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The week in hashtags: #WakeUpCall, #NHSstrike, #ThorneTravel, #GBBOfinal
#NHSstrike Today, thousands of NHS workers from across six different trade unions are striking in protest at the government's refusal to give all staff a one per cent pay rise. Messages of solidarity have spread across Twitter, with celebs including Sue Perkins, Rufus Hound and David Schneider all tweeting their support for the strikers. …
Thirteen year-old Alyssa Carson is preparing for her mission to Mars
When some of us were 13, our hobbies were moaning about school, watching Home and Away, and hanging out at the local mall on weekends. But Alyssa Carson has other ideas. Ideas that are literally out of this world. She wants to be the first person to walk on Mars, and she's already preparing for…
Amazon’s opening its first real-world shop… sort of
Not content with ruling the world of online shopping, Amazon will be apparently be opening a decidedly non dot com shop in New York in time for Christmas. The rumoured pop-up store will be at 7 West 34th St, which is opposite the Empire State Building and, as The Mary Sue points out, right next…
The week in hashtags: #EidMubarak, #Stoptober, #CassetteBoy
#EidMubarak Muslims across the world have been celebrating Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice. Also marking the end of religious pilgrimage Hajj, this year more than 2 million people made the journey to the Grand Mosque in Mecca. #MeanGirlsAppreciationDay Because if there's one thing the internet was really lacking in,…
Five thrilling reads to fill the Gone Girl-shaped gap in your life
[nextpage title="Next"] Whether you're waiting until after the movie to read the book, or you finished it months ago, you can expect to feel bereft once you've turned Gone Girl's final page. The good news is that the stratospheric success of Gillian Flynn's addictively twisty-turny story has inspired a boom in psychological thrillers, especially ones by…
Your gif guide to pretending you know what’s going on in Downton Abbey
Warning... Sunshine and sweaty tube journeys aside, we know autumn has officially arrived – because Downton Abbey is back, to be the jewel in the crown of our weekends again! But while the frocks-and-footmen drama is as synonymous with cosy Sunday evenings as slankets and jugs of custard, we'll admit that, like the Dowager Countess,…
Kirsten Dunst video pokes fun at selfie culture: have we gone too far?
'Aspirational', the latest in director Matthew Frost’s series of fictional short films, commissioned by Vs. Magazine, stars Kirsten Dunst playing herself. Accosted outside her house by two young women who use her as a celebrity prop for their selfies before taking off without a please or thank you, she is left stunned, shaken and used.…
China’s great firewall: the major websites that are currently blocked
As pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong continue into a fifth day, the world's attention has honed in on China. The Chinese government is well-known for its tough censorship and heavy media intervention, and has attracted international criticism for often-unexplained decisions which restrict the freedom of expression outlined in China's constitution. It has threatened artists, blocked popular websites and regularly bans Western films.…
The week in hashtags: #Bendgate, #OccupyCentral, #NotInMyName, #BakeOffInnuendo
#NotInMyName and #MuslimApologies In his speech at the United Nations last week, President Obama referenced East London’s Active Change Foundation – the community group who began the #notinmyname campaign earlier this month, encouraging young Muslims to add their voice to the fight against Islamic State. The hashtag spread fast, and the #notinmyname video was viewed…
Web founder Tim Berners-Lee wants an online bill of rights
Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the web (sidebar: that was 25 years ago, can you believe it?!), wants to ensure that the internet is free from government (or corporate) intrusion. Speaking at the Web We Want festival in London at the weekend, he said that we need to ensure that our internet freedoms aren’t…
