Svetlanas are an Italian punk band that tours the world relentlessly. Their front-woman, Olga, was banned from Russia. We talk about why…
England
We talk about the mechanics of the BBC, the concept of having a national media network not motivated by profit, creating science-influenced content, doing comedy in a country different from that of your birth and at the end we get in a heated discussion about the flaws of the US Healthcare system and why a Universal system would be a better model.
Modern scholars tend to spread a myth that in western culture, women were thought of by the public as sexually ignorant through all of history up until just recently. It is often quite…
Activist and theater lover Jess Worth was never a fan of BP, but when they took over the Shakespeare Festival, her and a few friends sprung into action on the big stage….
Popular conspiracy-theory and alternative news discussion forum AboveTopSecret has for years been a hub for topics often ignored by the mainstream. Despite the reputation anonymous messaging boards receive as outlets of information, it…
via All That Is Interesting [Click through to see stunning photographs]: The beauty of vast, luxurious gardens makes for some very popular places to visit, especially when looking for a restorative escape…
via Live Science: The skeletal remains of two lovebirds were uncovered, after being locked in a romantic embrace for the past 700 years. Archeologists found the happy couple holding hands in an…
In a sense, we can all identify, as there is rarely a moment when we are not exposed to some sort of low-level aural drone. The Telegraph reports in ominous fashion: Now…
What happens when Farmville becomes reality and not just a game? National Trust create MyFarm, an actual working farm that has 10,000 virtual farmers. BBC reports:
A National Trust farm is to be run by online subscribers voting on which crops to grow and livestock to rear.
For a £30 annual fee, 10,000 farm followers will help manage Wimpole Home Farm, in Cambridgeshire.
The National Trust says its MyFarm project aims to reconnect people with where their food comes from.
It was partly inspired by the online Facebook game Farmville and follows the example of Ebbsfleet Football Club which is run on a similar basis.
Decisions about the running of the team in Kent has been in the hands of MyFootballClub subscribers since 2008.
The gloves have been off for awhile, but does anyone need a clearer reminder that activism and peaceful protest have been categorized as terrorism? From the UK’s Daily Mirror: A schoolboy trying…