Monthly Archives: August 2014
Kate Bush and the iPhone controversy
Singer Kate Bush is making headlines before even stepping on stage for the first time in a long while thanks to her unusual requests.
Read more...James Foley: a life in words
James Foley’s death has been infamously distributed by Islamic State (Isis) militants online, but it is his life as a passionate journalist that this article is concerned with.
Read more...England’s Rugby World Cup champions celebrated
England’s recent women’s rugby union dominance was brought to a peak on Sunday August 17 when a victory against Canada secured the world cup for the first time in 20 years.
Read more...The bubble tea revolution
A quiet revolution is happening as we speak. So quiet that readers of this blog may be wholly unaware of it. Or maybe you’re someone who keeps up with every trend that’s sweeping the nation and…
Read more...More soggy bottoms on their way!
The excitement is building for the start of the ultimate baking battle: the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off starts tomorrow, Wednesday August 6th, at 8pm on BBC One.
Read more...Over 100,000 fans make up the biggest football crowd ever in the US
Manchester United beat Real Madrid 3 – 1 last week far from either team’s home.
Read more...Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace
“I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come than this mass multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war.”
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