Links

Dec. 4th, 2022 10:21 pm
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Archaeology:

'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017

Economics:

The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360

Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798

Education:

Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx

Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics

Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses

Food:

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.

Healthcare:

NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726

History:

In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October

Housing:

The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved

Law and order:

Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256

Media:

Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue

Miscellaneous:

The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227

Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir — And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto

Politics:

Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201

Football:

Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.

Rugby League:

Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.

Technology:

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of

Links

Sep. 4th, 2022 09:54 pm
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Actors:

Kathy Burke: ‘Lifelong member of the non-pretty working classes’ - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/29/kathy-burke-interview-lifelong-member-of-the-non-pretty-working-classes To an extent, her experience, and someone like Caitlin Moran, reflect my experience a lot more than the "proper" 'this is what it's like to be a modern woman'. The non-pretty-working-class experience (which I am going to steal if I ever need a description) is underrepresented.

Animals:

New great ape species identified in Indonesia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41848816

Economics:

Managing the managers: The rise of the business 'philosopher-kings' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582245

Health:

The nurse hired to combat cancer myths online - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41780776 It's terrible that she's needed but I am glad that she's there.

Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/30/728111494/teasing-kids-about-their-weight-may-make-them-gain-more There is data if you need some to beat people over the head with.

Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41816398 My anecdata agree with this.

10 things to know about sleep as the clocks change - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41666563

History:

Forgotten history: The black missionaries of Colwyn Bay - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41777209

Savitri Devi: The mystical fascist being resurrected by the alt-right - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41757047

Media:

Tackling the 'boys' club' of political cartoons - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41724321

Miscellaneous:

Have Halloween costume bans in Canada gone too far? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41768859 In traditional Betteridge’s law style, the answer is no.

Free ATMs could be cut back in cash machine shake-up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41832537 And that was before COVID

The US state that bans sparklers but not guns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41811499

How Facebook saved a dying mill town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40050607

Religion:

The young man who shook the Catholic Church to its core - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41742857

Sport:

Horse racing:

Talking Horses: pros and cons of an upper age limit for jumps racehorses - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/oct/30/talking-horses-pros-and-cons-of-an-upper-age-limit-for-jumps-racehorses

Ice hockey:

Champions Hockey League: Nottingham Panthers hope to continue European fairytale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/41788910 From 2017 - Unfortunately they then lost, but it’s the start of what has been good times for GB Ice Hockey

Winter Olympics:

The highlights of past Winter Olympics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41816520

Technology:

The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41829534 Although this could go under 'law and order' as well

Television:

Ghostwatch: The BBC spoof that duped a nation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41740176 Let me assure you, it was terrifying.

Links

Oct. 4th, 2020 09:19 pm
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Crochet:

Stingray Purse or Pal – Free Crochet Pattern - https://blackstone-designs.com/stingray-purse-or-pal/

Food:

Invasion of the jellyfish: Is it time to get frying? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40899378

History:

The family who brought an Indian sweet to Pakistan - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40849101 In the grand tradition of BBC headlines, please ignore it. It's a history article.

Independence: Do Indians care about the British any more? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40887900 See previous note.

'I've come to rescue you': My grandfather at Dunkirk - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40852280

Media:

Magazines: How print is surviving the digital age - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40897967

Miscellaneous:

'Airlines keep breaking my wheelchair' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40876598

Politics:

North Korea crisis: What does Kim Jong-un really want? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40913650 From 2017

I’M A GOOGLE MANUFACTURING ROBOT AND I BELIEVE HUMANS ARE BIOLOGICALLY UNFIT TO HAVE JOBS IN TECH - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-a-google-manufacturing-robot-and-i-believe-humans-are-biologically-unfit-to-have-jobs-in-tech Although this could go under technology too.

Links

Jan. 26th, 2020 08:20 pm
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Fashion:

Is this finally the end for the tie? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40442880

Languages:

Cantonese v Mandarin: When Hong Kong languages get political - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40406429

Law and order:

Sex offender treatment in prison led to more offending - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40460637

Media:

Are the Murdochs too powerful? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40447970

Miscellaneous:

Georgian man tends his own grave in identity mix-up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40445449

Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40416656

The strange things people put in luggage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40429707

Terry Gobanga: 'I was gang-raped on my wedding day' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39795047

The German and British children who became post-war friends - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40160310

Grenfell 'miracle baby': Why people invent fake victims of attacks and disasters - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40419479

Sheikh helps villagers buy chapel in Cornwall - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-40431594

Politics:

Who really goes to a food bank? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40431701

Sport:

Rugby League:

Tony Clubb makes Wigan Warriors return 58 days after having kidney removed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/40447492 This is the point where we all chorus, 'the boy's a fool.'

Technology:

The links may look familiar to the people in my flist who I have pinched them from.

Quick, Draw! - Can a neural network learn to recognize doodling? - https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

A Neural Network Turned A Book Of Flowers Into Shockingly Lovely Dinosaur Art - https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/06/a-neural-network-turned-a-book-of-flowers-into-shockingly-lovely-dinosaur-art/

Ancient wisdom from the neural network - https://aiweirdness.com/post/162097037117/ancient-wisdom-from-the-neural-network

The one law of robotics: Humans must flourish - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40423595

Links

Jun. 9th, 2019 09:22 am
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Dressmaking:

83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Put Into Online Database From Vogue, McCall’s, Butterick, And Simplicity - https://www.inquisitr.com/4345306/83500-vintage-sewing-patterns-put-on-an-online-database-from-vogue-mccalls-butterick-and-simplicity/ Because I am old and cannot remember what the youth of today call 'dressmaking'.

Media:

Learning To Spot Fake News: Start With A Gut Check - https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/10/31/559571970/learning-to-spot-fake-news-start-with-a-gut-check

Links

Mar. 3rd, 2019 10:57 am
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Healthcare:

'I went to the web to find a new kidney' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39705234 Once again, BBC headline hides an interesting article.

This Test Can Determine Whether You've Outgrown A Food Allergy - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/25/552959006/a-test-confirms-if-you-ve-outgrown-allergies

For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/10/03/555166033/for-many-women-the-nearest-abortion-clinic-is-hundreds-of-miles-away

History:

Tony Blair's legacy 20 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39717751

How to Decode an Ancient Roman’s Handwriting - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-to-decode-an-ancient-romans-handwriting

Law and order:

A Hashtag Can't Be Sued: Judge Dismisses Officer's Case Against Black Lives Matter - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/29/554460412/a-hashtag-can-t-be-sued-judge-dismisses-officer-s-case-against-black-lives-matte

Media:

What is going on at Fox News, and could it affect Sky bid? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39781954 From May 2017

Politics:

'Why I went to court for my disability payments' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39745403

Science:

Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39420729

Cassini ran through the 'big empty' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39779718

Sport:

The Error in Baseball and the Moral Dimension to American Life - https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-error-in-baseball-and-the-moral-dimension-to-american-life I start to feel I need a 'sport used to highlight something else' heading.

Technology:

Are fitness trackers for pets a fad or the future? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39553682

Theatre:

Russia puts the Queen centre stage in Moscow's The Audience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39738954

Links

Dec. 30th, 2018 11:25 am
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Business:

Why exporting isn't just about shipping - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39599351

Languages:

This Heavy Metal Band Is Hell-Bent on Saving an Endangered Language - https://narratively.com/this-heavy-metal-band-is-hell-bent-on-saving-an-endangered-language/

Mathematics:

A One-Stop Shop for Principal Component Analysis - https://towardsdatascience.com/a-one-stop-shop-for-principal-component-analysis-5582fb7e0a9c

Media:

When did you last download a podcast? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39477851 Or, will podcasts ever be more than niche entertainment.

Miscellaneous:

Iceberg tourists flock to Newfoundland town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39632047

Virgin Money chief: Dealing with depression made me stronger - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39627130

Living with the dead - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39603771

Malala Yousafzai's mother: Out of the shadows - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39550681

Face-to-face with top North Korean diplomat - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39626011 From April 2017

Leather & lather: The Cut-throat Racer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39593694 Because the BBC headline writing team are dedicated to the art of useless headlines, this is about female barbers.

News:

Who Are The Juggalos And Why Are They Marching In Washington, D.C.? - https://www.npr.org/2017/09/15/550724673/who-are-the-juggalos-and-why-are-they-marching-in-washington-d-c The Juggalos are the heroes we need and don't deserve and they're standing up to the FBI's attempts to criminalise everyone.

Nun With A Chainsaw Becomes Symbol Of Post-Irma Cleanup: 'She Rocks' - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/13/550629622/nun-with-a-chainsaw-becomes-symbol-of-post-irma-cleanup-she-rocks

Or failures of the news business. Meet Hurricane Shark.

People Are Sharing Photoshopped Pics Of Sharks As A Tribute To Hurricane Shark -https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/houston-to-florida-shark#.yl2dooEQ0

Fake or Not - https://www.thomaspeschak.com/kayak-great-white-sharks-/ The truth behind hurricane shark.

Sport:

The man who catches marathon cheats - from his home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39584495

European Judo Championships: Kelly Edwards targets medal after 'scary' 2016 -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/judo/39554932 Part 1 of the accidental concussion special

Rugby League:

Luke Robinson & Kevin Brown on concussion fears and safety in rugby league -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39620385 Part 2 of the accidental concussion special

Technology:

Chrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites - https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/04/chrome-firefox-unicode-phishing/

The woman whose phone 'misdiagnosed HIV' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39371100 Is actually about a study on 'what limits people in the developing world from grabbing the opportunities offered by the web'.

Rise of the robots: What advances mean for workers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39296096 Funny how this is only a problem now it's hitting white collar jobs.

Television:

HOW LIBERALS FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WEST WING - https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/04/how-liberals-fell-in-love-with-the-west-wing

Trains:

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway hits extension target - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39614067 Is this not the coolest thing?! It is the coolest thing! (I can't help it, I am a third generation train weirdo)

Links

Nov. 18th, 2018 10:31 am
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Comedy:

How many pro-Brexit comedians are there? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39507659

History:

The modern myth of the Easter bunny - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/apr/23/easter-pagan-roots?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Media:

How “News Literacy” Gets Web Misinformation Wrong - https://medium.com/@holden/how-media-literacy-gets-web-misinformation-wrong-45aa6323829d

Miscellaneous:

The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39480846

Gender pay gap: What every woman should know - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39513573

School Principal Resigns After Student Journalists Investigate Her Credentials - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/principal-resigns-after-student-probe_us_58e4fd43e4b03a26a3683293

Children who have found salvation through music are to perform in St Mary's Cathedral - https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/children-who-found-salvation-through-12845919

Bradley Lowery: Terminally ill boy given Grand National Aintree racecard honour -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/39502662

Music:

10 great songs that got away with meaningless lyrics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/2d67dd79-7603-46ef-ba55-b46cd2884f8b

News:

Desert on fire - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/desert_on_fire

Thousands on 50p-a-week housing benefit, Panorama finds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39484897

Photography:

Magic moments marking 170 years of British photography - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39490907

Science:

Get paid £13,000 to lie in bed for two months - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/028778e5-1df7-47be-892f-a9ee11cc70c7

Risky Whiskey or Science Under the Influence? - https://medium.com/working-for-change/risky-whiskey-or-science-under-the-influence-f4701b347e3f

Sport:

Nick Skelton: Rio Olympics gold medallist show jumper retires - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/equestrian/39502046

Football:

Jamie Vardy almost left Leicester City to be an Ibiza party rep - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/jamie-vardy-almost-left-leicester-city-to-be-an-ibiza-party-rep_sto6117445/story.shtml

Cristiano Ronaldo: I learnt art of football at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson was a father figure - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/cristiano-ronaldo-i-learnt-art-of-football-at-manchester-united-alex-ferguson-was-a-father-figure_sto6117842/story.shtml

Golf:

What did Danny Willett choose for his Masters dinner? - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/golf/masters-tournament/2017/what-did-danny-willett-choose-for-his-masters-dinner_sto6117965/story.shtml I like this charming tradition.

Horse racing:

Grand National 2017: Aintree names to follow for the big race - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/39479715

Rugby union:

Six Nations: George Ford questions plan to condense tournament - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39498043 I find myself agreeing with Gorgeous George here.

Links

Nov. 11th, 2018 02:46 pm
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Healthcare:

The hospital where parents care for premature babies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39444127

Media:

How Russia's YouTube generation is getting its news - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39456232

Miscellaneous:

Breaking barriers: The female mountain guide battling machismo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39478329

The woman on a mission to get rid of bad dating photos - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39320580

Dalai Lama meets Indian guard from 1959 flight from Tibet - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39478276

Jeff De Young: The dog who saved my life and came to live with me - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39355775

Sandy Hook to Trump: 'Help us stop conspiracy theorists' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39194035 From last April

Man takes grandad's ashes for 'special' Ilkeston train ride - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39477173

A fitness campaign for testicular cancer, and #BlackMonday in South Africa - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39477786

News:

California's drought is over. Now what? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39459592 This is from April last year but a lot of the underlying issues have probably contributed to the recent wildfires.

Politics:

The 21st Century’s Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Big Four Deep Drivers of Destabilization - https://medium.com/bioneers/the-21st-centurys-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-the-big-four-deep-drivers-of-destabilization-77e36770a0d1

No, Trump isn’t the worst president ever - https://medium.com/everyvote/no-trump-isnt-the-worst-president-ever-c688ddddc8c5 From March last year so who knows what the writer thinks now.

Sport:

Boxing:

Nicola Adams aims for multiple professional world titles like Muhammad Ali - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39491117

Football:

Jess Fishlock column: I feel such honour to have reached 100 caps - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39484351

US cancer teen surprised with dream trip to watch Leicester - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39493027 From last April but I want happy Leicester news.

Republic of Ireland women's team could go on strike in row over treatment by FAI - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39493537 You'll be pleased to know that the threat worked.

Technology:

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee slams UK and US net plans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39490324

Pining for cleaner air in the Norwegian fjords - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39478856

Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39482342

Tick tock: The importance of knowing the right time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39129620

Links

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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Actors:

James Nesbitt: Hair transplants helped me get better roles - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38956876

Business:

Self-employment 'reduces tax take' as firms avoid responsibilities - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38963653

No CEO: The Swedish company where nobody is in charge - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38928528 It sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Disability Works: Breaking down barriers in business - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38962050

Data visualisation:

Introduction to ggraph: Edges - https://www.data-imaginist.com/2017/ggraph-introduction-edges/

Geography:

Zealandia: Is there an eighth continent under New Zealand? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39000936

Literature:
Bram Stoker's Ever-Evolving List of Characters for Dracula -
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/04/23/bram_stoker_s_dracula_how_dracula_van_helsing_and_other_characters_came.html

Media:

How to Find Out If a “Local” Newspaper Site Is Fake (Using a New-ish Google Feature) -
https://hapgood.us/2017/07/03/how-to-find-out-if-a-local-newspaper-site-is-fake-using-a-new-ish-google-feature/

Miscellaneous:

How crafts workers are learning to sell their work - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38928869

Here's What TfL Learned From Tracking Your Phone On the Tube - http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/02/heres-what-tfl-learned-from-tracking-your-phone-on-the-tube/

The angry red panda that is Japan's new working woman - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38606355

Illuminating facts about the UK's art collection - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38340015

You're never alone at the Museum of Broken Relationships - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38960969

Why I Love (And Question) Independence Day - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/07/03/535060572/why-i-love-and-question-independence-day?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170703

4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump - https://medium.com/@DaleBeran/4chan-the-skeleton-key-to-the-rise-of-trump-624e7cb798cb I was never a 4chan-er, but friends were. From what they've said, bits of this don’t quite ring true. Then again it’s very right about the 4chan-ers that did escape the basement.

Plastic 'nurdles' found littering UK beaches - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39001011

Politics:

13 things you didn’t know about Brexit - https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-negotiation-issues-worrying-the-european-parliament/ From last Friday

Science:

Essential metals for crystallographers: copper, gallium and a lot of gold -
https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/icamblog/essential-metals-for-crystallographers-copper-gallium-and-a-lot-of-gold/

Sport:

Formula 1:

Claire Williams: Budget cap would suit us - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/claire-williams-budget-cap-would-suit-us_sto6058277/story.shtml#uk-tw-sh

Technology:

Can your smartphone make you a safer driver? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38954975
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Healthcare:

Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38796337 And now we panic

History:

The child immigrants 'bussed' out to school to aid integration - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-38689839

George III's draft abdication letter released - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38771875

The opera-loving sisters who 'stumbled' into heroism - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-38732779

Media:

Solutions that can stop fake news spreading - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38769996

Miscellaneous:

Hannah Arendt: From an Interview - http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1978/10/26/hannah-arendt-from-an-interview/

United Nations Committee Affirms Abortion As A Human Right - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-a-grimes/united-nations-committee-affirms-abortion-as-a-human-right_b_9020806.html

‘I’ve never felt more welcome or more American than during Trump’s rise,’ this Muslim teen says -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/01/31/a-muslim-family-received-a-note-from-their-neighbors-on-trump-inauguration-you-are-welcome-in-our-neighborhood/?utm_term=.b1815b3fbdea The idiot subeditor in charge of headlines struck again

The former sex worker who set up a retirement home - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38677679

Artist turns blood 'obsession' into stigma-busting show - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38714481

The Chinese man trapped in India for half a century - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38715056

The secret trade in baby chimps - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5e8c4bac-c236-4cd9-bacc-db96d733f6cf

'I sent my adopted son back into care' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38764302

Beautifying Baghdad: Colouring in a city of walls - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38768092

How Trump abortion funding cuts could affect Africa - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38768901

Politics:

How to Build an Autocracy - The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism. - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/how-to-build-an-autocracy/513872/ From March

Sport:

Which 16-year dynasty reigns supreme: Patriots or Yankees? -
http://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/18559208/nfl-which-dynasty-reigns-supreme-new-england-patriots-new-york-yankees

Football:

Lauren: How I rose from humble beginnings to an Arsenal ‘Invincible’ -
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/29/lauren-arsenal-invincible-cameroon-spain-maradona

Tennis:

Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal turn back clock in Australian Open final -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38789375 From the last Australian Open

Technology:

Robots could help solve social care crisis, say academics - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38770516

Links

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Business:

Africa’s largest iron-ore deposit has tainted all who have touched it -
https://www.economist.com/news/business/21714388-billionaires-and-big-companies-have-come-cropper-one-worlds-poorest?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/apigofaprojectafricaslargestironoredeposithastaintedallwhohavetouchedit

Food:

The vegan trying to make the perfect burger - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38664353

Why is there a vegetable shortage? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38666752

Media:

The man correcting stories about Muslims - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38655760

Miscellaneous:

Russian region debates Nutcracker 'occult' row - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38652926

CIA releases 13m pages of declassified documents online - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38663522

Snow-anime pop up around Japan after winter snowfalls - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38660207

Austria village churches hire bouncers to block tourists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38611900 Possibly the most Austrian news story ever.

'Does anyone know who this celeb is?' photo of Nick Cave goes viral -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38664461/does-anyone-know-who-this-celeb-is-photo-of-nick-cave-goes-viral In which the youth of today are ... oh god, they're so young.

Life and death on Thailand's lethal roads - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38660283

NHS staff shortages: Why so persistent? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38640068

The dying officer treated for cancer with baking soda - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38650739

Studying at the Bahai secret university - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38656871

Music:

The schoolgirl thrash metal band smashing stereotypes in Indonesia - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jun/09/the-schoolgirl-thrash-metal-band-smashing-stereotypes-java-indonesia-voice-baceprot?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

News:

Reina attack highlights widening chasm in Turkish lifestyles - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38666280 From January

Hong Kong: Twenty years later - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38489435
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Business:

Christian Dior boss: Fashion success through reinvention - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38611409 Ignore the title, it's actually about female bosses in the fashion industry

Design:

The Type Snob: And how to turn into one - https://thedesignteam.io/the-type-snob-f221969a884b

Economics:

Will Finland's basic income trial help the jobless? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38593513

Food:

When fast food gets an Indian twist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38633567

History:

Why was the Zimmermann Telegram so important? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38581861

Mathematics:

Making sense of principal component analysis, eigenvectors & eigenvalues -https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2691/making-sense-of-principal-component-analysis-eigenvectors-eigenvalues/140579#140579 Or the PCA primer I have been looking for for years.

Media:

How To Use Facebook And Fake News To Get People To Murder Each Other -
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonpatinkin/how-to-get-people-to-murder-each-other-through-fake-news-and?utm_term=.lwa76O25d#.pqN4JpvZV

Miscellaneous:

The commuters who enjoy being creative with their time - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38506378

'I'm allergic to my husband' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38507160

The defeat of Davos: Are the global elite in retreat? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38632145

Protect, Serve And Take Care Of The Bees - https://www.npr.org/2017/06/02/531048619/protect-serve-and-take-care-of-the-bees

Music:

7 hit songs you probably didn’t know were originally written for other people -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3zvW0JQ1HfCYXHQBKbzpWy9/7-hit-songs-you-probably-didn-t-know-were-originally-written-for-other-people

News:

May can think big all she likes. Britain’s about to find out just how small it is - Rafael Behr - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/17/theresa-may-britain-prime-minister-speech?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet From January

The problem with the English: England doesn’t want to be just another member of a team -
http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/the-problem-with-the-english-england-doesn-t-want-to-be-just-another-member-of-a-team-1-4851882?platform=hootsuite From January

A full English Brexit is on the menu - https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/01/full-english-brexit-menu/ From January

Politics:

Enhancing the EU’s Engagement With Separatist Territories - http://carnegieeurope.eu/2017/01/17/enhancing-eu-s-engagement-with-separatist-territories-pub-67694 From January

Why do Indians vote for 'criminal' politicians? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38607255

Science:

Study uses bacteriophages to treat livestock as an alternative to antibiotics -
https://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2017-archive/june/study-uses-bacteriophages-to-treat-livestock-as-an-alternative-to-antibiotics

Sport:

Snooker:

Mark Selby interview: 'I don't bottle it, that's why I've spent 100 weeks at number one' -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/the-masters/2016-2017/mark-selby-interview-i-don-t-bottle-it-or-give-up-that-s-why-i-ve-spent-100-weeks-at-number-one_sto6018251/story.shtml From January

Technology:

The Secrets of LinkedIn - https://webbreacher.com/2017/01/14/the-secrets-of-linkedin/

Can your voice reveal whether you have an illness? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38637257

The hidden strengths of unloved concrete - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38317186
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Once again for the North American cousinry

[livejournal.com profile] rise_your_dead said something about there being a thing about not linking back to the Guardian. And I know there's a thing about not linking back to the Mail (also known as the Hate Mail or the Daily Wail) and I would understand why people didn't want to link back to the Murdoch papers (The Times and the Sun) but I'm not sure what the Guardian, which is basically the granola-munching hippie paper, could have done that was that wrong.

Of course, no one has ever beaten Yes, Prime Minister's description of the British newspapers -

Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country, and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.

Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?

Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits.
redfiona99: (Thinking)
I keep starting conversations with statements like, "I wouldn't mind seeing Elementary," or "Game of Thrones looks just up my street", or "I must know what happens to Cesare Borgia". And then there's nothing but radio silence from me on those topics. The problem is that over here, they're all on Sky Drama.*

Sky Drama is Rupert Murdoch's latest scheme for taking over the world taking control of British broadcasting media. And as a plan goes I get it. Sky have pretty much cornered the market in sport by buying up all the major sports. And I'm sure he was looking around wondering why not everyone had Sky, and someone pointed out to him that there are people who don't like sports. And he probably went "but I have Sky Arts and because the BBC and Channel 4 are falling down on their public service broadcasting remits, those are the only places where you can see ballet and opera**."

So his assistant says "Not like that sir, I mean popular drama."

"We tried that, and it didn't work."

"Yes, but those shows were bad. This will work if we buy in some American shows that are going to get people's interest."

"It'll cost a lot of money."

"Not that much. Who's going to bid against Sky. The BBC can't, ITV and Channel 4 have no money and Channel 5 are only interested in crime dramas ***."

"They'll whine that we're not supporting British drama."

"That's the clever part of this plan, sir. We give some money to British creators to make things that they couldn't fund with the other channels."

"Sounds risky."

"Oh no, we only choose people with a track record, people that the public will recognise. That way we get plaudits for being risk-taking and have some security. It's a business plan that works for HBO."

~~~~

Well you get the drift.

I don't think it'll work in the long term, there's no vital need to see a TV programme as live **** the way there is to see your team win the league, but it means that, for the time being, there are an awful lot of cool programmes I can't watch until they are on DVD and affordable, because 1) I live in a block of flats so can't get a dish and more importantly, 2) I'll be blue before I give Murdoch more of my money that I have to *****.

* Sadly my internet connection is not suitable for the amount of aheming that I would need to do.

** sorry for the editorialising

*** and Once Upon A Time oddly enough.

**** There's the vital urge to see the next episode as soon as possible but it's a slightly different thing.

***** Unfortunately, 20th Century Fox get a fair bit of my money, one way or the other.

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