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• Jack and Jill Star Adam Sandler Totally Dominates the Razzies Nomination List

  

  Adam Sandler. Photo credit: Sharon Graphics The Oscars may be over but the 2012 awards season isn’t quite done and dusted. A day after the Oscars, the Golden... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Raspberry Pi Goes on Sale; Sells Out, Crashes Website, but Future of Computing...

  

  A Raspberry pi, in all its glory. Photo from Zdnet. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2012/01/11/raspberry-pi-enters-production-but-not-in-uk-40094792/... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Syrian Uprising: Is the al-Assad Regime Targeting Journalists?

  

  A tank in Homs, Syria. Photo credit: FreedomHouse, http://www.flickr.com/photos/syriafreedom/6731497685/ Thirteen Syrian opposition activists were killed... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• GOP Race: Mitt Romney Takes Home State Michigan and Wins Arizona, but Rick...

  

  Will Romney's closest GOP rival Rick Santorum make a comeback in time for Super Tuesday? Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Leap Year: What It Really Means

  

  Leap year comes but, er, almost every four years. Photocredit: Karen Roe http://www.flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/6794436720/sizes/z/in/photostream/ It’s a Leap... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 CURRENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• The Adolescent Fever Dream of ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore

  

  Annabella and Soranzon in Cheek By Jowl's Tis Pity She's a Whore. Publicity image. There’s nothing like a Jacobean tragedy for lust, incest, and hearts on... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY, THEATRE & OPERA

• Proud and Prejudiced: English Defence League and Extremist Islamist Groups...

  

  Extremist leaders Tommy Robinson (l) and Sayful Islam (r) Hard-hitting Channel 4 documentary Proud and Prejudiced, which aired February 27, examined the recent... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Viral Video: ‘Chav Tranquilliser’ Paddy Power Advert

  

  A Paddy Power betting shop, Lewisham, London. Photo credit: Stuart Bannocks Bookmakers Paddy Power is no stranger to courting controversy. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• Horsegate: Murdoch Exec Rebekah Brooks Was Loaned a Horse by the UK Police

  

  Rebekah Brooks (neé Wade), former editor of the News of the World, gives evidence in front of a select committee in March, 2003. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Angelina Jolie’s Oscars 2012 Pose Catapults Right Leg to Internet Fame

  

  Angelina Jolie. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore As Tom Jones didn’t sing: “Legbomb, legbomb, you’re my legbomb.” Yes, legbombing has entered the internet lexicon,... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• NHS to Offer Free HIV Treatment to Foreign Nationals Under Amendment to Health...

  

  Some commentators have raised 'health tourism' fears Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• As the Mobile World Congress Gets Underway, Major Players Unveil the Best of...

  

  41-megapixel cameras, built-in projectors and super-smart apps Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Arsenal 5 Tottenham 2: Where Would Arsenal Be Without Talismanic Captain Robin...

  

  Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. Photo credit: Ronnie Macdonald Arsenal’s sensational 5-2 come-from-behind victory over arch rivals Tottenham in the February 2... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Police Evict Occupy London Protesters from St Paul’s Cathedral Camp

  

  Part of the Occupy London camp at St Paul's Cathedral. Photo credit: Heiko S, http://flic.kr/p/byWYPM Police and bailiffs moved in to clear the Occupy London... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Creepy Vladimir Putin Election Advertisement Targets (voting) Virgins

  

  Russian PM Vladimir Putin has never been one to conceal his macho side. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 CURRENT, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Viral Video: Angela Merkel Keeps Calm and Carries on (despite Having Five Beers...

  

  What with the troubled state of the eurozone and all, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a lot on her plate at the moment. So, she should be applauded for not... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• Global Intelligence Files: WikiLeaks Teams up with Anonymous

  

  Are Julian Assange and Anonymous hacktivists collaborating? Photo credit: OperationPaperStorm Julian Assange’s whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has begun... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Rihanna and Chris Brown Collaborations: Will ‘Umbrella’ Singer Reunite with...

  

  Rihanna News that Chris Brown and Rihanna have collaborated on two new songs has caused a storm of controversy. R B star Brown was convicted of assaulting... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Downton Abbey: No Film in Sight, Says Hugh Bonneville, as Show’s American...

  

  The cast of Downton Abbey Really, what was on television before Downton Abbey? Downton Abbey gave American public television broadcaster PBS its highest... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Vladimir Putin Allegedly the Focus of a Terrorist Plot, as the Russian PM Makes...

  

  Putin: Under threat? Photo credit: World Economic Forum, http://flic.kr/p/6jegY6 Security forces have foiled an attempt to assassinate Russian Prime Minister... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY