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• Misha B to Miss X Factor Final, Were Bullying Accusations to Blame?

  

  Gary Barlow said Misha B was doomed from the start. Photo credit: vagueonthehow, http://flic.kr/p/9P83Fs The X Factor semi-final saw Misha B sent home as... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Brazilian ‘Doctor’ Sócrates, Football’s King of Cool, Dies Aged 57

  

  Former Brazil captain Sócrates, possible the coolest ever footballer, is dead. But his elegant impact on the Beautiful Game lives on. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCCER, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Santa Yoda, Making a List, Checking It Twice He is

  

  Santa Yoda or, as we prefer, Yoda Claus. Putting aside the obvious marketing ad, these videos from LEGO Star Wars featuring Santa Yoda (though we think “Yoda... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Herman Cain is out and Newt Gingrich is Ahead as the GOP Presidential...

  

  Republican hopefuls are scavenging the corpse of Herman Cain's presidential campaign, but who will benefit most? Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Arthur Christmas: Not Just Another Christmas Movie

  

  Arthur Christmas. It’s the night before Christmas and a little girl might not get her present. It falls to Arthur, Father Christmas’ ungainly but sentimental... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Eurozone Debt Crisis: Are Merkel and Sarkozy Rearranging Deckchairs on the...

  

  Angela Merkel (centre) and Nicolas Sarkozy (right). Photocredit: European Council http://www.flickr.com/photos/europeancouncil_meetings/5865957304/ Angela Merke... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party Set to Win but Lose Majority in Duma, PM...

  

  What does United Russia's poor showing mean for Vladimir Putin's 2012 presidential bid? Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why I Want to Go to Iran: When It Comes to Rape, Iran’s Not So Far Away After All

  

  Iranian women, commemorating the 17th anniversary of Imam Khomeini's death in Khomeini tomb. Photo credit: Pooyan Tabatabaei, http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Deal with the Financial Crisis and This Decade Will Lead to Great Improvements

  

  Chancellor George Osborne with PM David Cameron. Photo Photo credit: Andrew Parsons/Conservative Party Despite the Chancellor’s worrying forecasts in the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Call Me Mommy: In Defense of Mommy Blogs

  

  Not the writer and not her baby. Photo credit: Helga's Lobster Stew When I first fell pregnant, amid the overwhelming joy and the excitement and the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Lady Gaga’s Latest Music Video, ‘Marry The Night’, Features Nude Cereal Fights...

  

  Lady GaGa. Photo credit: Stephen Carlile via Flickr Artsy psyche wards with hot supermodel nurses and hot mostly naked supermodel patients! Crazy naked cereal... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• FDA to Examine Arsenic in Apple Juice – but It’s the Calories, Not the Poison,...

  

  The US Food and Drug Administration is considering lower the levels of arsenic it allows in juice - but critics say that it's not the chemicals that can kill... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, FAMILY, FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• As Christmas Countdown Begins, Children Are Searching for Santa

  

  Santa Claus. Photo credit: McClave Christmas, as children across the globe know, is on its way – which means that Santa Claus, that jolly defense of adult... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• UN Human Rights Council Condemns Syria’s ‘crimes Against Humanity’

  

  Protesting al-Assad's regime. Photo credit: Maggie Osama http://flic.kr/p/9Co1BJ The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held an emergency meeting Friday to adopt... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• What Next for the Economy? Eurozone Aims for Tighter Control; Banks Told to...

  

  As economic news continues to be dire, commentators look at what needs to be done - and are glad that Labour's not in power. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• My Tram Experience: Time to Be Constructive

  

  Emma West rants against minorities in Britain. It’s frustrating how short the lifespans of viral videos are. It’s only been five days since the ubiquitous My... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Transparency International Cuts Ties with FIFA, Battering Governing Body’s...

  

  Sepp Blatter. Photocredit: Asian FC http://www.flickr.com/photos/9753072@N03/2535263938/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Transparency International, a Berlin-based globa... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Visits Burma; is a New Great Game Under Way?

  

  Aung San Suu Kyi. Photocredit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/utenriksdept/6225129379/sizes/m/in/photostream/ US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has visited... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• US Presidents Come Together for World AIDS Day; Obama Pledges $50 Million in...

  

  The White House adorned with a Red Ribbon, the symbol of the fight against AIDS, for World AIDS Day. Photo credit: Official White House photo, Chuck Kennedy AID... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 CHARITY, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The New York Times: 36 Hours in the USA and Canada is a Must Gift for...

  

  The New York Times's 36 Hours. From the book’s blue fabric hardcover to its 744 beautifully illustrated pages, everything about 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the US... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 CURRENT