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In an Age When It's Trendy to Be Ill, Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy Revelation Is Far From Rebellious

Brendan O'Neill | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Brendan O'Neill

How daring, really, is Angelina Jolie's decision to write about her recent operation? Is she really rebelling against celebrity culture or conforming to it? I think it's the latter

Media Mayhem in Iraq and Al Jazeera Arabic is a Victim Yet Again

Nehad Ismail | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK
Nehad Ismail

On Sunday 28th April, the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission announced the suspension of the operating licenses of nine Iraqi Satellite TV Stations and the closure of the Baghdad Offices of Al Jazeera Arabic. The justification given was that the mainly Sunni stations were inciting hatred and divisions in Iraq.

Mr Cake, I Applaud You

Jane Sparrow | Posted 17.06.2013 | UK
Jane Sparrow

There are many ways to resign: with dignity, anger, absence, humour... alcohol (all five if you want to go out in style). But with a cake?

Obama's Paralysis Enabled Al Qaeda to Set Up Shop in Syria

Nehad Ismail | Posted 30.05.2013 | UK Politics
Nehad Ismail

The longer the West remains inactive, the more Islamic extremists will join the war. Inaction by the Obama administration over the last two years had encouraged the regime to kill more than 60,000 Syrians and force the displacement of 2 million Syrians. By turning a blind eye, President Obama has in effect given the green light to Al-Qaeda and other Jihadists to enter Syria.

Paywall Comes Down On Daily Telegraph

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

The Daily Telegraph is to launch a paywall, the third broadsheet after the Times and the Financial Times to charge for access, but the paper will allo...

Leave My Pants Alone: An Expat Fights the Creep of British Slang

Corinne Purtill | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Corinne Purtill

Language evolves. I get that. But it was jarring to arrive in London from New York and hear the degree to which so many American expatriates allow the slang of our host country to colonize their speech.

Why NaNoWriMo is Like a Weights Work-Out

Laxmi Hariharan | Posted 20.01.2013 | Home
Laxmi Hariharan

An estimated 256,618+ writers around the world participated in NaWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month, which lasts through November, last year. This year I am one of them (gulp!)

As Good as Delphi: One Future of Publishing

Dave Morris | Posted 10.12.2012 | Home
Dave Morris

If your own tastes run more to Henry James than E L James, you will find all this talk of tribes to be very far from your own understanding of the value of literature. If so, it's not all bad news.

Mistaken Identity

Juliet Simmons | Posted 10.12.2012 | Home
Juliet Simmons

Do we have to be what people expect us to be as Jews? As Israelis? What happens if we are different, what happens if we don't want to mark ourselves out and what happens if we do?

Newspaper Groups in Four Countries Show How to Thrive in the Digital Era

Colin Morrison | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK
Colin Morrison

Daily newspapers will one day provide the most intriguing episodes in the story of how traditional media was tortured and tamed by the digital new wave. But the winners are starting to draw away from the losers in a race many will not finish. Try this hot four of traditional media companies in Europe and the US.

Britain Condemns Iranian Vice-President For Anti-Semitism

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.06.2012 | UK

Britain has condemned 'anti-semitic' remarks made by Iran's vice-president Mohammad-Reza Rahimi at a UN conference in Tehran. According to The New ...

A Brave Step Forward Or A Pointless Stunt?

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 27.06.2012 | UK

The historic handshake between The Queen and former IRA-commander Martin McGuinness has been met with a huge range of reactions from politicians, reli...

This is What Comes After Audience Engagement

Garrett Goodman | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK Tech
Garrett Goodman

After a busy conference season in the European media world (five conferences in four countries in four weeks), one thing has become increasingly clear. News media are cooking up some healthy engagement and participation in their online communities.

Obama's Secret Online War Against Iran

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Tech

President Obama has ordered a wave of "increasingly sophisticated attacks" against Iran and its nuclear program, according to reports. The New York...

Kofi Annan Must Announce the Failure of His Syrian Plan

Nehad Ismail | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK
Nehad Ismail

Bashar Al Assad must be rubbing his hands with glee. His heavily armed security forces and henchmen are killing the Syrian people right under the noses of the UN observers and the noses and ears of the silent witnesses Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon. The UN and NATO are unwittingly providing cover for the massacres in Syria.

Review - What to Expect When You're Expecting

Hanna Flint | Posted 22.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Hanna Flint

Since 1732, when Benjamin Franklin first published Poor Richard's Almanac, America has gradually become obsessed with self-help literature as a way to find the next quick fix to achieving that elusive "American dream".

Remembering Amos Vogel

Giovanni Vimercati | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
Giovanni Vimercati

Long before fashionable colleges started running unaffordable MAs in Curating, Vogel understood the dialectic potential of film programming and delivered some amongst the most audacious series ever conceived.

'Callous And Toxic': Goldmach Sachs Exec Tells World Why He Is Leaving

Posted 14.03.2012 | UK

A former Goldman Sachs executive director has launched an astonishing broadside at his company for being "callous" and "toxic" in an article explainin...

There is Something About Munich

John Carr | Posted 31.03.2012 | UK Tech
John Carr

John Naughton is a rare and exotic creature. Having just read his bio we seem to share an Irish heritage and as children we both encountered the Jesui...

Is Yoga Bad For You?

Anna Chapman | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Anna Chapman

A recent New York Times article called How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body has caused quite a stir in the yoga community pointing out all the ways that yoga can injure and saying that most people shouldn't do it. But before you roll up your mat and head for the gentler delights of pilates, read this.

Which Fashion Faux Pas Has Carey Mulligan Committed?

MyDaily | Posted 10.03.2012 | UK Style

Carey Mulligan wore an adorable business casual ensemble to take part in the New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend but we couldn't help noticing a lit...

The USA to Veto Its Own Policy

Nehad Ismail | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK
Nehad Ismail

On 24th June 2002 at the Rose Garden of the White House, President George W Bush mentioned for the first time the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . Since then this has been the consensus solution that is currently under discussion by the key parties to the conflict.

One That is Easily Deceived

Brian Binley | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK Politics
Brian Binley

In recent weeks, The New York Times has run a couple of articles hinting, if not stating outright, that those who have been speaking in support of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the leading organisation of Iranian dissidents, are dupes of the organisation.

30 Rock Star Alec Baldwin Considers Running For New York Mayor

Posted 10.10.2011 | UK Entertainment

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Alec Baldwin says he's thinking of running for mayor of New York, but not until he learns more about the job. The 30 Rock acto...

Giant Drill To Be Buried Under The Heart Of Manhattan

The New York Times | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK

A 200-tonne drill used to cut tunnels for the New York underground is to be buried deep under the heart of Manhattan. The New York Times reports that...