John Johnston
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A British journalist currently video producer at AOL UK, John has spent the last four years in Scotland before moving back to his native London. He has contributed to the Washington Post, GQ, Edinburgh Evening News and Umbrella Magazine.

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The Oscar Nominations Finds the Modern Man Out in the Cold

(0) Comments | Posted 20 February 2012 | (23:00)

In the grim months that followed the collapse of Lehmann Brothers and RBS, men's style pages were suddenly swamped with bearded models, boots and chunky knitwear announcing the return of the 'real man' - everything evoked the physicality of manliness; rough, rugged, unflinching. Masculinity was back, no more preening, there's...

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Social Media Needs Support Not Closure

(0) Comments | Posted 15 August 2011 | (17:54)

The decision by the British Prime Minister David Cameron to recall Parliament from its summer recess shows the level of soul-searching that Britain is currently undertaking in the wake of four consecutive nights of looting in violence in cities across England. As the MPs debated the issue in the House...

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