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• The Very Best of Gore Vidal’s Classic Quotes

  

  Gore Vidal. Photo credit: David Shankbone http://flic.kr/p/79tH6w The background Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86 from complications of pneumonia. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Can You Make Friends After You Turn Thirty? Not According to Some Commentators

  

  Are you heading down a lonely road in your thirties? The background Making close friends after the age of thirty is harder than meeting a romantic partner,... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Snoop Dogg is Dead! Long Live Snoop Lion!

  

  Snoop Lion, the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg. Photo credit: NRK P3 http://flic.kr/p/cnvs9m The background Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr aka rapper Snoop... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Writer and Commentator Gore Vidal Dies at 86

  

  Gore Vidal The background Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86 from complications of pneumonia. Hailed as an “elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters” by... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• James Bond Film Skyfall Trailer Lands, Reveals Plot Details

  

  Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall. Photo credit: YouTube Hot on the heels of Brit superspy James Bond’s star turn alongside Queen Elizabeth II during the... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• NO STARS EVER – the Best Chris Brown Album Review You Will Ever Read

  

  A "NO STARS EVER" review of Chris Brown's latest album has taken the internet by storm. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Viral Video: David Platt Bicycle Kick (and Other Insane Tekkers Training Ground...

  

  Soccer balls in a goal. Photo credit: Stevendepolo http://flic.kr/p/6Hc3VN Manchester City coach David Platt retired from playing in 1998. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 HUMOR, SOCCER, SPORTS, VIRAL

• Is There Still Sexism in Sport?

  

  A question of balance: Is there equality in sport? The background London 2012 are the first Olympic Games in history at which all participating teams have femal... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• New iPhone 5 Rumours: There Won’t Be an iPhone 5

  

  Is this the new iPhone? Photo credit: iLab Factory The background Expectation continues to mount over Apple’s new iPhone. Will it be larger, lighter, faster?... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Twitter Suspends Account of British Journalist Critical of NBC’s Olympics...

  

  Twitter in ‘censorship’ row The background Twitter has suspended the account of a British journalist who was heavily critical of NBC’s Olympics coverage, leadin... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Twitter Suspends Account of British Journalist Critical of NBC’s Olympic Coverage

  

  Twitter in ‘censorship’ row The background Twitter has suspended the account of a British journalist who was heavily critical of NBC’s Olympics coverage, leadin... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Best of the Wacky London 2012 Olympic Games

  

  You are looking at German cyclists’ impossibly large quads. Photo credit: Twitter The background The London 2012 Olympic Games are in full swing. On day four... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 CURRENT, SPORTS

• Doping Row Rocks Olympics After Coach Questions China’s Ye Shiwen’s...

  

  Swimming controversy. Photo credit: London 2012. The background Chinese swimming prodigy Ye Shiwen smashed the world record in the 400 meter individual medley a... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Israeli Street Food Takes Some Beating

  

  The beach in Tel Aviv. Photo credit: Bernie CB The music’s pumping, the crowd sitting at the bar is young, there are tambourines hanging from the pass. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Visions of the Future: Car Headlights That Can See Through Snow and Rain

  

  Driving at night through snow. Photo credit: Steve.M http://flic.kr/p/7tJJif The background Driving through heavy rainfall or a snow shower during the night is... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 TECH

• Top Five Football Horror Tackles Including Roy Keane, Joey Barton, Charlie Adam...

  

  Charlie Adam’s 2011 tackle on Gareth Bale The background Pre-season friendlies are usually fairly slow-paced affairs where coaches try out different formations... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• ‘We Are All Cheering on the Inside’: The Happiest Olympics Worker Revs up the...

  

  Even the London 2012 Olympic mascot isn’t as excited as this lady is about the Games. Some – including Mayor Boris Johnson – have accused Londoners of not... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 SPORTS

• How Twitter is Changing Our Olympic Games Experience

  

  Mark Cavendish for Team GB cycling: BBC blames its shambolic coverage of the race on Twitter. The background Team GB swimmer Becky Adlington’s Twitter... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, SPORTS, TECH

• Pussy Riot Punk Rockers on Trial for ‘Hooliganism’ in Moscow

  

  Protest in Moscow in support of Pussy Riot, June 2012. The background Three members of Russian punk protest bank Pussy Riot are on trial for ‘hooliganism’ in... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Syria on the Brink of All-Out War

  

  The battle for Aleppo is intensifying as President Bashar al-Assad digs in and the United Nations Security Council continues to be divided. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY