Month: May 2014

UKIP Turn to Police to Censor Twitter

When a political party and its members seek to use the police or lawyers to silence legitimate criticism of their policies in the run-up to an election, we cannot merely cuss about it....

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Fracking : More Bad News

'We have to get a handle on methane, or increasingly risk global catastrophe' : Cornell University report on Fracking...

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Tito Mojito and the Wealth of Nations

Work all day, work all night, and study into the wee hours of the morning. In a country like Zimbabwe, you do what you have to do...

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Millenials Can See Through Twitter’s BS

First-of-its-kind study indicates young adults have a healthy mistrust of the information on Twitter...

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Modvs : Mayfield EP

Proof that techno doesn't have to choose between being conceptual/atmospheric and forceful...

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Forgive and Forget

While true forgiveness may be difficult to accomplish, the findings suggest that once the transgression has been forgiven forgetting may become easier as a result...

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Bis versus Cradle of Filth

The quality and hooks build themselves up with subtle but sinister precision....

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Lunatics/Asylum : Companies Valued by Media Buzz

Companies can significantly improve the forecasting accuracy of forthcoming products' performance by mining online consumer buzz prior to product release...

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Summer Cooking : Mayonnaise

Onwards, to the savoury custard of kings....

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Kenneth Clark : Tate Britain

The career and impact of Kenneth Clark (1903–1983), one of the most influential figures in British art, will be explored in Kenneth Clark: Looking for Civilisation...

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Conan : The Lost Interview

'You can play everything louder at a show than you can on an iPod' Conan's guitarist and vocalist on priorities....

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The Arguments that Kill Men

Men seemed to be particularly vulnerable to the worries and demands generated by their female partners, with a higher risk of death....

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Loitered Lens : Clutch

Chungering brute-heavy guitar chops, full-throttle riffage, support from labelmates Lionize. Clutch at the Forum. Photos....

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Exploding Head Syndrome

An authentic and largely overlooked phenomenon. Exploding head Syndrome examined....

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Shafting the Welfare State [Part 2]

Social reform driven by market needs, with social policy development using corporate models. ...

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Tour Diaries : The Business

He may look like something that got left out for recyling behind the Crass commune, but this guy can play...

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The 45s Carlisle / Bitter Strings [Live at The Garage]

A complete sticky lather. ...

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The Sonics : Koko [Live]

Instrumentally and vocally The Sonics still have it and boy oh boy, do they give it to you. ...

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Psilocybin Helps Make You Unsad

Psilocybin inhibits the processing of negative emotions in the amygdala....

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On Twitter, Birdsong and Bards

The Mistle Thrush reminds us not to be beguiled by outward display but to see through to what, if anything, lies beneath....

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Scraping the Barrel or Sour Grapes?

Researchers find that a specific flavour in wine, called barrique character, is discerned not by the tastebuds, but by an unrelated tongue nerve. ...

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Welcome to Iraq : South London Gallery

The attempts made to create safety and security for the Iraqi home have been staged. Just like the space in South London Gallery, they represent the crippled reality of political impotence....

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Rush Vinyl Competition

Sign up to our newsletter for the chance to win Rush's legendary debut on limited edition vinyl with loads of extras....

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The Sonics : KOKO

Original garage rockers, The Sonics, blast the plaster off KOKO's roccoco firmaments in a rare London gig tonight....

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Haken [Live, The Garage]

Despite the obvious virtuosity of the whole band there was relatively little in the way of soloing; the strength of their music is in the composition. ...

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Unlocking the Fountain of Youth

A first of its kind atomic level look at the enzyme telomerase that may unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth....

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Geoff Thompson : The Caretaker

Were it not for occasional cultural references or linguistic signposts, The Caretaker could indeed be mistaken for an established liturgical text....

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Snobby Staff Boost Sales

When it comes to luxury brands, the ruder the sales staff the better the sales....

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Loitered Lens : Bruce Foxton’s From The Jam

Entertainment, Going Underground, Beat Surrender and an outstanding version of Town Called Malice all fixed a look of pure ecstasy onto the audiences middle-aged faces, and a glint of nostalgia in...

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Extra Terrestrials or just a Dirty Lens?

the search for life on planets outside our own is possible if done the right way....

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