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redfiona99Actors:
Donald Sutherland: 'I could tell you stories but I'd never get another job' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34845821 Saved as much so I can find it again to show mother.
Design:
From Grocery Shelves To Pop Culture: A Century of Coca-Cola Bottles - http://www.npr.org/2015/11/19/456628798/from-grocery-shelves-to-pop-culture-a-century-of-coca-cola-bottles
History:
DNA study finds London was ethnically diverse from start - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34809804 Okay so they've used Roman London as "the start" but my fight against the BBC headline editor is probably a losing one.
Literature:
Sherlock Holmes in charts - http://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2015/jun/29/sherlock-holmes-examining-the-evidence-in-charts There are some "interesting" categorization errors but still fun.
Miscellaneous:
The Mochileros - High stakes in the high Andes - the young backpackers risking their lives in cocaine valley - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-07eeeebb-d450-4e4b-98d4-755369be7855
Mat Fraser meets the Burlesque Legends - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3R3JZty17gQ4BfDXRYSx9T2/mat-fraser-meets-the-burlesque-legends
Where the polls went wrong - http://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/11/where-the-polls-went-wrong.html/
Belgians tweet cat pictures during #BrusselsLockdown - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34897645 Cat pictures for great justice.
Science:
Scientists ‘see’ detailed make-up of deadly toxin for the first time - http://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2015-archive-1/november/scientists-2018see2019-detailed-make-up-of-deadly-toxin-for-the-first-time Structural biology for the win. (COI statement - I know several of the scientists involved in this work.)
Scientists discover method to eliminate killer fungus in amphibians - https://www.zsl.org/science/news/scientists-discover-method-to-eliminate-killer-fungus-in-amphibians
Sport:
Football:
AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini talks to Jamie Carragher about THAT night in Istanbul and reveals how close he was to joining Manchester United - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3093184/Paolo-Maldini-talks-Jamie-Carragher-night-Istanbul-reveals-close-joining-Manchester-United.html Sorry about the Daily Mail link but the article is so lovely. They are both growing into being grumpy old defenders in the most wonderful way. And of course they are both love.
Rugby Union:
Jonah Lomu: Real-time superhero, wrecking ball, force of nature - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34859301 I, like everyone else, am still in shock because it's just ... The most important thing is that the fact that everyone being lovely about him is not because he's just dead, it's because you'd never find anyone to say a bad thing about him ever anyway.
Technology:
This Tool Lets You See Exactly Who’s Tracking What You’re Reading Online - https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/tool-lets-you-see-exactly-who-s-tracking-what-you-re-reading-online
Donald Sutherland: 'I could tell you stories but I'd never get another job' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34845821 Saved as much so I can find it again to show mother.
Design:
From Grocery Shelves To Pop Culture: A Century of Coca-Cola Bottles - http://www.npr.org/2015/11/19/456628798/from-grocery-shelves-to-pop-culture-a-century-of-coca-cola-bottles
History:
DNA study finds London was ethnically diverse from start - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34809804 Okay so they've used Roman London as "the start" but my fight against the BBC headline editor is probably a losing one.
Literature:
Sherlock Holmes in charts - http://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2015/jun/29/sherlock-holmes-examining-the-evidence-in-charts There are some "interesting" categorization errors but still fun.
Miscellaneous:
The Mochileros - High stakes in the high Andes - the young backpackers risking their lives in cocaine valley - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-07eeeebb-d450-4e4b-98d4-755369be7855
Mat Fraser meets the Burlesque Legends - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3R3JZty17gQ4BfDXRYSx9T2/mat-fraser-meets-the-burlesque-legends
Where the polls went wrong - http://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/11/where-the-polls-went-wrong.html/
Belgians tweet cat pictures during #BrusselsLockdown - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34897645 Cat pictures for great justice.
Science:
Scientists ‘see’ detailed make-up of deadly toxin for the first time - http://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2015-archive-1/november/scientists-2018see2019-detailed-make-up-of-deadly-toxin-for-the-first-time Structural biology for the win. (COI statement - I know several of the scientists involved in this work.)
Scientists discover method to eliminate killer fungus in amphibians - https://www.zsl.org/science/news/scientists-discover-method-to-eliminate-killer-fungus-in-amphibians
Sport:
Football:
AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini talks to Jamie Carragher about THAT night in Istanbul and reveals how close he was to joining Manchester United - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3093184/Paolo-Maldini-talks-Jamie-Carragher-night-Istanbul-reveals-close-joining-Manchester-United.html Sorry about the Daily Mail link but the article is so lovely. They are both growing into being grumpy old defenders in the most wonderful way. And of course they are both love.
Rugby Union:
Jonah Lomu: Real-time superhero, wrecking ball, force of nature - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34859301 I, like everyone else, am still in shock because it's just ... The most important thing is that the fact that everyone being lovely about him is not because he's just dead, it's because you'd never find anyone to say a bad thing about him ever anyway.
Technology:
This Tool Lets You See Exactly Who’s Tracking What You’re Reading Online - https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/tool-lets-you-see-exactly-who-s-tracking-what-you-re-reading-online
