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• Singer Stacey Solomon Smoking Whilst Pregnant! World Recoils in Horror! (Mostly)

  

  A sad-looking Stacey Solomon on This Morning. Watch the clip below. Yikes! Quondam X-Factor singer and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here winner Stacey Solomon... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Meet Tim Cockburn, Young British Poet

  

  Tim Cockburn. Tim Cockburn is a young poet from Nottingham, with his first collection of poetry out now. Here is his story about getting published. How old are... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kony 2012: Cynical Marketing Ploy Or Genuine Plea?

  

  From the video campaign Kony 2012 The Kony 2012 video is still causing turmoil. The thirty-minute long plea to stop Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony has been an... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 CHARITY, CURRENT, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• The Orange Prize Longlist Announced on International Women’s Day: Anna Stothard...

  

  The Orange Prize might not be an actual orange. Photo credit: Anne Stothard. “There’s a flower called ‘bird of paradise’ all over Los Angeles: it has orange... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT

• International Women’s Day: A Time for Celebration Or Protest?

  

  Protesting on International Women's Day in Sri Lanka. Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikalpasl/6818004070/in/photostream Thursday marks the 101st... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Jonathan Franzen Upsets the Internet. Again. This Time, It’s Twitter

  

  Jonathan Franzen. Photocredit: Pontificia Universidad Catalica de Chile He’s at it again! Jonathan Franzen, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of The Corrections... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Prince Harry Wows the World; Beats Usain Bolt, and Even Dances Reggae

  

  Prince Harry. From the reggae video below. Prince Harry! The third-in-line to the throne (after his father, the Prince of Wales, and his elder brother, the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Can Rush Limbaugh Survive ‘Slutgate’? Even as Advertisers Pull Out, the Answer...

  

  Rush Limbaugh. Photo credit: Palm Beach County Sheriff's office Right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s lascivious rant against Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• iPad 3 Launched (finally): What Do People Think?

  

  The iPad 3's been launched. Revolution or evolution? More of the same, say experts. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• Massive Solar Flare to Hit Earth! Should We Be Worried?

  

  The sun's getting a bit hot and bothered. Of course. But this time a solar flare could damage systems. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 ASTRONOMY, CURRENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Kony 2012: Invisible Children’s Campaign to Save Child Soldiers Strikes Viral...

  

  Child soldier in Central Africa. Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdptcar/949798984/ The Internets were abuzz on Wednesday with one name: Kony. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CHARITY, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Allen Stanford Convicted of Duping Investors in Billion-dollar Ponzi Scheme

  

  Texas financier and cricket sponsor found guilty of $7 billion fraud. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, FINANCE, SOCIETY

• GOP Presidential Contest: Mitt Romney Won Super Tuesday Delegates Battle but is...

  

  Mitt Romney. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/9itUtP Super Tuesday has been and gone, and still the GOP presidential nomination race rumbles on,... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Cache of Hidden Fairy Tales Revealed: 500 New Cinderellas?

  

  The cover of Grimms' Fairytales, published by Vintage. You thought there were only a limited amount of fairy tales in the world? Well you’d be wrong. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Was the Titanic Sunk by the Moon?

  

  An iceberg. Photo Credit: Iceberg 1999 by M A Felton http://www.flickr.com/photos/17269317@N02/1819837194/in/photostream/ The moon is (mostly) to blame for the... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Happy Birthday, Email!

  

  Computer keyboard. Photo credit: DeclanTM on flickr It was email’s birthday this week, and next week it will be the birthday of the first email to be sent with... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• (Re)Discovering Music: A Review of the Bose Quiet Comfort 15 Noise-canceling...

  

  On a recent trip to Jerusalem I arrived at 5.30 in the morning to find the pre-booked cab annoyingly absent. After queueing to get a cab, I landed on possibly... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Mitt Romney Wins Six Super Tuesday States but Rick Santorum Scores Three...

  

  Rick Santorum: Winning/not winning? Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/6184432968/ In most competitions, winning six out of... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• 2012 House Campaign: Liberal Titan Dennis Kucinich Bites the Dust in Ohio

  

  Dennis Kucinich. Photo credit: Cheshire County Democrats Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who won a national following among liberals in two colorful but unsuccessful... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Vince Cable Leaked Letter Apparently Criticises Government Strategy; but is It...

  

  Vince Cable, Business Secretary: Photocredit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/libdems/6162309761/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Does the government lack vision? Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY