Monthly Archives: February 2012
BLAST FROM THE PAST: THE SUN’S ARCHIVE BLIGHTS ITS NEW BEGINNING
The Sun shines every day now, Rupert reminds us, invoking his old champion Ronald Reagan. Seven months after the News of the World was axed, Rupert’s favourite tabloid is back on the seven-day news cycle, with the Sun being beamed straight from the … Continue reading
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LANA DEL REY – BORN TO DIE?
“Self-styled ‘gangster Nancy Sinatra’” is the phrase you read in most interviews with it-girl Lana Del Ray. Self-styled seems a little forgiving if coverage around the 25 year-old singer is to be believed. But what makes LDR so divisive? In … Continue reading
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STILL GOTCHA, FALKLANDS! The British-Argentinian dispute 30 years on
The fresh Falklands dispute has brought home some ugly truths from the South Atlantic. 250 British and 1,000 Argentinian soldiers died in the 1982 Falklands War. PM Margaret Thatcher turned a part of the world no British person really cared … Continue reading
GRAMMYS 2012: Scary Monsters, Beautiful People and woman-hating domestic abuse
It was three years ago this weekend that Chris Brown beat up then girlfriend, Rihanna. After a pre-Grammys party in 2009, Brown punched her repeatedly in the face, and throttled her until she lost consciousness, before leaving her on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Levy, Chris Brown, domestic abuse, Grammys 2012, Rihanna, Skrillex
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THE PUBS GIVING WETHERSPOONS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY ON THE RAILWAYS
The days of the scotch on the rocks steaming through the English countryside are definitely over. Nonetheless it’s about time someone bucked the trend. And thanks to a new railway-pub franchise, the Ginsters pasty and warm tin of Fosters combo … Continue reading
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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU – AND GETTING EVEN BIGGER
Google knows who you are and now intends to share what they know of you with even more people thanks to their new ‘Privacy Policy’. What it means is that by unifying all it’s company services it can share the … Continue reading
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“BEWARE THE IRANIAN APOCALYPSE!”: No war in 2012
The Iranian Apocalypse US presidential elections, the London Olympics, the coming of the bloody apocalypse, there’s no shortage of big stories on this year’s news agenda. But none of them will outsize this year’s whopper – Iran. It seems increasingly … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, IAEA, Iran, possible breakout capacity, Stop the War, war
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PETE McKEE’S “PUB SCRAWL” Sheffield art’s thriving
Sheffield is a city known for its strong industrial heritage, beautiful countryside, and for some, Henderson’s relish. So it may come as a surprise to learn that Sheffield has one of the most exciting art scenes outside of London. Cheap … Continue reading
