guardian.co.uk Sport:
Jury duty means I'm not allowed to speculate. So stand by for rational thinkingEveryone says the recession has ushered in a fashion for the smaller scale. Bicycles not 4x4s, bedsits rather than loft extensions, allotment veg (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
A judge in the Royal Courts of Justice must decide the fate of Baby RB, who has a rare genetic condition. His mother believes he should be allowed to die; his father disagreesIt is an unceremonious setting for a decision of l (Read More)
The Guardian:
With opera house attendances falling alarmingly, venues such as La Scala in Milan are trying to titillate and lure the youngThe image appears to come straight from a horror movie. A woman cries out in pain and anguish, her ch (Read More)
The Guardian:
A clutch of new films will cement Matt Damon's reputation as the hit of his generation. But that won't change this most reserved and politically committed of actors. Vanessa Thorpe reportsRunners taking part in the annual Mia (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
In sleepy Sussex is a group of dedicated cryonicists who believe they hold the secret to eternal life. Simon Hattenstone joins them for a demonstration – but first they need to make sure the hosepipe isn't too leakyIn a bunga (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
In this 'found poem' for Remembrance Day, Andrew Motion stitches together the words of several generations of shellshocked soldiers from the first world war to the presentDoctors, historians and other experts have documented (Read More)
The Guardian:
The Religious Experience Research Centre's evidence of everyday divinity is a joy, says Roger TagholmAbout three times a month a letter or email arrives at the library of the University of Wales at Lampeter. So far, so unrema (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
On the occasion of its 30th birthday, Britain's fourth or fifth funniest comic does its business - Warf! Warf! – all over our pages. Click the images on the right of the story for our exclusive Viz stripsThis month sees the 3 (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
• Disabled one-year-old interacts with therapists• Judge to rule on operation and release of TV footageA seriously disabled child at the centre of a legal battle over whether he should be allowed to die reacts to music and ma (Read More)
Headline News:
"I want to change the stigma linked to these wounds," said General Peter Chiarelli, Army vice-chief of staff, of PTSD and traumatic brain injury. (Read More)
The Guardian:
The Somerset village of Paulton welcomes the cameras and Norwich City in the biggest mismatch of the FA Cup first roundHow amusing it would be to catch a glimpse of the expressions on the faces of the Norwich City players as (Read More)
The Guardian:
French minister's spokesman blamed my poor grasp of French. But interview was conducted in EnglishThe French Europe minister, Pierre Lellouche, has clearly been experiencing an uncomfortable 24 hours after he let rip at the T (Read More)
Huffington Post:
My friends will probably be surprised to hear me say, "I'm a really lucky guy. I'm happy!" They'll think I've developed a marshmallow brain.Well, maybe so. But here it is: "I'm a really lucky guy!" And happy about it!And the (Read More)
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How your brain sees virtual you - The way the brain regards the virtual "you" may help explain why some people spen... http://ow.ly/15ZS1q. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Lab tests show that metal nanoparticles can affect DNA without actually coming into contact with it – though the results are difficult to extrapolate to the human bodyNanoparticles of metal can damage the DNA inside cells eve (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Obituaries:
Former South Korean spy chief Lee Hu Rak, who brokered the signing of a historic 1972 peace document with North Korea after a secret trip to Pyongyang, died Oct. 31 at a hospital in Seoul. He had a brain tumor and was 85.
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guardian.co.uk Film:
Kazakh director Sergei Dvortsevoy felt documentaries were turning him into 'a vampire', so he turned to fiction – and he's still a geniusWhile I was teaching at a Moscow film school in 1996, I was approached by Russian televi (Read More)
Mind Hacks:
I've discovered that if you search for "says psychologist" on Google, you get a giant avalanche of wtf. I encourage you to try it for yourself, but here are a few of the highlights, all taken from headlines of news stories.Tw (Read More)