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• Paddington Bear to Hit the Big Screen: What We Know

  

  Paddington Bear is to hit the big screen. Photocredit: w.lee http://flic.kr/p/a6yJqh The background Four years ago, The Guardian announced that duffle-coated,... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Scoped Out: Fifty Shades of Bono is Erotic Fan Fiction Site

  

  Bono: Doesn't he have lovely eyes? Photocredit: Fifty Shades of Bono The background Fifty Shades of Grey is E L James’ erotic bestseller. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT, EROTICA, SOCIETY

• Twitter Round-up: Rebekah Brooks at the Leveson Inquiry

  

  Rebekah Brooks giving evidence. Photocredit: Youtube Rebekah Brooks, the former red-top editor and News International executive, is giving evidence at the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Film Review: Alexandr Sukorov’s Faust is Eerie and Magnificent, Critics Agree

  

  Adasinsky and Zeiler in Faust. Photocredit: Publicity still The background Aleksandr Sokurov’s Faust won the Venice Golden Lion in 2011. The film is shot in... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Film Review: Jeff, Who Lives at Home is Amiable, Say Critics

  

  Jason Segel and Ed Helms in Jeff Who Lives at Home: Publicity still The background Jeff Who Lives at Home is directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, and stars Jason... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Leveson Inquiry: Andy Coulson Gives Evidence, Plays It Well

  

  Andy Coulson. Photocredit: Guardian video The background The Leveson inquiry into media and ethics continues. Fresh revelations are coming to light: Andy... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Prince Charles Reads BBC Weather

  

  His Royal Highness Prince Charles has surprised everyone - by reading the weather. Expect many puns. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, WEATHER

• Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple the King Sheds New Light on the Abdication, Say...

  

  Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson: A new drama sheds light on the abdication. Photocredit: Channel 4 The background The story of the abdication of Edward VIII for... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CULTURE, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Scoped Out: Kanye West Thinks You Dress Like Sh*t

  

  Kanye West hates the way you dress. Photocredit: Jason Persse http://flic.kr/p/9GD623 The background Rapper Kanye West has ruffled a few feathers by taking to... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Hairdresser Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84

  

  Mia Farrow's pixie haircut in Rosemary's Baby: Created by Vidal Sasson. The background Celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died at his home in Los Angeles,... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• President Obama Comes Out in Favor of Gay Marriage

  

  A shrewd political move or was it forced out of him? Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bloomsbury Launches a New Imprint: Circus

  

  Bloomsbury Circus' logo To Brick Lane, for the launch of a new imprint from Bloomsbury. Editor Alexandra Pringle looked down upon a massy crowd of literary... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Asian Sex Gangs: Don’t Forget the Victims, as Race Row Goes on

  

  As the nine Asian men convicted of the gang rape of underage girls are sentenced, commentators look further into the race question and suggest that there are... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Queen’s Speech 2012: Commentators Ask ‘Was That It?’, Accuse Coalition of...

  

  Queen's Speech 2012: Disappointing? The Background The Queen has delivered her 57th speech at the State Opening of Parliament in her diamond jubilee year – and... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator: The Latest Trailer

  

  Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator The Background Sacha Baron Cohen has been on a publicity blitz ahead of the release of new comedy The Dictator. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Munich Brawlers David Haye and Dereck Chisora Official Fight Announcement...

  

  David Haye to fight Dereck Chisora. Photo credit: AtilaTheHun http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinosuide/4492402796/ The Background Boxing has been plunged into... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Lifesaver Dustin Hoffman is Not Alone – the Top Five Other Hollywood...

  

  Sure, Hollywood A-listers spend most of their time earning obscene amounts of money and going to awesome parties. But just sometimes they do their bit to make... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Academic Claims Jesus Christ Was a Hermaphrodite

  

  Jesus Christ: A Hermaphrodite? The background Jesus Christ’s gender is something we all know. Isn’t it? Dr Susanna Cornwall, of Manchester University’s Lincoln... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 DEBATE, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Maurice Sendak, Author of Where the Wild Things Are, Dies

  

  Celebrated children's book author dies at 83 from stroke Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Greek Election: A Vote of No Confidence in Past Leaderships but Not a Defection

  

  Greece needs stability more than anything. Sadly, this election has delivered nothing of the sort. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY