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The Periscope Post
http://www.periscopepost.com/
Selecting and presenting the most interesting commentary, editorial, and opinion coverage of the news each day, and giving you a place to share your views.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2638 )
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Let Them Eat Badger: Badger Cull Prompts Call to Barbecue the Beasts
A badger. MMMMM. Photocredit: Ian Rentoul / Shutterstock The background As the government gives the go ahead for badger culling in England this autumn in order... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 CURRENT -
Black Tie Activists Crash HMRC Boss’ Retirement Do
Magdalen College, Oxford. Photo credit: C_Hackmann HMRC boss Dave Hartnett’s retirement do – a swanky black tie gala dinner at Oxford’s Magdelen College – didn’... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
Apple 5 Fangirl Wants an iPhone Bad (but She’s Not Really Sure Why)
iPhone 5 Unless you’ve been living under a rock in North Korea for a week, you’ll know that Apple has just released the iPhone 5. Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 HUMOR, VIRAL -
Does Being Beautiful Hold Women Back? Miranda Hart Says So
Ladies: Time to ditch the beauty treatments and start spreading yourselves with dung? The background Bad news for supermodels, Hollywood actresses and indeed an... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
Sex Before Marriage: Everyone’s Doing It, and That’s a Good Thing
American writer and blogger Jill Filipovic reckons premarital sex is a good thing. Most agree with her. Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 CURRENT, DATING, LOVE & SEX, MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIETY -
Is Mitt Romney Really Slipping Behind in the Presidential Race?
Polls paint a conflicting picture of US presidential election. Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
The Mysterious Case of Britain’s ‘Franken-mummies’
A Bronze-Age skeleton in Wessex, similar to that found in Cladh Hallan. Photo Credit: Flickr The background The mystery of the Bronze Age skeletons, found in... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
Looper is Stellar Sci-fi Fare; Highly Enjoyable and Deeply Confusing
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper. Photo Credit: Sony Pictures The background Here comes the plot, so pay attention: time travel exists in the future. Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Nigella Lawson Serves up Italian Fantasy with Nigellissima
Nigella Lawson: Italian domestic goddess. Photo Credit: Flickr. The background Nigella sticks to what she does best in Nigellissima, her new BBC2 show that... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT -
Garden Trampolining Too Dangerous, Claim Doctors
A child having fun on a trampoline: Somebody call the AAP! The background Ah, trampolines. They look so innocent, don’t they? Squatting benevolently in the... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
John Terry, Captain, Leader, Legend, Victim?
John Terry. Photo credit: Ronnie Macdonald http://flic.kr/p/L1xbx The background It’s relatively rare that sport stories attract much coverage in the comment an... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SOCIETY, SPORTS -
Singapore: Where to Spend Your Lay-over
Singapore skyline: No better place to have a layover. Photo credit: Shutterstock If there is any city in South East Asia one should endure a long layover in,... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy: What We Know Now
Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s first post-Potter book, The Casual Vacancy, is out this week. Photo credit: Featureflash / Shutterstock. Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY -
Bruised and Battered Liberal Democrats Gather for Their Annual Party Conference
Clegg and the Lib Dems are two-faced and need to show some maturity. That's according to the Tory-friendly Telegraph newspaper. Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Philip Pullman Releases Rewrite of the Grimm Fairytales
This Thursday, acclaimed author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Philip Pullman, releases his reworking of 50 classic Grimm fairytales and gives us a lesson i... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY -
In the Wake of ‘plebgate’, Do Class Divisions Still Exist in the UK?
Social class under scrutiny. The background Conservative Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell is facing intense criticism after a confrontation with armed police... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
John Terry Quits England; Best of the Twitter Reaction
John Terry. Photo credit: Julian Mason http://flic.kr/p/c2r4WL The background Chelsea captain John Terry has retired from international football ahead of a... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS -
China and Japan’s Dispute Over the Senkaku Islands Threatens to Become an...
Anti-Japanese Protests as a result of the dispute. Photo Credit: Flickr. The background The Senkaku Islands, three seemingly inconspicuous, uninhabited islands... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
John Terry Quits International Football Ahead of FA Disciplinary Hearing
Former England captain John Terry with former manager Fabio Capello. Photo credit: CR/World Football The background Former England captain John Terry, who has... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY -
Emmy Night Recap
Good night for the 'pesky Brits', disappointment for Mad Men Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO