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Must See The Dark Knight On IMAX (5/5 Stars)

Forget the great things you’ve heard about The Dark Knight. No matter how lavish the praise or how determined the hyperbole, it’s all understatement. The Dark Knight is I suppose the greatest superhero movie ever made, but it’s so far beyond the limited men in tights genre that attempting to compare it with movies like Spider-Man, Superman, or even Batman Begins is almost laughable. Continue reading ›

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Goodbye George Carlin – Keep On Chuggin’ Mr. Conductor

George Carlin, the standup comedian who made legal history by uttering seven rude words, died on Sunday at the age of 71. His passing presents every responsible news organisation with a dilemma – do we, or do we not, print those seven words? Continue reading ›

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Breastfeeding Is Not Always Best

The current ‘obsession’ with breastfeeding is inadvertently endangering the health of many babies. This is the surprising view of one of its leading supporters.

Clare Byam-Cook, a retired midwife, has spent the past 20 years helping thousands of women – including celebrities such as Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter – to breastfeed. Continue reading ›

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Beautiful People Are Healthier And Live Longer

Beautiful people are healthier and live longer, according to a study of sex appeal. Continue reading ›

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Alicia Keys – Gangsta Rap Tells Black People To Kill

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter tells Blender magazine: “`Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. `Gangsta rap’ didn’t exist.” Continue reading ›

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China Kills 500,000 Cats In Death Camps For Beijing Olympics

Thousands of pet cats in Beijing are being abandoned by their owners and sent to die in secretive government pounds as China mounts an aggressive drive to clean up the capital in preparation for the Olympic Games.

Hundreds of cats a day are being rounded and crammed into cages so small they cannot even turn around. Then they are trucked to what animal welfare groups describe as death camps on the edges of the city. Continue reading ›

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