and the “media establishment” are like most people: They love nothing more than talking about themselves. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY