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• Provocative Director Ken Russell Dies at 84, Film World Pays Tribute

  

  The director of the film version of Tommy, Ken Russell, has died. Photo credit: Kolin Toney, http://flic.kr/p/8SWRSV Tributes have poured in for British film... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• As a Woman Claims 13-year Affair with Herman Cain, Republican Presidential Race...

  

  Herman Cain. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/awTeRE Herman Cain’s run for the Republican presidential nomination is looking increasingly shaky... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dodgy Ecstasy: Is the UK’s Current Drugs Policy Endangering Young People’s Lives?

  

  Young people raving, Megabuzz 2010, Austin, Texas. Photo credit: 4Eleven Images http://www.flickr.com/photos/4elevenpix/5236746601/ The reportedly drug-related... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 CURRENT, HEALTH, SOCIETY

• UK Chancellor to Give Autumn Statement Amid Predictions Britain is Heading for...

  

  Chancellor George Osborne. Photo credit: Paul Toeman UK Chancellor George Osborne is due to announce plans to stimulate the British economy in his Autumn... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Labour Leader Ed Miliband Actually a Robot?

  

  Labour leader Ed Miliband. Photo credit: Daniel Everard To those who contest that, during interviews, politicians tend to just trot out pre-prepared answers to... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Tram Experience: Shocking Video of Racist Mother

  

  A tram in London. Photo credit: Kake Pugh Regular commuters will know that one often encounters people on public transport who feel the need to share their... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Arab Spring: Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections Begin Amid Continued Violence

  

  Are Egypt's unfolding parliamentary elections a massive step forward for democracy or a mechanism by which the entrenched elite will hold on to power? Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Vulnerable Nations Worry as Climate Change Conference to Save the Kyoto...

  

  Polar bear - victims of global warming. It’s a far cry from the big names and media circus that attended the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen just... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Black Friday Saw Record Sales but Also Violence as Shoppers Fought for Bargains

  

  Black Friday has been marred by a spate of retail-related violence. The traditional post-Thanksgiving shopping rush saw a record-breaking number of customers... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Wednesday’s Public Sector Strikes: Is This the Beginning of Another Winter of...

  

  March 24, 2011 UCU strike in Bath against pension cuts. Photo credit: Yewtree, http://www.flickr.com/photos/yewtree/5558350980/ There’s nothing like the (very... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• NATO Airstrike Causes Outrage in Pakistan

  

  What does it mean for Afghanistan & US-Pakistan relations? Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Gary Speed’s Death: Why, Why, Why Wonders Shocked, Saddened World of Football

  

  No-one knows why Gary Speed reportedly committed suicide. One thing no-one is questioning is his massive contribution to the sport he lived and breathed. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• The X Factor: Janet Devlin Misses out on the Semi-finals

  

  Gary Barlow: Twitter row. Photo credit: vagueonthehow, http://flic.kr/p/9P83Fs The latest X Factor results show saw judge Kelly Rowland lose her first act to th... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Scream 4 and the Nature of Horror

  

  Movie poster for Scream 4 “How meta can you get?” is something that people in Scream 4 say. A lot. Most critics, when it came out last year, thought that it... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• NASA to Launch Mars Rover Curiosity – but Will It Be the Last of Its Kind?

  

  NASA is expected to launch its $2.5 billion Mars rover Curiosity on Saturday, but with budget constraints curtailing the space program, will it be the last of... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 CURRENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Everyone Rejoices at Matilda: The Musical

  

  Poster for Matilda the Musical Dennis Kelly’s Matilda: The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s book about an ultra-special telekinetic young girl’s battles with her... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Public Sector Strikes: What Damage Will They Do?

  

  Protestors in Exeter, earlier this year. Photocredit: N Hall http://www.flickr.com/photos/24238004@N08/5887537079/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Public sector strikes... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Democracy in Action: ‘I Pay Your Salary!’

  

  Rep. Don Young Democracy in action is sometimes pretty amusing to watch and for once, we’re not talking about Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the Occupy Wall... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Deep Blue Sea is Elegant, Say Some; Wet, Say Others

  

  Tom Hiddleston and Rachel Weisz in The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea, directed by Terence Davies, is adapted from a play by another Terence – Terence Rattigan. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Black Friday Expects Record Numbers; but is It Too Materialistic?

  

  Black Friday shoppers: Shop till you drop. Photocredit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzv0BaaZh0 152 million people are expected to shop over Black Friday... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY