Opinion
Caroline Flack’s One Direction magazine attack: “Zero engagement ring because nobody wants her”
“Zero engagement ring because nobody wants her”, an feature about Caroline Flack aimed at young fans of One Direction.
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 1:51 pm
Jason Manford’s response to Gary Barlow’s trolls showed us the paradoxical power of the internet
an explosion in social media and technology turned chatting online from something associated with the lonely and the chronically passive aggressive into one of the most popular of methods of communication available.
By Louise McCudden | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 11:54 am
The Debate: Should testing on animals be banned?
Animal welfare charities reacted angrily to news in July that the number of animal experiments rose to a record high in Britain last year – but is the research necessary or ethically justified?
By Laura Davis | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 10:23 am
The psychology of lone gunmen
One might be mistaken for thinking that the recent shootings in Aurora and Wisconsin, as part of a trend of distinctively modern mass-murders, could only be understood with reference to distinctively modern phenomena.
By Alex Bryan | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 4:00 am
What’s wrong with Eton? It doesn’t teach snobbery
On one hand, I hate the idea that I am part of a group of school alumni whom it is fair game to mock as posh, pampered and out of touch. On the other hand, I hate the idea of inequality of opportunity, of which Eton is her metaphor.
By Musa Okwonga | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 11:40 am
And the final Gold medal goes to…The BBC Olympic Coverage
In my opinion, the last gold medal goes to Auntie Beeb for 16 days of faultless Olympic games coverage that sees the BBC reaching the very pinnacle of media broadcasting quality, while effortlessly handling record viewing figures.
By Alex Masters | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 11:00 am
There is more to physical education than sport
Far too many children (and adults) do not get enough exercise to remain healthy. You can see the evidence in every high street and classroom. And the statistics for obesity related illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes are terrifying.
By Susan Elkin | Notebook, Opinion, Sport | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 10:56 am
Romney and Ryan: Can money buy any office?
Why Romney picked Ryan was the question observers of the American political scene have been asking ever since Willard Mitt Romney became the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States.
By Leighton Vaughan Williams | Notebook, Opinion, The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 9:45 am
After reality stars and footballers, the Olympians are just what we’ve been looking for
Since the dawn of the millennium, we’ve seen reality television spread like wildfire. Fortunately, these last two weeks have seen a different kind of role model come to the forefront of national media. That of Olympic athletes.
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 5:07 pm
Two hours of sport per day is unrealistic
Following the recent success at the Olympics, there has been a huge increase in the amount of rhetoric regarding the sporting future of the education system.
By Cameron Corbett | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 2:13 pm
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