Aug. 12th, 2018

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Aug. 12th, 2018 08:39 pm
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Journalism:

Trump and the media - Is it war or love? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39221378 From March 2017

Miscellaneous:

An absence of peace: When is a war actually a war? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39222619

Shunned 'unlucky' 13 sheltered houses get rebrand - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39218565

Post-partum psychosis: Why I thought I'd killed my baby - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39205485

Cambodia's female construction workers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39102989

Were Mysterious Caves Used by the Knights Templar Recently Discovered in Shropshire? - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/knights-templar-caves-shropshire/ In bestest Snopes tradition, no.

The mysterious death of a live-streaming gamer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39232620

The wine boss who was glad to be sacked - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39153993

'LED street lights are disturbing my sleep' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38526254

Living loud in China's lively public spaces - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-39214869

International Women’s Day - https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/comment-and-opinion/international-womens-day/5060135.article

News:

Park Geun-hye: How identity politics fuelled South Korean scandal - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39228815

Hounded and ridiculed for complaining of rape - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39204086

Hospital drug admissions for over-50s up 50%, report shows - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39220676

Politics:

Why the Russia Story Is a Minefield for Democrats and the Media - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/why-the-russia-story-is-a-minefield-for-democrats-and-the-media-126505/

Rex Tillerson Might Be the Weakest Secretary of State Ever - https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/10/rex-tillerson-might-be-the-weakest-secretary-of-state-ever/ Again, March 2017. I have no idea who the US Secretary of State is this week. I'd feel bad, but I don't think Trump does either.

Science:

Can city 'smellfies' stop air pollution? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39179098

Sport:

Formula 1:

I know John Surtees is bigger than just F1.

1964 Formula One champion John Surtees dies at 83 - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/motor-racing-1964-formula-one-champion-surtees-dies-at-83_sto6087873/story.shtml

John Surtees: Former F1 world champion dies at 83 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39235608

Television:

There was a bit of a Buffy special around Buffy's 20th anniversary

10 Best ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Episodes of All Time - https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/10-best-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes-of-all-time-113273/the-body-season-5-episode-16-116024/ Not as wrong as Rolling Stone lists normally are

Buffy’s James Marsters on the hardest day of his professional life - https://tv.avclub.com/buffy-s-james-marsters-on-the-hardest-day-of-his-profes-1798258915

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: How the show influenced modern entertainment - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39229395

We should thank Buffy for today’s ‘Golden Age’ of television - http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170303-we-should-thank-buffy-for-todays-golden-age-of-television

Technology:

How the invention of paper changed the world - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-38892687

Writers:

Oscar Wilde's jail key and letter on display in Malta - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39230065

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