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• OK Go’s Latest Concept Video – One Chevy Sonic, Two Miles of Desert and 1157...

  

  OK Go heads to the desert with a Chevy Sonic and 1,000 musical instruments. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Treasure Hunter Claims $3 Billion Find – but is It His? And is There Really...

  

  Sunken ship, though not the treasure ship in question. Photo credit: The Gearys, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gearys/122852408/ A delight for any would-be... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 CURRENT, SEA, SOCIETY

• Super Bowl Ads (Best Of)

  

  Eli Manning led the New York Giants to Super Bowl glory. Photo credit: Mike L Photo's The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots by a scoreline of 21-17... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, FOOTBALL, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• A Falsehood About a Knighthood: Goodwin Loses Knighthood, Knighthood Loses...

  

  Fred Goodwin: Where's my knighthood? Photocredit: PA It is now official: Fred “the Shred” Goodwin has been deprived of his gong. Sir Fred is no more. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Drinking and Driving: The Link Between Loving Wine and Loving Cars

  

  Wine and cars - what's the link? Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lofaesofa/2338467024/ It was a correspondence with Richard Ross from Wine Lines... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH

• Russian Dissidents Accuse BBC of ‘pro-Putin’ Bias in Documentary Series

  

  Putin. Photo credit: World Economic Forum The BBC’s four part documentary Putin, Russia and the Westhas come under fire from Russian exiles based in Britain... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Roseanne Barr for President: Comedienne Running as Green Party Candidate on...

  

  Roseanne Barr in 2012! Photo credit: Monterey Media, http://www.flickr.com/photos/montereymedia/5367870718/ As if Donald Trump’s truncated bid for the Republica... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Radcliffe Earns Mixed Reviews for Mostly Liked Woman in Black

  

  Daniel Radcliffe continues his bid to remind audiences that he is not actually Harry Potter with a starring role in ghostly chiller The Woman in Black. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Charlize Theron Praised in Diablo Cody’s Dark Comedy Young Adult

  

  Charlize Theron in Young Adult. Screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, who collaborated on the Oscar-winning Juno back in 2007, have teamed up onc... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Lib Dem MP Chris Huhne Charged with Perverting the Course of Justice, Resigns...

  

  Chris Huhne has resigned as energy secretary. Photo credit: Liberal Democrats UK Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has quit the Cabinet after being charged with... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Prince William Arrives in Falkland Islands as War of Words Between Britain and...

  

  Who should have the Falkland Islands: Britain or Agentina? Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Port Said Football Disaster: Violent Protests as Fans Blame Military...

  

  Former footballer Nader El Sayed protests in Tahrir Square, 2011. Photo credit: Mariam Soliman, http://flic.kr/p/aMPMGv Two people have been shot dead in Egypt... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher!

  

  Six dead Romanians; a night out on the town with a beautiful floozy; a tattoo with a secret in it; a midnight kidnapping; a psychopathic Geordie; and Rex Hammer... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 CULTURE, CURRENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Soul Train Creator Don Cornelius Dies at 75 of Apparent Suicide

  

  Soul Train presenter and producer found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head; stars and fans pay their respects. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• APA Moves to Redefine Autism

  

  Warren Buffett is thought by some to have an autism disroder, possibly Asperger. Photo credit: Wikipedia commons The American Psychiatric Association is... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CURRENT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIETY

• Breast Cancer Charity Cuts Ties with Planned Parenthood, Caves to Conservatives

  

  St. Louis Race for the Cure. Photo credit: WildChild1976, http://www.flickr.com/photos/81237992@N00/1122685386/ When America’s leading breast cancer research... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• The Day I Wasn’t Sold into a Russian Prostitution Gang

  

  Trabzon is famous for its hamsi (pictured) and Russian prostitutes (not pictured). Photo credit: Gabrielle Jackson When the beautiful woman in the long black... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Longterm Solitary Confinement is Torture

  

  Short term solitary confinement may be necessary - but keeping a person locked in a cell for 23 hours a day is nothing short of torture. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 BOOKS, CURRENT, LEGAL, SOCIETY

• US to End Combat in Afghanistan by 2013, as Pakistan Rejects Claims It Backs...

  

  The US has signaled its intention to leave Afghanistan early, even as reports suggest that the Taliban, with Pakistan's backing, is ready to pick up the pieces. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wills and Kate Go Barking Mad for Royal Puppy; Will Royal Baby Follow?

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have bought a puppy. The world speculates. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CURRENT, HOME, PETS, SOCIETY