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America enters its first truly ‘post-racial’ age
You would be forgiven for thinking that since Obama became president in 2008, the US had finally conquered the racism that had blighted its history for so long.
You would be totally wrong – while a black face in the white house is quite a big deal, and while all the signs are that everyone is [...]
By Tom Mendelsohn | The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 9 September 2010 at 1:10 pm
British beer: Booming or boring?
British beer is enjoying a remarkable renaissance. There are now 767 breweries in the UK, more than at any time since the Second World War. According to Camra, 78 new breweries have opened in the past 12 months (and although a fair few have closed, too, there are still 56 more now than this time [...]
By Will Hawkes | Notebook | Thursday, 9 September 2010 at 12:54 pm
Money, Spitzer, Mulligan and more…
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By Gillian Orr | Digital Digest, Notebook | Thursday, 9 September 2010 at 12:09 pm
Fable III: A tale of morality and matrimony
What would you do if you were king (or queen) for the day? If your very word had the power to shape the land and skew its destiny? These are the questions posed by Lionhead’s Fable III.
By Michael Plant | Games, Notebook | Thursday, 9 September 2010 at 11:31 am
Must watch: ‘Randy Rooney scores own goal’
It was inevitable: following Tiger’s troubles and Gordon gone wild, among others, Wayne Rooney is the latest scandalised public figure to get the Taiwanese cartoon news treatment after a week of sordid tabloid revelations. Take it away…
By Simon Rice | Sport | Wednesday, 8 September 2010 at 4:04 pm
Everything you ever needed to know about PlayStation Move
With the release of Sony’s Wii-alike motion controller just around the corner, it’s no wonder that Sony’s official blog site has starting ramping up the hype surrounding the peripheral.
By Michael Plant | Games, Notebook | Wednesday, 8 September 2010 at 3:19 pm
Tony Blair’s journey to the crime section
More than 10,000 people have joined a Facebook group calling on members to “subversively move Tony Blair’s memoirs to the crime section in book shops”.
It’s creator, 24-year-old Euan Booth from London, set up the group in order to take non-violent direct action against what he sees as the wrongful categorisation by bookshops of ‘A Journey’ [...]
By Matilda Battersby | Arts | Wednesday, 8 September 2010 at 2:37 pm
Rugby League: Leigh’s defeat was a disaster
I’m sure they’re talking of little else in Leigh, but outside the town there has been relatively little talk about just what a disaster last week’s defeat by Sheffield was.
Leigh were counting on getting to the Championship Grand Final to tick the box for a Super League application next year.
They now can’t do that, so [...]
By Dave Hadfield | Sport | Wednesday, 8 September 2010 at 1:08 pm
Combat rations, anti-positive thinking and the Fine Brothers
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By Gillian Orr | Digital Digest, Notebook | Wednesday, 8 September 2010 at 11:59 am
First listen: Gold Panda’s ‘Lucky Shiner’
A few weeks back we were treated to the stunning “Snow & Taxis” from much touted UK producer Gold Panda’s debut LP Lucky Shiner. Now the whole record is being streamed ahead of its release on 12 October. First listens suggest the somewhat mysterious producer has delivered on the early promise of “Snow & Taxis” [...]
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