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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...become president his message to China would be, "Listen you mother*****s, we’re going to tax you 25 per cent!". And of course, midway through the 2016 campaign, audio of him explaining that, "I did try and f*** her" and that he grabbed women, "by the p****" was endlessly broadcast around the world. For almost any other politician this would have sunk their candidacy...
Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...become the norm again. Although Barbenheimer’s success is an exciting moment in cultural history, it’s unclear as yet what longer-term part it might play in any trends beyond pink and black fashions. Crucially, if Hollywood and other national cinema industries are going to be ‘saved’, funders need to invest in creative talent and original ideas to attract...
Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...become preoccupied with adult needs - however valid in terms of their disadvantaged lifestyles and economic circumstances and, as a consequence, lose sight of the child. In making an assessment, the key elements to consider are gaining an understanding of the child’s need and wishes, inter-agency information sharing, and working together to monitor and assess the...
The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...become about the importance of this that he then started working with broadcasters to explicitly work socially positive narratives into productions. But what does sitting passively watching adults being goaded into interpersonal strife, denigration and dysregulated emotional outbursts do for the million or more viewers? Can we not expect at least some degree of...
The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains

...become heavier and more prevalent with time… Jack Fowler - a resident of Point Pleasant at the time of the disaster, now runs the local museum. Jack Fowler Well, the new bridge, of course, it was owned by local people, and they publicised and promoted it as a very high-strength material bridge. So, the residents had no reason not to doubt that it was not going to be a...
Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?

...becomes an essential part of designing one’s profile. One interviewee described how he helped his friend to improve his Tinder profile: So I ask ‘Can I look at your profile and can I change it for you?’ So I get him a different picture and I make his profile his ‘buyer’ – he didn’t have a buyer. I made his profile a buyer, and said ‘You can always go...
Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...become an increasingly medicalised phenomenon whereby the majority of women no longer experience or have knowledge of what it is to give birth to their baby without interference. Almost all women give birth in hospital and the majority are subjected to a cascade of medical and technological interventions throughout pregnancy and birth. In England, most recent figures...
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...become deeply dangerous when they result in surrendering our economic or political power to ambitious figures who claim to act on behalf of divine forces. When, in short, we give up our natural power and estimation in thinking for ourselves. The Leviathan For Spinoza, problems in Dutch society stemmed from the inappropriate intervention of religious power into its...