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• Inside an Iranian Mosque

  

  The Bogh’e-ye Sayyed Mir Mohammad mosque in Shiraz. Photo credit: Gabrielle Jackson Inside the mosque – away from the men – we Western women received an even... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mission: Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol Reignites the Tom Cruise Franchise

  

  Tom Cruise on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, at the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol press conference in Dubai. The Mission: Impossible franchise has... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Christopher Hitchens, in His Own Words: His Best Quotes

  

  Christopher Hitchens. Photo credit: Andrew Rusk, http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewrusk Polemic journalist Christopher Hitchens, whose biting wit made him a... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Census: Half of Americans Not Poor; but Economy Still Bad as 25-year Recession...

  

  Homeless man. Photocredit: Ed Yourdon http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/4299779303/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Panicked media reports circulated this week that... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Apple To Launch A New iPad Next Year- Maybe

  

  Apple is hinting release of a small-version iPad in 2012 Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CURRENT, GADGETS, SOCIETY, TECH

• A Link Between OCD and Strep Throat?

  

  OCD symptoms such as excessive handwashing may be caused by strep infections. Photocredit: Sciencelearn http://www.sciencelearn.org. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Christopher Hitchens, Firebrand, Author and Atheist, Dies

  

  Christopher Hitchens. Photocredit: stepnout http://www.flickr.com/photos/stepnout/34889063/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Christopher Hitchens has died, aged 62, at th... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Golden Globe Nominations: Silent Film ‘The Artist’ Earns Most Noms; George...

  

  The Artist. Photo credit: Getty Images, Weinstein Company Bookmakers may have a difficult time with this year’s Academy Awards: No clear frontrunner has... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• What’s Hot – and What’s Not This Holiday Season

  

  What’s hot Challenge Stress: Evidently, it’s a type of anxiety that releases a hormone that does something good for you, according to latest scientific... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• For the Third Time This Year, the US Government Nears Shutdown Over Fiscal Debate

  

  Not so sunny days on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Will Palmer Just in time for the holidays, a divided US Congress is threatening yet another government shutdown... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CURRENT, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Then Again by Diane Keaton Lays Bare the ‘Annie Hall’ Star’s Relationship with...

  

  Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in Annie Hall Hollywood actress and one-time Woody Allen muse Diane Keaton has published her memoirs, Then Again. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 BOOKS, CELEB, CULTURE, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• Donald Trump Claims He Dropped out of GOP Debate So He Could Run for President,...

  

  You're fired: Donald Trump. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/9hHrit Is Donald Trump still considering a run at the US presidency? Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Keeps Promise to Withdraw US Troops from Iraq but Was the War a Triumph fo...

  

  As the US withdraws troops from Iraq, future relations between the two countries look bleak. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Is There a Christmas Gender Divide?

  

  Father Christmas: Not doing his bit? Photo credit: Elliott Brown via Flickr Does Christmas expose the gender divide? A new survey has found that a third of men... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Another Racist Rant on Public Transportation in England

  

  London bus. Photo credit: Louisa Thomson, http://flic.kr/p/4Jabnh We’ve had racist tram woman, racist train woman and racist Tube woman – now it’s time for... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• Video of ‘fare Dodger’ Being Thrown off a Train Goes Viral as Student Insists...

  

  Scotrail: Don't forget your ticket. Photo credit: Brian M Forbes, http://flic.kr/p/8K7Fqu Warning: fare dodging is seriously bad for your health. At least,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY, VIRAL

• What You Need to Know About Cern’s Search for Higgs Boson AKA ‘The God Particle’

  

  Scientists are getting very excited about the Higgs bosun particle. Here's why. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, PHYSICS, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Time’s Person of the Year: 'The Protester'

  

  Is the choice bang on the money? Or lame and non-committal? Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Dating Website Badoo is on the Rise; Will It Eclipse Facebook?

  

  Badoo: Facebook for sex? Badoo, a dating website based in London’s Silicon Roundabout, has 400 employees, and has reached 130 million users in 180 countries,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• Six Things You Need to Know About the Downton Abbey Christmas Special

  

  The Downton Abbey poshos, in the Christmas special. Publicity still. Downton Abbey is one of the great British television success stories. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO