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Sexism vs. The Costa Prize

Foz Meadows | Posted 03.06.2013 | Books
Read More: Sexism, Misogyny, Literary, Feminism, Costa Prize, Prize, Writing, Bias, Costa, Books, Telegraph, Discrimination, Literature, Amanda Craig, Vida, Books News
Foz Meadows

If a female writer makes the claim that the literary establishment is predominantly male-centric on account of sexism, and your response is to claim that women are both inherently less interesting and worse writers than men, then congratulations! You are being sexist.

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Britain's Gay Marriage Plans Attacked By Scottish Cardinal

AP | By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD | Posted 03.04.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Keith O'Brien, Britain, United Kingdom, England, Same Sex Marriage, Scotland, Telegraph, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News

LONDON -- The head of the Catholic Church in Scotland has fiercely attacked the British government's plans to allow gay marriage, calling the proposal...

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You Could Own An Entire Village For Less Than Some U.S. Homes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.13.2012 | Business
Read More: UK, Video, Necker Cay, Clovelly, Red Rock Island, Richard Branson, Courbefy, David Copperfield, Guardian, Telegraph, Privately Owned Village, Musha Cay, Privately Owned Island, Celebrity Island, Charles Sieger, Business News

Looking for a place to call home? You might be able to buy an entire village for the same amount that it costs to buy a house in some places. The ...

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Britain 'Punching Itself In The Face': Riots Destroying Art

Posted 10.11.2011 | Arts
Read More: Louis Molloy, Guerilla Films, Sub Pop, Dvds, Guardian, Beggars Group, Film, UK Arts, Telegraph, London Riots, Rough Trade Records, Movies, England Riots, Warp Records, This Is London, West End, Scroobius Pip, Paste Magazine, Matador Records, Sony, Arts News

As the England riots appear to be winding down, much of the news coverage is revolving around the political issues underpinning the unrest, but one of...

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Twin Leonardo da Vinci Paintings To Be Reunited

Posted 09.26.2011 | Arts
Read More: Milan, National Gallery, Louvre, Virgin Mary, John the Baptist, Leonardo Da Vinci, Renaissance, Religious Art, Virgin of the Rocks, Angel Gabriel, Guardian, Telegraph, Nicholas Penny, Medici, Arts News

Organizers in London and Paris have agreed to an unorthodox plan that will place two nearly identical Leonardo da Vinci paintings side by side. The Vi...

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Britain's "Telegraph" Ordered To Pay $100,000 Over Book Review

latimes.com | Posted 09.26.2011 | Books
Read More: Daily Telegraph, Book Reviews, Telegraph Lawsuit, Reviews, Telegraph, Bad Book Review, Books News

The Daily Telegraph’s parent company was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $100,000 in damages over a book review. The British newspaper lost a lawsu...

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Oscars Of UK Architecture Shows Budget Crunch

Posted 09.21.2011 | Arts
Read More: Zaha Hadid, Stirling Prize, Bbc, Olympics, Design, Architecture, David Chipperfield, UK Architecture, Guardian, UK Arts, Telegraph, O'donnell & Tuomeys, Hopkins Architects, Bennetts Associates, Velodrome, Ahmm, Arts News

The Stirling Prize, traditionally the highest mark of distinction for UK-built or -designed buildings, may have found itself with a shortage of choice...

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Marina Abramovic Opera: 'Travesty'

Telegraph | Richard Dorment | Posted 09.10.2011 | Arts
Read More: The Artist Is Present, Ulay, Antony Hegarty, Marina Abramovic, Lowry Theater, The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, Opera, Croatia, Willem Dafoe, Serbia, Antony and the Johnsons, Performance Art, Robert Wilson, Museum of Modern Art, Telegraph, UK Arts, Arts News

It was to be the starriest artwork/theatrical event of the decade: an "opera" based on the life of the performance artist Marina Abramovic conceived a...

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Free Ai Weiwei

Bianca Jagger | Posted 06.07.2011 | World
Read More: UK, The Tate Modern, Herzog &De Meuron, Germany, USA, Amnesty International, Ai Weiwei, China, Xinhua, Wu Hongbo, Global Times, Austraila, Olympic Bird Nest Stadium, The Guardian, Rule of Law, Hu Jintao Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Bloomberg, Telegraph, Human Rights, Hungbo, World News
Bianca Jagger

Ai Weiwei and his art could be a symbol of China's growing leadership in the world, but the Chinese authorities have chosen instead to try and erase him from the national and cultural memory.

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Of Interest to Government, Commerce, and the Public: The Weather Service

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Weather Service, Noaa, Telegraph, Post Office, Weather Prediction, Travel News
Kate Kelly

Before the telegraph, there was no good method for communicating information about the weather in a timely fashion.

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John Le Carre

Telegraph | Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Book News, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, James Bond, Books, 007, Fleming, Bond, Le Carre, Sean Connery, Book, Ian Fleming, Telegraph, John Le Carre, Bestsellers, Books News

"I dislike Bond. I'm not sure that Bond is a spy. I think that it's a great mistake if one's talking about espionage literature to include Bond in thi...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Nasa, Coronal Mass Ejection, Super Flare, Energy, Earth, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Bp, Gulf of Mexico, Climate, Health, Water, Lighting, Food, Weather, Health Care, Shelter, Mobility, Safety, Transportation, National Security, Security, Communication, Hot Star, Soho, Star, Solar Flare, Sun, BP Oil Spill, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Green, Green Energy, Green Living, Sustainability, Battery Life, Smart Grid, Batteries, Electromagnetic Pulse, Electromagnetic Radiation, Emp, Bahamas, Europe, Telegraph, Jamaica, Solar Energy, Solar Maximum, US, Latin America, Solar Cycle, Carrington Event, Hawaii, Cuba, Cme, Brown Dwarf, Space Environment Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sec, Substation, Generator, Transformer, Switching Equipment, National Grid, Electricity, Quebec, Canada, Ground Cover, Herbicides, Catastrophe, Exxon Valdez, Hemp, High-Altitude ElectroMagnetic Pulse, Magnetic Field, Electric Field, X-Ray, Magnetosphere, Fuel, Emergency, Radioactive, Gps, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Automatic Teller Machines, Credit Cards, Atm, Cash, New Jersey, 1989, Geomagnetic Axis, Heliosphere, North America, 1859, Civilisation, Alternative Energy, Infrastructure, Off Grid, Community, Astronomy, Microprocessors, Technology News
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Samuel Morse: The Man Who Made This Post Possible

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Telegraph, Samuel Morse, Morse Code, Morse Telegraph, Telegraph Invented, Technology News
Al Eisele

The technology that made the Internet possible, along with Google, Facebook, and Twitter -- was proven feasible 166 years ago this week, when Samuel F. B. Morse tapped out a four-word message on his "Electro-magnetic telegraph."

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War Communication Before Modern Technology

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Spy, U.S. Military, Hot Air Balloon, Morse Code, Robert E. Lee, Civil War, Union Army, Telegraph, Politics News
Kate Kelly

The Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps, convinced Union Major General George B. McClellan to permit him to attempt to relay information via telegraph, but from a balloon.

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The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Philosophy, Myspace, Sociology, Email, Twitter, Facsimile, Psychology, Skype, Smoke Signals, Facebook, Morse Code, Telegraph, Text Messaging, Telephone, Neuroscience, Web, Data, Mobile Phone, Evolution, Technology, Gui, Technology News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

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Bonfire of The Vanities: The Arrogance of British Politics

Cedric Perrier | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Sub-Prime, House of Commons, Congress, Britain, Parliament, Bbc, Member of Parliament, Labour Party, David Cameron, Democracy, Tony Blair, Telegraph, Recession, England, Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, Conservatives, Madoff, Mp, Parliamentary Expenses, Republicans, World News
Cedric Perrier

Politicians have long been fodder for the rabble-rousing editor of any tabloid, but when exactly did we stop respecting or appreciating those we elect to represent us in the legislative process?

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Media Ownership for All: Citizen Journalism Grows Up

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: 2.0, LA Times, Amnesty, Internet News, Stringers, Propaganda, Associated Press, Cbs, UN Alliance of Civilizations, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Cnn, Human Rights, Media Control, News, Jonathan Tepper, Turi Munthe, Independent Media, Witness, Mainstream Media, Demotix, Citizen Journalism, Telegraph, Nbc, Media News
Vivian Norris

Independent photojournalists, NGO workers and citizens are part of this important movement to take back the news from those who focus on profits.

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