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• Fracking Causes Fissure Lines: What is It, and Should We Be Using It?

  

  An anti-fracking protestor in America. Photocredit: ProgressOhio The Government has recommended that fracking for natural shale gas should be allowed to continu... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Four Classic Roman Tombstone Inscriptions

  

  A Roman inscription. Photocredit: JacobEnos Mary Beard’s new show, Meet the Romans, is gaining viewers and critical plaudits for its investigation into the... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Warren Buffett Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Other High-profile Sufferers...

  

  Warren Buffett was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer photo: Fortune Live Media Warren Buffett, the world’s third richest man, has been diagnosed with stag... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Meet the Romans with Mary Beard: Ancient Rome Made Exciting

  

  Professor Mary Beard meets some Romans. Publicity photo. Professor Mary Beard launched her new program, Meet the Romans with Mary Beard, on BBC Two this week.... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Anders Behring Brievik is Not Alone; the Worst Ever Serial Killers of All-time

  

  Anders Breivik. Photo credit: "2083: A European declaration of Independence", a manifesto by Anders Behring Breivik The ongoing trial of Norwegian far-right... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• WeAreLucky: Paying It Forward Around the World, £1,000 a Time

  

  Giving it all away. Photo credit: HitThatSwitch Luck. The conventional wisdom is that some people have it and some people don’t, but there are those who think... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Warren Buffett Has Prostate Cancer; What Does This Mean for the Sage of Omaha’s...

  

  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Photo credit: Wikipedia commons Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has revealed that he has prostate cancer. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• What Do You Think the Olympics Motto Should Be?

  

  Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville: What would their motto be? The London 2012 Olympics have revealed that the official motto will be “Inspire a Generation. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 SPORTS

• 100 Days to Go Till the Olympics: Is London Prepared, and Do We Care?

  

  Lord Coe: let the games begin! Photocredit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/6766123949/sizes/m/in/photostream/ It’s 100 days until the Olympics... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Barclays Premier League at 20: Is Eric Cantona Really the Best Ever Premiership...

  

  Eric Cantona. Photo credit: KallangRoar.com The Barclays Premier League has announced shortlists for a series of awards to mark the twentieth anniversary of... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Anders Behring Breivik Trial: Triumph for Democracy Or Exactly What the...

  

  Anders Behring Breivik. Photo credit: Oslo politidistrikt On day two of his high-profile trial, self-confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik continued... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Murdered Rapper Tupac Shakur Performs Duet with Snoop Dogg at Coachella;...

  

  Fans praise late rapper's abs and performance, critics get queasy. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Pippa Middleton ‘gun’ Photograph Causes Tabloid Frenzy but Will Her Royal Hotnes...

  

  Pippa Middleton. Photo credit: chicagofabulousblog, http://flic.kr/p/9D1XZ1 It’s a tabloid editor’s dream: Pippa Middleton, AKA Her Royal Hotness, has been... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Game of Thrones Has Won Over Viewers but Can Season Two of the Medieval Fantasy...

  

  Game of Thrones The return of Mad Men may have captured critics’ attention, but Game of Thrones is the real winner with viewers. Based George R.R. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Twitter Takes on the English Defence League, Journalist Grace Dent and Football

  

  Samantha Brick: Journalist at the center of a Twitterstorm A spate of online spats has seen Twitter dominate mainstream media headlines. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Meet George, the Goldfish That Looks (a Bit) Like Adolf Hitler

  

  George the goldfish. Adolf Hitler. Photo credit: Library of Congress It seems that barely a month goes by without a looks-like-Hitler image hitting the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 HUMOR

• Viral Video: Israeli Army Officer Smashes Danish pro-Palestinian Protester in...

  

  Protesters scuffle with Israeli soldiers. Photo credit: YouTube A video of an Israeli soldier butting a Danish pro-Palestinain protester in the face with his... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Scoped Out: Ashley Young Dive Appreciation Society

  

  Ashley Young. Photocredit: mollyig It’s fair to say England and Manchester United forward Ashley Young isn’t the most popular footballer in the Premiership righ... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Anders Behring Breivik Trial: Healing Or Harrowing?

  

  Anders Breivik, July 25, 2011. Photo credit: Globovision Anders Behring Breivik, the 33-year-old man who carried out bomb and gun attacks in Norway last year... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic Saw Reports of Human Remains,...

  

  It seems some people weren't aware the Titanic disaster actually happened. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY