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A Weird History of Christmas, Part One - Christ's Birthday or Roman Carnival?

Greg Jenner | Posted 15.02.2013 | Home

Read More: Religion, History, Humour, Paganism, Christmas, Romans, Christianity, Xmas, Comedy, Home News

All things considered, the modern Christmas is pretty bizarre. However, this is entirely in keeping with tradition - as far as we can tell, Yuletide has always been a curious head-scratcher. For the historian like me, teasing out what Christmas used to be like, and why it even exists, is a blooming nightmare.

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Twitter and Facebook Are Leading Us Back to the Caveman Age

Huw L. Hopkins | Posted 18.11.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Profile, Andrew Keen, Makeover, Twitter, Romans, Greece, Facelifts, Cavemen, Facebook, China, UK Tech News

Twitter is having a facelift, and in keeping with the Facebook trend started by the image-saturated Timeline profile, the social mediums are getting rid of words. It looks sleek and simple, but the picture-heavy pages suggest a dumbing down, of the respective websites and global society.

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Boxing in Different Corners

Gates Cambridge Scholars | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Ancient Greeks, Romans, Sport, UK Sport News

Romans, who are known to have enjoyed bloody sports, preferred gladiatorial fights to martial arts. Still, boxing was widely practiced in the Empire. However, its inhabitants introduced one crucial innovation. It seems that they thought simple leather straps were for wimps, so they introduced even meaner "gloves".

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The Ugliness is Within, Not On TV

Emma Jones | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Women, Samantha Brick, Bbc, Romans, Daily Mail, Fitness, UK Media, Mary Beard, AA Gill, UK Lifestyle News

Any female on British TV who hasn't wept over her appearance at one point is either lying, or Holly Willoughby. It's so depressingly important.

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