Month: July 2016

Stretch, Spring…. Soap. The Unexpected Danger of Gymnastics

Study links gymnastics equipment with exposure to dangerous flame-retardant chemicals ...

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Visceral Fluidity; Cool, Cool Water (Samantha French)

Painting the quiet tranquility of water and nature...

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Ketone Drink : (Yet Another) Perfomance Enhancer for Cyclists

Ketone drink gives competitive cyclists a boost by altering their metabolism ...

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Loitered Lens: The SoapGirls

Pink, glitter, punk, gritty. Photographs of The SoapGirls at The Dublin Castle, London. ...

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A Sheepdog’s Trials: Bernie Bows Out

True to form, the sheepdog that is Bernie Sanders rolls over for Mummy. ...

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Can You Die From Watching TV?

Excessive daily TV watching may increase risk of death ...

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Loitered Lens: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Photos from the visual extravaganza that was Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at Camden's Koko in July 2016...

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Should You Trust Your Gut Instinct? What Do Psychologists Say?

Systematic reasoning appears to beat intuition for recognizing emotions in others, study says...

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SHXCXCHCXSH SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs (Yes, really)

Genuinely memorable music, if a difficult name to remember - Swedish duo SHXCXCHCXSH release SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs...

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We Can Think That For You Wholesale: Do Think Tanks Work?

Do think-tanks matter? A UBC professor says 'think again' ...

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(Clean) Flesh and Feminism. The SoapGirls (Interview)

Squeaky clean or down and dirty? You decide. The Soap Girls bare (almost) all....

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Pop Symbols and Unsettling Icons (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu @ Koko)

On hyper-reality, symbolism, visual constructs and pop music. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at Koko ...

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Something You Didn’t Know About the Lipstick Index

Cosmetic therapy: The link between makeup and a down economy ...

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Preaching to the Choir (The Rubens, Tufnell Park Dome)

Aussie rockers The Rubens bring some antipodean glamour to the Tufnell Park Dome...

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Then Wash Your Hands: The Pathogens of Prehistoric Poo

Ancient feces provides earliest evidence of infectious disease being carried on Silk Road ...

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Sludge in the Sparkplugs? (The Company Corvette)

Is Doom, Groove and Stoner metal too rich a mix for this Corvette's carburettor? Review...

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Do You Want Shinier Computer Graphics? You Got ‘Em

UCSD technicians unveil new techniques for creating shiny computer graphics for film, games and TV. Report...

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Sand, Solitude, Space. Zakaria Wakrim: Amarg (Photography)

Zakaria Wakim's photography encounters the heart of solitude in the Sahara desert...

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Are You Depressive, Positive, or Both? Cognitive Bias Explains the Link

Same genes could make us prone to both happiness and depression ...

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Mature, Complex, with a Lasting Finish. NOS Primavera Sound, Porto

NOS Primavera Sound leaves a lasting impression on Trebuchet's man in Portugal...

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Shake Dem Pixels: Sexualization in Video Games Down

Sexualizaton of female video game characters has diminished since the 1990s ...

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Relentless Euphoria on Halocline Trance? (Limit EP)

An oddly sequenced release, but one that definitely has intriguing and powerful elements. Review...

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High Times, Blue Rinses. Drug Abuse and the Elderly

Many elderly people are receiving and using prescription medications inappropriately ...

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Loitered Lens: Dirty Thrills

Photos of Dirty Thrills at Islington Academy, breaking the ice for Crobot...

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How We Hear (and it’s Not All in the Ear)

Study shows auditory cortex of hearing and deaf people are nearly identical...

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Shark Cars and Metal Guitars (Interview)

Steve 'Snips' Parsons interviews Chris Spedding...

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Social Climbing, Social Division : High Rise (Film)

A unique and dazzling vision of a dystopian Britain on the brink of social meltdown...

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Easier, Faster, Cheaper Carbon Nanotubes. At LAST!

A straightforward route for engineering the properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes...

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Jus’ Like Mamma Used To Make – Garlic Flavours Breast Milk

Garlic aroma found in breast milk ...

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Une Femme Au Soleil: Montreuil Theatre, Avignon

Searching for the mean streets amongst Avignon's pleasant boulevards...

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