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• GOP Race: Gingrich Ahead in South Carolina

  

  Numbers are still high even after ‘revelations’ by ex-wife Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Race: Romney Lost Iowa; Perry Pulls Out; Gingrich on the Creep

  

  Governor Rick Perry. Photo credit: Ed Schipul, http://flic.kr/p/8G4aDW What a difference a day (or two) makes – especially in the soap opera that the 2012 race... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Protest Over Japanese Plans to Reopen Nuclear Power Plants for the First Time...

  

  Satellite image showing damage at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power plant. Photo credit: DigitalGlobe, www.digitalglobe.com A meeting of Japanese officials t... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Volkswagen Turns to the Bark Side in Star Wars-inspired Canine Chorus Teaser

  

  Ahead of the Superbowl, advertising's biggest night, Volkswagen gives the competition a preview. And it's pretty good. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, MARKETING & ADVERTISING, SOCIETY

• Girl ‘rejects’ Magdalen College, Oxford; University Shrugs

  

  The Cloister, Magdalen College. Photocredit: Steve Cadman http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman/2071589041/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Oxford University may be... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CURRENT, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Welcome Back, Dolly! Gospel Comedy Joyful Noise Opens in the US

  

  Joyful Noise. Joyful Noise, the gospel choir movie musical with a $25 million budget, reached number four in the North American Box Office at the weekend –behin... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Occupy LSX Loses Court Case; Must De-occupy St Paul’s Cathedral

  

  Protestors outside St Paul's, London. Photocredit: Konstantin http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkg/6407887465/sizes/z/in/photostream/ It’s a victory for The Man,... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Wikipedia Blacked Out in Protest of SOPA: Was It Worth It?

  

  The blacked out Wikipedia page SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, currently being considered by the House of Representatives in the US, and PIPA, the Protect... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY, TECH

• Wikipeda Blackout: Are US Anti-piracy Laws ‘internet Censorship’ Or Copyright...

  

  Is the issue of internet piracy getting lost in the SOPA debate? Photo credit: Fuzzcat via Flickr. As the English-speaking world adjusts to 24 hours without... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Paula Deen, Plump Celebrity Chef Whose Recipes Include a Doughnut Hamburger,...

  

  Paula Deen, patron saint of all that is deep-fried and coated in butter, has Type 2 diabetes. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Beyoncé Slammed for Lighter Skin Tone in Album Promo Photo

  

  Beyonce: Whitewashed? Pop superstar Beyoncé has sparked controversy with a promotional photo for her forthcoming album that appears to show the singer with... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Porn Stars in LA Must Wear Condoms, Says City Council; Porn Industry Aghast

  

  Los Angeles City Council is the first place to make it mandatory for porn stars to wear condoms in films. The porn industry is in shock. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, EROTICA, LOVE & SEX, SOCIETY

• Republican Nomination Race: Mitt Romney’s Toxic Tax Problem

  

  Mitt Romney. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/9itUtP With two primary wins already in the bag and a seven point lead ahead of the upcoming South... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Yahoo! Founder Jerry Yang Resigns; Business World is Happy

  

  Shares in the troubled internet giant Yahoo! rise as its co-founder, Jerry Yang, resigns. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Costa Concordia Captain Accused of Abandoning Ship

  

  Costa Concordia The Costa Concordia captain abandoned ship while passengers were still on board and refused to return, according to transcripts of radio and... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• East Africa’s Drought: The ‘avoidable Disaster’ That Claimed 100,000 Lives

  

  Drought in the Horn of Africa claimed the lives of up to 100,000 people last year. Many could have been saved if an earlier emergency response had been launched... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong-nam Slams His Younger Brother, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un

  

  Kim Jong-nam: Next in line? Photocredit: Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0er6Ofxz_co There’s trouble amongst the Kims – North Korea’s newest dictator, Ki... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does BBC’s Rastamouse Stereotype Black People, Even Make Children Racist?

  

  Rastamouse. Photo credit: BBC Rastamouse, a BBC TV series about a crime-fighting Rastafarian mouse was the most complained about children’s programme last year. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Oscars Countdown: The Artist and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Score the Most BAFTA...

  

  BAFTA has announced its nominations. The Artist predictably leads the field. But you'd be wrong to think there were no surprises thrown up. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Internet Censorship: Wikipedia to Go Dark for a Day in Protest Against US...

  

  Wikipedia will go dark for a day in order to shine a light on the issue of online freedom. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, LEGAL, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH