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• Gender-based Abortions Are Illegal, but Still Offered by Some Clinics

  

  Pro-choice campaigners in London. Photocredit: Geshmally http://www.flickr.com/photos/geshmally/2509039791/sizes/z/in/photostream/ The way that abortion is... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Facebook’s Content Moderating Techniques Revealed: Violence Yes, Breast-feeding...

  

  Facebook's content moderation files have been leaked. The manual that Facebook uses to decide what content should or should not be allowed onto its site has bee... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Woody Harrelson Shines in Rampart but Some Critics Find Film Pointless

  

  Woody Harrelson in Rampart Woody Harrelson has been wowing critics with his role as racist, sexist Los Angeles cop Dave “Date Rape” Brown in Rampart. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Celebrity Siblings: Their Mothers Love Them the Same

  

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  Posted on 23 February 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• London Must Demand Fraud-free Elections, as the May 3 Mayoral Contest Approaches

  

  London Mayor Boris Johnson. Photo credit: CBI, http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-cbi/4882467668/in/photostream/ The London press has this week highlighted... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• UEFA Champions League: Is Chelsea Manager André Villas-Boas a ‘dead Man...

  

  Andre Villas-Boas is only ten months into the Chelsea job but he's already under enormous pressure. Photo credit: The Sport Review http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Santorum & Romney Go Head to Head in Michigan & Arizona

  

  Rick Santorum. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/6184432968/ Pretty much every Republican presidential hopeful in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Meaning of Lent: It’s Not Just About Giving Things up

  

  As Lent begins today, commentators reflect upon the festival's continuing significance. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• For a Global Social Media Strategy, Think ‘glocial’

  

  It's not all Twitter on the Internets. I started running sessions on social media and its impact on business in 2006, often using the byline “It is not just... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Syrian Uprising: Veteran War Reporter Marie Colvin Killed in Homs, a City...

  

  Veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin is the latest Western journalist to die covering the increasingly bloody Syrian uprising. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dolphins and Whales to Become “non-human Persons”: Should They Have Rights?

  

  As scientists present evidence that cetaceans are "persons", the world wonders whether they should have "rights". Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Will the Current War of Words Escalate to Real War? Iran Bans Oil Exports to...

  

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2010. Photo: UN photo, Richard Drew Tensions... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Adele Triumphs at Parochial and Predictable Brit Awards; but Hey, We Need Them

  

  The Brit awards may be boring, but they do a lot for the music industry. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Barack Obama Sings ‘Sweet Home Chicago’: Charmed?

  

  He can fly planes, too! Is there anything Obama can't do? Photo credit: Official White House photo, Pete Souza The US president has a lot on his mind, but that’... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• NATO’s Koran Book Burning Sparks Fiery anti-American Protests Across Afghanistan

  

  Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Photo credit: isafmedia Protests in Afghanistan against the burning by NATO personnel of an undisclosed number of Korans spilled... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• From The Daily Mail to Coconut Water, What’s Hot to What’s (so) Not

  

  The Daily Mail is going ganbusters. Photo credit: Omar C, http://www.flickr.com/photos/omarc/6863827553/ Going Up The Daily Mail: Britain’s favorite... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 CURRENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Jean Dujardin, Star of the The Artist, Sends Himself up in Funny Or Die Sketch

  

  Jean Dujardin (l) stars in The Artist Jean Dujardin, the French actor with the killer smile who plays the lead role in Oscar frontrunner The Artist, has edged... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Kim Jong-il Looking at Things Blog is Not Dead (yet)

  

  North Korea's former leader Kim Jong-il at Mansudae Apartment Complex in Pyongyang (October 2009). Photo credit: Alexandermacpherson North Korea’s Dear Leader... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Mysterious Case of Peter Skyllberg, the Snowed-in Swede Who Survived in an...

  

  A snowed in car. Photo credit: xuenay The strange case of Peter Skyllberg, a Swedish 44 year-old loner who apparently survived for over two months of freezing... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dutch Scientist Prepares to Unveil World’s First Artificial Meat Burger –...

  

  Hamburgers: To be replaced by Frankenburgers? Photo credit: L.Richarz http://www.flickr.com/photos/lricharz/6105308202/ Anyone for a lab-grown hamburger? If you... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 CURRENT, FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, SOCIETY, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN