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• Eight Reasons Why Queens Park Rangers Will (probably) Avoid Relegation from the...

  

  QPR fans celebrate a goal at Cardiff, 2011. Photo credit: Jon Candy Make no mistake about it; we’ve reached the business end of the Barclays Premier League... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Facebook is a Dangerous Place: Two Arrested on Suspicion of Double Murder Over...

  

  Facebook: The dangers of defriending. Photo credit: Dave Rutt http://flic.kr/p/4kNMVu A couple in Tennessee with an 8-month-old baby were murdered in their... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Strikes After Greece Agrees to New Round of Austerity Measures, but Still No...

  

  Greek political leaders agreed to a new raft of austerity measures: But the Greek people say it's too much, while eurozone leaders say it's not enough. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• iPad 3 Speculation Mounts

  

  Rumor has it Apple will unveil the iPad 3 in March Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, GADGETS, TECH

• Anyone for a Tobacco Flavoured Cocktail?

  

  To Barts last night to sample their new tobacco flavoured range of cocktails. Barts is a cool, speakeasy-style bar in Sloane Avenue which is hard to find but... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Madonna’s Stalker Has Escaped from a Psychiatric Facility, and the Singer is...

  

  Madonna performs at the Super Bowl. Photo credit: Beacon Radio A “highly psychotic” man who was convicted of stalking Madonna is on the loose after escaping fro... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• A Dangerous Method: Freud and Jung Spar, but is It a Sophisticated Gem Or a...

  

  Keira Knightley in A Dangerous Method. Publicity still. A Dangerous Method is David Cronenberg’s new film, and stars Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, Vincent... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• V for Vendetta Creator Muses on Anonymous; ACTA Signatories Wobble

  

  A still from the film V for Vendetta. The sinister, grinning Guy Fawkes mask has become the symbol of protest across the world. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 COMIC BOOKS, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Steve Jobs FBI Dossier: Past Drug Use, Bomb Threat and Poor Grades

  

  The FBI has published a secret dossier on the late Apple creator that includes some unflattering claims. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Argentina to Lodge Protest with UN About Falklands Islands; Newspaper Calls...

  

  The President of Argentina. Photocredit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/expectativaonline/3604529765/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Argentina is going to lodge a... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• BBC Confronts Notorious Internet RIP Troll: Is Humanity Really This Bad?

  

  Darren Burton of Cardiff, Wales, confronted by Panorama reporter Declan Lawn. Inside the mind of an Internet troll? Not quite. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Harry Redknapp Cleared of Tax Evasion; Will He Be Next England Manager?

  

  Harry Redknapp. Photocredit: Curiouslyperistenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/29714836@N08/2995830211/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Bloodshed in Syria Continues; US, Russia and China Consider Their Strategies

  

  As violence in Syria escalates, Russia, China and the West square up over opposing strategies. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Do I Love Thee, Tbilisi? Let Me Count the Ways

  

  Beautiful, strange Tbilisi. Photo credit: Gabrielle Jackson How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love how beautiful your city is, Tbilisi. I love the... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Two Reviews: David Shrigley and Lucian Freud

  

  Benefits Supervisor by Lucian Freud. At the National Portrait Gallery. David Shrigley is funny. Very, very funny. He has an odd way of taking things that are... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, CURRENT

• Racist Ranters on Public Transport? Be Mad, but Save Your Outrage for Where It...

  

  A London Underground tube train. Photo credit: Coolinsights It is an immutable law of this world that crazy people ride public transportation. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• City Boys’ ‘viral’ Email: Please, Let People Be Silly in Private

  

  Careful writing that ironic email. Photo credit: Freewebs This afternoon, after I was getting my haircut, in private, undisturbed, I received an email from a... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 CURRENT

• NHS Reform: Are GPs Being Protectionist?

  

  Andrew Lansley. Fair Game? Photocredit: NHS Confederation Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s bill for the National Health Service is coming under much scrutiny. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Viral Video: Beatboxing Baby

  

  A YouTube video appearing to show a baby (sort of) beatboxing is spreading like wildfire on the internet. While some commenters are not at all convinced that th... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• Californian Court Rules Against Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban

  

  Court rules that ban on same-sex marriage is unconsitutional Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 CHARITY, CURRENT, DEBATE, LGBTQ, POLITICS, SOCIETY