August 2014 - Trebuchet

A picture of an old man by Carl Byron Batson

‘Too Old’? Depends on where you are.

31/08/2014

People aged 70 and over who identify themselves as 'old' feel worse about their own health...

Loitered Lens : Rival State

31/08/2014

Up close and personal at The Garage, Rival State get near enough to spritz the punters with a mist of high-octane rawk perspiration....

Weed-Smoking Lessens Wife-Beating

30/08/2014

634 couples found that the more often they smoked marijuana, the less likely they were to engage in domestic violence...

shattered bedroom in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, by Kerry Anne Mendoza

In Gaza : Yesterday Pregnant, Today Dead

30/08/2014

Die, slowly and forgotten inside the world’s largest open prison – or push for freedom? Gaza's choice. ...

How Ex-Churchgoers Reconstruct Morality

29/08/2014

Most former churchgoers experienced deep crises of identity as they questioned their previous moral assumptions and behaviors....

Brompton World Championship

29/08/2014

The Brompton World Championship is a serious endeavour. Fun and colourful yes, but also earnest and limit pushing....

Remains of the Al Masrani's apartment, Gaza

In Gaza : ‘They Gassed Us in Our Beds’

28/08/2014

F-16s roar across the sky, drones buzz, and the deep thud of shelling can be heard....

Henley Business School Music Industry Grants

28/08/2014

A UK Grant available to support SME owners to study an MBA at Henley Business School...

Blame it on Sleep Drunkenness

27/08/2014

Sleep drunkenness disorder involves confusion or inappropriate behavior...

Cambridge Rock Festival [Part One]

27/08/2014

The brother of Jimi Hendrix fails to impress, but the rest of Cambridge Rock Festival comes up shining....

How Sleeping Makes the Piano Easier

26/08/2014

Insight into the role of sleep in learning motor skills requiring new movement sequences....

They Shot My Baby Dead in My Arms : Gaza

26/08/2014

“We will not anymore live like animals. Let us live in dignity, or die with honour.”...

Workplace Misery is a Good Thing

25/08/2014

Positive and negative dynamics affect the working environment....

Machine People at The Sticky Frog

25/08/2014

They grabbed the audience from the first chord and refused to let them go, playing only original material and building a set that couldn’t terminate without some random violence...

Nicole Atkins Live in Ladbroke Grove

24/08/2014

A live video and interview of Nicole Atkins performing Red Ropes and It's Only chemistry. 2014 ...

The Lightning Storms of the Moon

24/08/2014

Periodic storms of solar energetic particles may have significantly altered the properties of the soil in the moon's coldest craters....

Steve Rothery : Live in Rome

24/08/2014

Rothery's playing has always been about melody and textures rather than technical showing off....

Fretful Smartphone Loss Trauma IS REAL!

23/08/2014

The loss of one's smart phone not only represents an immediate disconnection from one's online contacts but is also a potential privacy and security risk...

Evy Jane : Closer [EP]

23/08/2014

Evy Jane are the cake that must be eaten, but with the crème placed in one of those naughty places that only a tongue can remove. ...

A picture of World of Sex by Carl Byron Batson

For Women, Love Makes Sex Better

22/08/2014

Love and commitment can make sex physically more satisfying for many women...

Hey Preston! [Festival]

22/08/2014

Hey Preston! is an all-day indoor music event coming to Preston’s finest live venue 53 Degrees on Saturday 20th September...

A picture of zombies on the tube by Dan Booth

Ditch the Car for a Slimmer Figure

21/08/2014

Commuting to work by active (walking or cycling) and public modes of transport is linked to lower body weight and body fat...

Neal Morse : Songs from November

21/08/2014

This is quite explicitly a singer-songwriter record, with straightforward songs rather than multi-part prog epics...

William Burroughs : Animals In The Wall

20/08/2014

Animals In The Wall will feature 40 original William S Burroughs art works...

Loitered Lens : Dead Kennedys

20/08/2014

The fathers of American punk showed the kids at Koko (and their parents) that there is still plenty to be angry about....

Steady Pink Collar Job versus Blue Collar Bravado

19/08/2014

For men without a four-year college degree, frontline allied healthcare jobs may be the ticket to a stable middle-class lifestyle. Report...

Bloodstock 2014

19/08/2014

Whereas most crowds will sing the words to a song, Megadeth’s break from tradition a little bit by singing the riffs. ...

Drug-Taking Kids Ignore Feds Shocker

18/08/2014

The RAVE Act has clearly been ineffective in curtailing drug use at club events...

Présence Autochtone: Montreal First Peoples Festival

18/08/2014

Présence Autochtone, Montreal First Peoples Festival, celebrates the cultural heritage of the Americas' aboriginal nations through film, music, dance and other visual arts....