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• Giving up Booze for Lent, Or How Not to Replace One Vice with Another

  

  Photo: Flickr/ Lynne As I knelt hunched over, semi-prostrate on the floor, head bowed, mind reeling, I wrangled with confused thoughts and emotions. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Autism Awareness: Understanding the Diagnosis and Tracking Your Child’s Progress

  

  Diagnoses of autism are on the rise in America; but how do you recognise the signs and symptoms? Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIETY

• Journalist Laurie Penny Saved by Heartthrob Ryan Gosling from Walking in Front o...

  

  Ryan Gosling in the film Drive. Publicity image. British journalist Laurie Penny tweeted that actor Ryan Gosling (check out this blog) had saved her from walkin... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Moshi Monsters Set to Rule the World with Their New Album

  

  Moshi Monsters! Watch out, they're coming... Moshi Monsters are everywhere! Have you even heard of them? This week, Moshi Monsters: Music Rox! was released – th... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Google Unveils “augmented Reality” Glasses

  

  We will all be Terminators soon. Possibly, as Google unveils its prototype augmented reality spectacles. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Benefits and Tax Changes to Come into Effect: Will It Really Be “Bad Friday?”

  

  The budget box. Photo credit: The National Archives. Tax and benefit changes will come into force this week as the new tax year starts. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Is Channel 4′s Disabled Dating Documentary Exploitation Or a Challenge to...

  

  The Undateables? Dating documentary series The Undateables premiered on Channel 4 on Tuesday amid controversy over the show’s name and premise. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Journalist Samantha Brick Provokes Mockery and Anger Over Daily Mail Article on...

  

  Samantha Brick: Journalist at the center of a Twitterstorm Journalist Samantha Brick has provoked the wrath of the Twitterverse after writing an article for... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Look At My F**cking Red Trousers: The Only Blog for People Who, Err, Like to Loo...

  

  Photo credit: http://lookatmyfuckingredtrousers.blogspot.co.uk/ Sometimes the best blogs are the simplest ones. Consider Look At My F**cking Red Trousers. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• William Burroughs’ Letters Show Another Side to the Edgy Beat Writer

  

  The cover of Rub out the Words William Burroughs is the writer known for being so far out you probably couldn’t see him on a good day without a telescope. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Teenage Hammer Murderer Case Re-opens Debate About Impact of Screen Violence on...

  

  Daniel Bartlam. Photo credit: YouTube Daniel Bartlam, a 15-year-old boy who murdered his mother with a claw hammer and set her body on fire has been detained fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• France in Terror Crackdown After Merah; Presidential Campaigns Underway

  

  Mohamed Merah, the Toulouse gunman Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has ordered a terror crackdown in France. This comes two weeks after the 23-year old... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mitt Romney Wins Three Primaries

  

  Mitt Romney: Poised for victory? Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via flickr Mitt Romney swept the Wisconsin, Maryland and District of Columbia Republican... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• UEFA Champions’ League: Lionel Messi Fires Barcelona Past AC Milan to Boost the...

  

  Lionel Messi: Photo credit: Prettyfriendship Barcelona beat AC Milan 3-1 to progress to their fifth successive Champions’ League semi-final. And, surprise,... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Girls Are Reaching Puberty Younger and Younger. What Can Be Done?

  

  From Jezebel.com Puberty in girls has been starting earlier and earlier. The Mirror reported that in the UK there have been recorded instances of girls as... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Phone Hacking Scandal: James Murdoch Resigns. Again.

  

  James Murdoch. Photo credit: Sky News James Murdoch has stepped down as chairman of BSkyB, his last high-profile position in the UK, but will retain his place o... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mad Men in Post-it Notes: Your Essential Guide to Pretending You’ve Been Watchin...

  

  Joan Harris AKA Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Season Five Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past fortnight or so, you’ll be acutely aware that the... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Madonna Releases Twelfth Studio Album but is MDNA a Return to Form Or Simply...

  

  Madonna performs at the Super Bowl. Photo credit: Beacon Radio Her Madgesty is back! Queen of Pop Madonna has released her twelfth studio album, MDNA. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Invisible Children Are Set to Release Kony 2012: Part II, but Will This Silence...

  

  New video to include 'more details' on Joseph Kony. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• World Happiness Report: Denmark Leads the World in the Happiness Stakes

  

  The Killing II In news that may surprise fans of dark Danish crime drama The Killing, Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to a new report. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO