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• Book Review: Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel is Marvellous, Say Critics

  

  Anne Boleyn, portrait The background Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Booker-Prize-winning Wolf Hall sold in the hundreds of thousands. It concerned Thomas Cromwell at the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Viral Video: Is This the Ultimate Ultimate Frisbee Catch?

  

  A man lunges to catch a frisbee. Photo credit: San Diego Shooter http://flic.kr/p/7D2JbD Ultimate fridge is one of those sadly unheralded niche sports that... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 SPORTS, VIRAL

• Coalition Government Relaunches: Does Anyone Care?

  

  Cameron and Clegg. Photo credit: The Cabinet Office The background The Coalition government “relaunched” itself this week after a hammering in local elections i... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nine Asian Men Convicted of “grooming” Underage Girls: Is It a Race Issue?

  

  The nine convicted men. Photo AFP The background Nine Muslim men from the Greater Manchester area have been convicted of being part of a child explotation... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dark Shadows: Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Bite Back

  

  Actor Johnny Depp. Photo credit: Jorge Herrera/Getty Images for Disney The background If you thought that the vampire craze sweeping silver screens recently... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Boris Johnson: London’s First Mayor to Look (almost Exactly) Like an Orangutan

  

  Boris as an orangutan. Photo credit: Buzzfeed Boris Johnson’s convincing London mayoral elections win over Labour candidate Ken Livingstone was celebrated by... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, HUMOR, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• David Cameron and Nick Clegg Under Fire After Local Election Losses

  

  Cameron and Clegg. Photo credit: The Cabinet Office The Background The UK coalition government is under intense pressure after a series of disappointing... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Five Reasons Why The Avengers Has Wowed Worldwide Audiences and Broken Box Offic...

  

  The Avengers. Photo credit: Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios The background The Avengers, or rather Marvel Avengers Assemble as it is being touted in the UK to... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Homeland, the Finale: What the Critics Said

  

  Claire Danes and Damian Lewis in Homeland The Background The hotly anticipated finale of US thriller Homeland aired in the UK on Sunday night. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Underwear Bomb Plot Foiled by CIA: What We Know So Far

  

  Osama bin Laden: Death anniversary plot? The Background The CIA has thwarted a plot by al Qaeda in Yemen to blow up a US-bound plane using an underwear bomb. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Do the Greek and French Election Results Mean the End of Austerity Policies in...

  

  Eurozone crisis: Austerity bites photo: Tax Credits The Background The Greek and French election results have raised serious doubts over the future of... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• English Premier League: Five Things You Need to Know from the Penultimate Weekend

  

  Soccer balls in the goal. Photo credit: Stevendepolo http://flic.kr/p/6Hc3VN The background The penultimate game of the Barclays Premier League season few up it... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• ‘Balloon’ Boris Johnson Keeps Rising. But What About the Bigger Picture?

  

  London Mayor again Boris Johnson photo: BackBoris2012 The London 2012 election count is now complete and Boris Johnson has won a signal victory over challenger... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• In Obama’s Speech from Afghanistan, the President Strikes an Unemotional Pose

  

  President Barack Obama addresses soldiers during his visit to Afghanisant in May 2012. Official White House photo by Pete Souza Aristotle told us some 2000 year... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hollande and Sarkozy Face off in Final Run-off of French Presidential Election

  

  François Hollande is expected to win over incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French Presidential elections. photo: jmayrault The Background France will decide... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Blunderbuss, His First Solo Album, is Jack White at His Best, Reviewers Claim

  

  Jack White's new solo album, Blunderbuss, has critics enthralled. photo: MHimmelrich The Background Blunderbuss is Jack White’s first solo collection, though... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Star Wars Day Excites, Brings Joy, Annoys and Worries

  

  Star Wars Day: As Yoda says, "May the Force be with you." photo: sw77 The Background It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that director George Lucas changed... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Argentina Enflames Falklands Tensions with Malvinas Olympic Training Spot

  

  Argentina's Olympic training advert shot in the Falklands enrages Britain. Argentina is again asserting its claim to disputed British territory the Falkland... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Argentina Inflames Falklands Tensions with Malvinas Olympic Training Spot

  

  Argentina's Olympic training advert shot in the Falklands enrages Britain. The Background Argentina is again asserting its claim to disputed British territory... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Scoped Out: Finnegans Web and Wiki

  

  Author James Joyce The background Finnegans Wake by James Joyce (1939) is arguably one of the most impenetrable works of literature known to mankind, even more... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE