Month: March 2016

Freshly Polished, Forever Stomping: Stiff Little Fingers (Forum, 2016)

Snapping the jumpleads to the zombie corpse of punk rock, Stiff Little Fingers sparked the Forum's assembled masses to a beer-lobbing froth....

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Come to the Dark Side with Turnable Windows

Inspired by frozen ponds, Harvard becomes the latest Ivy League powerhouse to address the always-vexing problem of window light...

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Peeled & Raw in Los Angeles (Dani Dodge)

The clash of global ideologies and armed response infiltrate the sanctity of the domestic living room in Dani Dodge's Peeled & Raw...

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The Other Kind of Twitterstorm. Using Social Media for Natural Disaster Assessment

Could social networks used in the assessment of damage caused by natural disasters?...

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Vomit, Velour and Quizzical Quips at Islington Assembly Hall (Barry Adamson)

Fresh from collaborations with luminaries as bright as Nick Cave and David Lynch, Barry Adamson blends the genres onstage in Islington. Review...

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A Lesson in Hubris? Using Statistics to Predict Extreme Waves

Crunching the stats to predict ship-crunching ocean events...

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Loitered Lens: Greg Coulson

Live at the 100 Club, Greg Coulson raged rampant across the stage at the iconic London venue. Photos...

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No Mod Cons, But a Spectacular View. Where our Human Ancestors Lived

Scientists piece together an early human habitat for the first time...

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Losers, Lawnmowers and The Grave of Jack Kerouac

Hitting the road for the birthday of Jack Kerouac, Scott Laudati wends a weary way to the writer's graveside...

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What Colour is Your Ark? Global Warming Makes the Wet Wetter, and the Dry Wetter Too

With global warming, not only do the wet places get wetter, but the driest areas get wetter too...

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Genocide By a Thousand Tory Cuts. (Employment and Support Allowance Slashed)

Make no mistake about it: Persistent Tory cuts to disability benefits are a gradual, unglamorous, and barely reported-upon genocide. Essay...

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Feeling Flush? How Collecting Rainwater Could Save You Cash

Drexel research looks at feasibility of rainwater recycling in 4 major US cities...

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After the Revolution, Beyond the Randian Superhero.

Should we be grubbing for the favours of the benevolent altruist, or forging a fairer world for all? Essay on the false prophets of philanthropy...

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Do You Feel Lucky? Overconfidence and Intelligence – The Link

Those who think intelligence is fixed have confidence exceeding their ability...

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Stoner Riffing from Sunrise to Sundown (Spiritual Beggars)

Hammond organ, heavy riffs and stoner haze - Sunrise to Sundown is what death metallers do to relax...

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How Much Did YOU Save for Your Pension This Week? The Precariat Class Goes Europe-Wide

New report finds Europe-wide shift towards weaker job security and employment support ...

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Your Band is Awesome Live, So Ban the YouTube Fan Footage

Well-meaning YouTubers could be wrecking your band's reputation. Maybe it's time to take control. Essay...

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Here Be Treasure! Newly-Discovered Anglo Saxon Island

Ornate writing tools discovered in a ploughed field lead archaeologists to entire island community...

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Hanging Offence: Sophia Contemporary Gallery

Building bridges between Middle Eastern and Western cultures by showing what they have in common rather than what divides them. Sophia Contemporary Gallery interview...

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Can You Remember These Effects of Long Term Stress?

Long-term stress erodes memory. Study in mice places blame on immune system...

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Loitered Lens: Elle Exxe

Soul sensation - Elle Exxe - Portland Square 2016 Photos ...

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Is This Thing On? Scientists Propose New Method for Finding Extraterrestrial Life

Researchers suggest a way of searching for weak signals from beyond Earth...

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Why the Size of Trump’s Hands Matters: Deconstructing the Randian Superman

The business superman is Better Than You: examining Ayn Rand's construction of that most pertinent of myths...

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What Can I Take to Help Me Lose Weight? Oh, That!

Drinking more water associated with numerous dietary benefits, study finds ...

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Sharp, Innovative Techno with Vision (Roland Werk)

Roland Werk's D401 EP introduces a new artist who indicates a positive future for the techno genre. Review...

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Chill, Dude! Or Maybe Not. Cannabis Users Have Difficulty Processing Emotions

Colorado State University study points to cannabis' muddling effect on emotion processing ...

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Sanders’ Super Tuesday Smackdown? The Surprise is that he made it this far.

Still Hope for Sanders? Not unless you hope he'll roll over for Hillary. Super Tuesday, reaction....

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Virtuoso Bassist Victor Wooten Take it to the Bridge

Five time Grammy winning stringbasher Victor Wooten announces Under the Bridge gig...

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Believe in the Blues: Rebecca Downes Album Launch

Showcasing her new album, Believe, British blues-rock powerhouse Rebecca Downes threw it down hard at London's 100 Club. Review ...

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We Can Teach You That Wholesale – Learning By Transcranial Stimulation

Learn how to fly a plane from expert-pilot brainwave patterns ...

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