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• The Dangers of a Sinn Féinist Ukraine: No Direction on Foreign Policy

  

  Viktor Yanukovych, man who attempted to fix the 2004 Ukranian election, is now the new president of Ukraine. This photo was taken when he was Prime Minister,... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Phone Hacking

  

  How will apology affect his reputation and News Corp? Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Headhunters is a Thrilling, Suspenseful Ride

  

  Askel Hennie in HEADHUNTERS, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing. If you’re short on time, you’ll love this movie review; there’s very little t... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What About Assad? Five Tyrants and Warlords Still at Large

  

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo credit: PanArmenian Photo As a guilty verdict is handed to Charles Taylor in the Hague, many tyrants and warlords are... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Ex-President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, Handed Guilty Verdict

  

  Charles Taylor on trial in The Hague: Guilty verdict Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor, 64, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes at the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Six More ‘teen Trends’ to Worry About, from Freon to Whip-its

  

  After the media have proclaimed drinking hand sanitizer a dangerous new teen trend, we look at other supposed "trends" that have caused panic lately. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Don’t Drink Hand Sanitizer, Media Warn, After Teens Land in Hospital

  

  Is drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk really a new teen trend? photo: Mr. T in DC Six teenagers were treated in hospital for alcohol poisoning in the Los... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• The Monk: Vincent Cassel Makes a Brilliant Villain as the Sinning Holy Man

  

  Vincent Cassel as the reprobate monk in Le Moine. After recent star turns as an anti-hero robber-cum-terrorist in the eponymous Mesrine, as well as the... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• South Downs by David Hare / The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan: Review...

  

  David Hare’s new play, South Downs, transfers to the West End from Chichester in a double bill with Terence Rattigan’s The Browning Version (1948), whose... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• G-spot Found, Says Scientist

  

  Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally: Hitting the G-spot? Scientists have found the elusive “G-spot”, the erogenous zone in women that many claim exists. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• What is Mad Cow Disease? A Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Explainer

  

  This cow does not have mad cow disease - yet. photo: Meneer Zjeroen Back in the1980s and 1990s, the big scary health bugbear was bovine spongiform encephalopath... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• What is Mad Cow Disease? A Bovine Spongifrom Encephalopathy Explainer

  

  This cow does not have mad cow disease - yet. photo: Meneer Zjeroen Back in the1980s and 1990s, the big scary health bugbear was bovine spongiform encephalopath... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Leveson Inquiry: Rupert Murdoch to Bring Down David Cameron?

  

  Rupert Murdoch. Photocredit: World Economic Forum The Leveson Inquiry into the conduct of the media continues to highlight the relationship between successive... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• What’s the ‘perfect Seat’ on an Airplane? 6A

  

  Ryanair doesn't offer seating preferences - yet. Photo credit: David Precious Air travel remains a generally unpleasant, though necessary business, but small... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Syrian Uprising: How to Stop the Bloodshed and Avoid Civil War

  

  As the United Nations-brockered ceasefire falters, observers are divided as to how to end the bloodshed. Is Western intervention to topple Bashar al-Assad the... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mona Eltahawy on Misogyny in the Muslim World

  

  Mona Eltahawy: Causing a storm The Egyptian-American writer Mona Eltahawy (who was assaulted in Tahrir Square by the Egyptian military in 2011) has caused a... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Britain Back in Recession as New Figures Reveal Second Quarter of Negative Growth

  

  Chancellor George Osborne: Under pressure? Photo credit: Paul Toeman It’s official: Britain is back in recession. New figures from the Office of National... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• FC Barcelona 2 Chelsea FC 2: The Greatest Ever UEFA Champions’ League Game?

  

  John Terry. Photo credit: Paul Bence In one of the most sensational games ever played in the UEFA Champions’ League, ten-man Chelsea came from two goals down... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 SOCCER, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• How Often Do You Change the Bed Sheets? A New Survey Questions British Bedroom...

  

  Is your bed fresh and clean or a haven for mites? photo: MAZZALIARMADI.IT How often do you change your bed sheets? Be honest. Is it really once a week, as... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 HEALTH, SOCIETY

• As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh by Susan Sontag Shows Her a Fractured...

  

  Susan Sontag. Cover photo from As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh. As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh by Susan Sontag, the second volume of her... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SOCIETY