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• First Official Trailer Released for Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings Prequel Th...

  

  Gandalf: He's back! The Twitterverse is buzzing with the news that the first official teaser trailer has been released for Peter Jackson’s hotly anticipated... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Racism in Football: Is Liverpool’s Luis Suarez Eight-match Ban for Racist Abuse...

  

  Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's captain Patrice Evra. Is the FA's eight-match ban the... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• French Government to Recall Breast Implants After Possible Cancer Link but UK...

  

  Breast implants under scrutiny. Photo credit: Zoha n, http://flic.kr/p/5A5bLC French authorities have issued an alert over a brand of breast implant they say... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong-il is Dead, the Internet Responds (cruelly)

  

  Recently deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has long been a figure of fun in the West. So, it's not surprise his death has prompted a flurry of send-ups. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Is This the Best (or Worst) Own Goal of All Time?

  

  A football. Photo credit: Ro/Lu Nigerian defender Festus Baise, of Hong Kong First Division side Sun Hei, is a player very, very few people outside Hong Kong ha... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dutch Scientists Create a Highly Contagious Airborne Strain of Deadly H5N1 Bird...

  

  Avian flu virus. Photo credit: uafcde A deadly strain of bird flu with the potential to infect and kill millions of people has been created in a laboratory by... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• ‘New Year’s Eve’ Has an All-star Cast but Zero-star Reviews

  

  Warning: The following film may induce nausea and vomiting. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Path 2.0 is Here for Android and iPhone, but Can It Take on Facebook?

  

  Social networking app Path is back. And this time, it's (still) personal. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Cannibalistic Dutch TV Show Hosts Eat Each Other’s Bottom, Belly

  

  Screengrab via ABC News Just when you thought reality television producers couldn’t sink much lower in the taste stakes in search of a ratings spike, it has... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY, TV & VIDEO

• Secret Santas Pay off Layaway Bills, Save Christmases and Inspire Joy Across US

  

  A new trend is sweeping the US: Secret Santas paying off layaway bills of struggling families, renewing America's faith in human kindness. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Calls for Peace in North Korea as Kim Jong-un Expected to Take...

  

  North Korean dynasty: Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Photo credit: skinnylawyer, http://flic.kr/p/9bXxsb As North Korea’s deceased leader Kim Jong-il lies in stat... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bradley Manning: Cunning Sexual Strategist Or Troubled Soldier Struggling with...

  

  Alleged WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning's sexuality has been central to his ongoing military hearing. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Barclays’ Premier League at Half Time: What We Know So Far Including Robin Van...

  

  Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. Photo credit: Ronnie Macdonald As the Barclays Premier League approaches the half-way mark and enters the fast and furious... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Let It Snow and More Google Fun

  

  Be sure to wipe off that condensation. Go ahead – type in “let it snow” into your Google search field and see what happens. Fun, right? Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Violence Returns to Tahir Square as Video of Police Brutally Beating a Female...

  

  Protests in Cairo on December 16. Photo credit: Mosa'ab Elshamy, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosaaberising/6522894535/in/photostream/ At least 14 people are... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Ron Paul on Course for Victory in Iowa Ahead of Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney...

  

  Mitt Romney: Campaign in trouble? Photo Credit: World Affairs Council of Philadelphia,... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Vaclav Havel, Inspirational Czech Thinker-statesman, Dies

  

  Vaclav Havel. Photo credit: European Parliament http://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/4095341493/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Vaclav Havel, celebrated... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong-il Dies, North Koreans React with Mass Wailing, Weeping and Pavement...

  

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

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong-il Dead at 69, Pyongyang Mourns

  

  North Korean leader dies, South Korea now on military alert Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Strangest ‘facts’ About the Late Kim Jong-Il, North Korea’s Dear Leader

  

  North Korea's former leader Kim Jong-il The sudden death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” since 1994, has shocked, stunned and saddened inhabitants o... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY