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Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...changed: under communism their focus was on political regimes, whereas under capitalism their focus has been popular culture and music. The concert in Pyongyang shifts these expectations again: it’s reportedly to feature their interpretations of songs from the musical The Sound of Music, along with traditional Korean songs. These days the general consensus is that...
Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...changes were soon noticed in a few gullies which appeared to suggest that they were still active today. [Gullies inside a crater in Noachis Terra, 47 degrees south] Gullies inside a crater in Noachis Terra, 47 degrees south. Are gullies really evidence of flowing water? Some probably are, but there are other explanations such as dry rock avalanches or slabs of frozen...
Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...change, or the magic of the Trudeau name, the end result is a majority government. The party added 21 percentage points to its share of the vote in 2011. Once the dominant Canadian political party at the federal level, the Liberals are back – and a new Trudeau era has begun.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?

...change the regime to a presidential system and strengthen his position. Turkey has been through turbulent times in between the two elections. According to official records, more than 700 people have lost their lives in political violence since June. The Kurdish peace process has collapsed, and the clashes between the PKK and the Turkish Army have restarted. There have...
The UK deal with the EU explained: what it says and what it means
Society, Politics & Law

The UK deal with the EU explained: what it says and what it means

...change the UK’s future relationship with the European Union. British voters will decide if they want to remain in the EU or leave in a referendum now set for June 23. The deal addresses all four issues which David Cameron, the UK prime minister, wanted to renegotiate, although in each case he got only part of what he asked for. Those four issues were: free movement for...
Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots

...changes. So far we’ve mainly seen a pedantic and (perhaps deliberately) confusing debate about whether it would be progressive to raise income tax by 1p as proposed by Scottish Labour; the likely income from each 1p rise; and the unintended consequences of greater higher-rate taxation. Knowing the SNP will win the election makes it is relatively hard to take seriously...
Life after the Olympics: retirement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after the Olympics: retirement

...change of lifestyle?...The close of the 2016 Olympics bought with them the prospect of the retirement of some of the leading names in sport. Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Michael Phelps, for example, will all be notable absences from the 2020 Olympics, but how will these athletes cope with life after elite sport? After the thrill of the Olympics many athletes...
Methods in Motion: A view from a train
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: A view from a train

...changes in their velocity relative to other such sets of objects. From this broadened perspective, motion is not movement in space over a unit of time, but the interval between events in a new, combined metric called ‘space-time’. In other words, it seems that movement does not only happen over (an amount of) time, it also has effects upon time. Through describing the...