http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:23:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/12/13/video-olympics-hero-oscar-pistorius-races-a-horse-in-qatar/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/12/13/video-olympics-hero-oscar-pistorius-races-a-horse-in-qatar/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:03:11 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=30779 Olympic and Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius took on a new kind of challenge yesterday, racing against a horse in Qatar. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/12/13/video-olympics-hero-oscar-pistorius-races-a-horse-in-qatar/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/12/actress-samira-mohamed-ali-anyone-can-be-in-a-film-but-to-be-accepted-by-the-locals-that%e2%80%99s-what-i-achieved/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/12/actress-samira-mohamed-ali-anyone-can-be-in-a-film-but-to-be-accepted-by-the-locals-that%e2%80%99s-what-i-achieved/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:13:01 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29810 It’s a long way from Neath to Bangalore. But Samira Mohamed Ali already has a foothold in the Indian film-making industry. She’s the first British actor to star in a Kannada film, the Bangalore-based film industry]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/12/actress-samira-mohamed-ali-anyone-can-be-in-a-film-but-to-be-accepted-by-the-locals-that%e2%80%99s-what-i-achieved/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/06/must-watch-chris-rocks-message-to-voters/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/06/must-watch-chris-rocks-message-to-voters/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:20:25 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29701 Decision day has finally arrived for Americans, and Chris Rock has a controversial take on the country's first ever black president.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/06/must-watch-chris-rocks-message-to-voters/feed/ 3 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/05/the-stigma-of-drug-addiction-i-felt-inadequate-inferior-ashamed/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/05/the-stigma-of-drug-addiction-i-felt-inadequate-inferior-ashamed/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:53:03 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29655 After Sue’s youngest son tried to kill himself, he spent three days on a hospital drip. “In all the time I spent at the hospital,” she says, “not one member of staff came to speak to me.”]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/05/the-stigma-of-drug-addiction-i-felt-inadequate-inferior-ashamed/feed/ 25 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/05/must-watch-gangnam-style-robot/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/05/must-watch-gangnam-style-robot/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:11:26 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29654 One robot stole the show at a robotics competition in China with its version of the viral video dance sensation Gangnam Style. The dance, made famous by Korean rapper Psy, has been viewed over 100 million times online.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/05/must-watch-gangnam-style-robot/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/02/bigot-of-the-year-and-other-awards-no-one-wants-to-win/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/02/bigot-of-the-year-and-other-awards-no-one-wants-to-win/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:45:52 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29619 Back in August a poll sought the worst place name in the UK. Among the contenders were Sandy Balls, Scratchy Bottom, and Crapstone. The winner? Shitterton.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/02/bigot-of-the-year-and-other-awards-no-one-wants-to-win/feed/ 2 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/02/northern-ireland-offers-fertile-film-making-ground-for-ridley-scott/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/02/northern-ireland-offers-fertile-film-making-ground-for-ridley-scott/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:00:48 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29579 Ridley Scott will find Northern Ireland a fertile film-making environment for the low-budget series he is planning to make there. The series was announced yesterday and industry leaders hope the big-name arrival will boost the fledgling scene.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/02/northern-ireland-offers-fertile-film-making-ground-for-ridley-scott/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/01/recovering-from-hurricane-sandy/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/01/recovering-from-hurricane-sandy/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:43:18 +0000 James Legge http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29546 The recovery from Hurricane Sandy has slowly started to begin across America as residents and business owners come to terms with the devastation caused since October 29.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/01/recovering-from-hurricane-sandy/feed/ 0