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• Etch-a-Sketch Sales Soar After Romney Aide’s Slip

  

  Is Romney the Etch-a-Sketch candidate? Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pindec/6201244928/ Mitt Romney’s longtime aide, Eric Fehrnstrom, may have... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Obama Tells Heckler He’s ‘being Rude’ at Ohio State Energy Talk; Audience Cheers

  

  President Barack Obama, July 2011. Photo credit: Geoff Livingston President Barack Obama called out some hecklers who tried to interrupt a speech he was giving... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Say Goodbye to Cheap Alcohol? Theresa May Introduces Minimum Pricing on Alcohol

  

  Home Secretary Theresa May is proposing a minimum price on alcohol, with the blessing of Downing Street. Is this the way to curb Britain's binge-drinking habit? Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• North Korea to Launch Satellite

  

  Kim Jong-il's successor, Kim Jong-un. http://guyism.com/lifestyle/so-the-new-possible-leader-of-north-korea-might-be-a-gamer-dork.html North Korea has... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! is Stop-motion Genius, Say Critics

  

  The Pirate Captain, with sword and beard. The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! is a film produced by Aardman, the same studio that makes the Wallace an... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Toulouse Gunman Mohammed Merah Dies in a Hail of Bullets; France Questions...

  

  Mohammed Merah. A screen grab from French TV. Mohammed Merah, the 23-year-old gunman who claimed links to al-Qaida and was (allegedly) responsible for the... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Angry Birds Space: Game Rockets to Number One, but Do Consumers Need a Little...

  

  Angry Birds go into orbit as latest game goes straight to number 1. Photo credit: Sham Hardy http://www.flickr.com/photos/xshamx/7005320063/ Within hours of... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Bloody Show of Force in Belarus: The Suspicious Trial of Kanavalau and Kavalyou

  

  Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (l) used to enjoy closer relations with Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev (r). Photo credit: www.kremlin.ru This post, by Anna... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Prentice and Weil Discuss Their Black Arts

  

  Black Arts by Prentice and Weil. Black Arts by Andrew Prentice and Jonathan Weil is a thrilling fantasy novel for young adults, due out from David Fickling Book... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Outrage as Michael Bay Transforms Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into Aliens for...

  This man wants to turn the Turtles into aliens! Michael Bay on the set of Transformers in 2006. Photo credit: Simon Davison http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Budget: Who Hated It and Who Didn’t and What About That Granny Tax?

  

  The budget box. Photo credit: The National Archives. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne unveiled his 2013-2014 budget Wednesday afternoon, declaring... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Starbucks Launches New Juice Bar

  

  An improperly spelled promotional photograph for Evolution Fresh. Starbucks! It’s everyone’s favorite (or not) coffee shop, its green-and-white cups ubiquitous... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Takeaway: Six Key Points from the UK Budget

  

  The Treasury, hard at work the night before the Budget was revealed. Photo credit: John Pavel, HM Treasury Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget, released from... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 75 Years Later, the Search for Amelia Earhart Continues; Hillary Clinton Wades in

  

  The Amelia Earhart memorial. Photocredit: joannapoe It’s 75 years since aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific in a... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hostage Judith Tebbutt is Freed; but Should We Be Paying Ransoms?

  

  Judith Tebbutt has been freed from captivity in Somalia: but is paying ransoms just encouraging piracy? Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Apprentice Returns, Complete with Budding Set of Sociopaths; Lord Sugar Woul...

  

  The Three Fates. Or rather, Karen Brady, Lord Sugar, and Nick Hewer. Publicity photo. Lord Sugar’s often excruciating, mostly compelling tv show, The Apprentice... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• One Direction a Next Generation Boy Band with Number One Album, Up All Night

  

  One Direction: the only way is up? Photo credit: British One Direction http://www.flickr.com/photos/hindeben/6273100080/ X Factor boy band One Direction’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Toxic Bling: Can Cheap Jewellery Can Kill You?

  

  These bracelets may not be your best friends after all: These Claire's charm bracelets were recalled in May 2010 over high levels of cadmium.... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dennis Waterman’s Comments on Attacking Ex-wife Rula Lenska Have Provoked a Stor...

  

  Dennis Waterman British actor Dennis Waterman has provoked a storm of criticism after admitting he twice physically attacked ex-wife Rula Lenska – but insisted... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mitt Romney May Have Won Convincingly in Illinois but Republican Presidential...

  

  Mitt Romney. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/9itUtP Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has won a decisive victory over nearest rival... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY