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Judges as susceptible to gender bias as laypeople — and sometimes more so — ScienceDaily

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Time to ditch the front door key? Nest’s new wireless smart lock is surprisingly convenient • The Register

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“The Unclothed Body is Our Primary Vessel”: Photographing Vulnerability | AnOther

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Marvellous Malta: More Than Just This Year’s Capital Of Culture

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This ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Time Travel Theory Is Blowing Fans’ Minds

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Book Review: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu | Press and Journal

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Jo Nesbo Reimagines ‘Macbeth’ – The New York Times

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Frustration be gone: this robot will build Ikea furniture for you | TechRadar

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Surprising starts to some of Britain’s most beautiful train journeys | The Independent

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Is This the Most Important Exhibition of 2018? Take a Look Inside the Louvre’s Massive Delacroix Retrospective | artnet News

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Trick by Domenico Starnone review – a compelling tale of calamity | Books | The Guardian

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The Photographer Turning His Lens on America’s Illegal Wildlife Trade | AnOther

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How To Photograph Lighthouses In The Landscape

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Visit Strasbourg, one of France’s most intriguing cities | The Seattle Times

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Most Beautiful Rest Stops in America Photos | Architectural Digest

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Circe, Madeline Miller, review: Feminist re-write of The Odyssey turns tale of subjugation into one of empowerment | The Independent

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A debut author’s advice on writing your first novel | British GQ

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Welfare: Protest erupts over universal credit disaster | Morning Star

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  • Judges as susceptible to gender bias as laypeople — and sometimes more so — ScienceDaily 22 Apr 2018
  • Time to ditch the front door key? Nest’s new wireless smart lock is surprisingly convenient • The Register 22 Apr 2018
  • Once Upon A Time Long Ago Truth Was Important – PaulCraigRoberts.org 21 Apr 2018
  • “The Unclothed Body is Our Primary Vessel”: Photographing Vulnerability | AnOther 21 Apr 2018
  • Boston tops list of best summer vacation spots in the US – The Boston Globe 21 Apr 2018
  • Marvellous Malta: More Than Just This Year’s Capital Of Culture 21 Apr 2018
  • This ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Time Travel Theory Is Blowing Fans’ Minds 21 Apr 2018
  • Revolutionary Rodin and Tahiti before Gauguin – the week in art | Art and design | The Guardian 21 Apr 2018
  • Book Review: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu | Press and Journal 21 Apr 2018
  • Jo Nesbo Reimagines ‘Macbeth’ – The New York Times 21 Apr 2018
  • Frustration be gone: this robot will build Ikea furniture for you | TechRadar 21 Apr 2018
  • American Anti-Soviet Union morphs into American Anti-Russia 20 Apr 2018
  • Containers with chlorine from Germany, smoke bombs from UK’s Salisbury found in E. Ghouta – Moscow — RT World News 20 Apr 2018
  • Hot stuff: the world’s most awesome deserts | Wanderlust 20 Apr 2018
  • Surprising starts to some of Britain’s most beautiful train journeys | The Independent 20 Apr 2018
  • ‘Deadpool 2’: A Handy Guide to the X-Force and Peter | Hollywood Reporter 20 Apr 2018
  • Is This the Most Important Exhibition of 2018? Take a Look Inside the Louvre’s Massive Delacroix Retrospective | artnet News 20 Apr 2018
  • Trick by Domenico Starnone review – a compelling tale of calamity | Books | The Guardian 20 Apr 2018
  • Book Review: Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce | Press and Journal 20 Apr 2018
  • The Photographer Turning His Lens on America’s Illegal Wildlife Trade | AnOther 20 Apr 2018
  • Chemistry in Pictures: Disco DOM 20 Apr 2018
  • The Rape of Russia, an Interview with F. William Engdahl (Audio) 19 Apr 2018
  • The End of U.S. Empire | KPFA 19 Apr 2018
  • British Democracy is Dysfunctional – Craig Murray 19 Apr 2018
  • Welfare: Protest erupts over universal credit disaster | Morning Star 19 Apr 2018
  • Dead soldier’s mother tells Tory MP to quit over ‘disgusting’ behaviour in Iraq | HeraldScotland 19 Apr 2018
  • Russia’s foreign minister says relations “worse than in Cold War” | City A.M. 19 Apr 2018
  • Claims about Syria Attack “Unraveling” | Accuracy.Org 19 Apr 2018
  • The Crock of Appeasement – Antiwar.com Original 19 Apr 2018
  • Senior Civil Servants Still Deeply Sceptical of Russian Responsibility for Skripal Poisoning – Craig Murray 19 Apr 2018
  • How To Photograph Lighthouses In The Landscape 19 Apr 2018
  • Visit Strasbourg, one of France’s most intriguing cities | The Seattle Times 19 Apr 2018
  • Most Beautiful Rest Stops in America Photos | Architectural Digest 19 Apr 2018
  • Doomsday Clock (2017-2018) comic book review | Sci-Fi Movie Page 19 Apr 2018
  • What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week – The New York Times 19 Apr 2018
  • Circe, Madeline Miller, review: Feminist re-write of The Odyssey turns tale of subjugation into one of empowerment | The Independent 19 Apr 2018
  • A debut author’s advice on writing your first novel | British GQ 19 Apr 2018
  • Amateur mathematician cracks decades-old math problem | Science | AAAS 19 Apr 2018
  • Square Off Chess Board Uses AI To Move Pieces By Itself | Digital Trends 19 Apr 2018
  • The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says health conference | Article, News | News | UNISON National 19 Apr 2018
  • U.S.-led forces appear to be using white phosphorus in populated areas in Iraq and Syria – The Washington Post 18 Apr 2018
  • Alas, this is far from over! | The Vineyard of the Saker 18 Apr 2018
  • Trump Isn’t the First War Criminal President – He Should be the Last – Antiwar.com Blog 18 Apr 2018
  • Syria Robert Fisk’s Douma visit shows evidence of chemical attack ‘flimsy at best,’ Labour’s Chris Williamson charges | Morning Star 18 Apr 2018
  • Craig Murray : Living in Goebbels Land 18 Apr 2018
  • Japanese Artist Takashi Murakami on Sneakerheads and Subcultures | AnOther 18 Apr 2018
  • Gili Islands, Indonesia | CN Traveller 18 Apr 2018
  • The hidden charms of Singapore’s Little India – Destinations – The Jakarta Post 18 Apr 2018
  • Union Workers Rally at Tate Modern, Protesting Corporate Sponsor 18 Apr 2018
  • Jesmyn Ward | ‘I want to tell the truth about this place’ | The Bookseller 18 Apr 2018
  • Mohsin Hamid Speaks to Mayor’s Book Club: Author fills Central Library for talk about his Exit West – Arts – The Austin Chronicle 18 Apr 2018
  • Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic waste | Alphr 18 Apr 2018
  • Astronomers discovery trio of gas giant planets orbiting distant stars – BGR 18 Apr 2018
  • America’s Long History of Trying to Determine Who Rules Syria – Consortiumnews 17 Apr 2018
  • Allies vague on evidence linking Syria to chemical attack – ABC News 17 Apr 2018
  • Syria and the Revolt of the ‘Deplorables’ – Antiwar.com Original 17 Apr 2018
  • A Scottish MP asks the question on everyone’s lips during the parliamentary debate on Syria | The Canary 17 Apr 2018
  • Why You Should Use People In Your Landscapes 17 Apr 2018
  • Cheap Booze and Communist Nostalgia Are Always a Winning Formula – Roads & Kingdoms 17 Apr 2018
  • The Best European Destinations to Fly to on a Budget This Summer | Mental Floss 17 Apr 2018
  • It’s Nice That | New painting by David Hockney fronts the cover of The New Yorker 17 Apr 2018
  • Book Review: ‘Something Wonderful” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution’ | Book Reviews | rodgers and hammerstein | musicals | The Epoch Times 17 Apr 2018
  • A Portrait of our National Health Service – British Journal of Photography 17 Apr 2018
  • In trade dispute, China has a secret weapon | The Japan Times 17 Apr 2018
  • Robert Fisk Reports Head of Douma Clinic Denies Chemical Weapons Attack – Craig Murray 16 Apr 2018
  • On Believing MI6 – Craig Murray 16 Apr 2018
  • UAWire – Russian Foreign Minister: Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned with substance developed by NATO 16 Apr 2018
  • We must stop this madness before it is too late | Morning Star 16 Apr 2018
  • Why Do They Tell US Transparent Lies? – PaulCraigRoberts.org 16 Apr 2018
  • 5 Top Tips On Photographing Bridges 16 Apr 2018
  • World’s 10 most famous cinemas that are worth a visit | Stuff.co.nz 16 Apr 2018
  • Seven of the best European islands for winter sun – NZ Herald 16 Apr 2018
  • The spirit of ’68 – alive and kicking in Nanterre | Apollo Magazine 16 Apr 2018
  • A Young Spock Will Appear in Star Trek: Discovery Season Two 16 Apr 2018
  • Book review: ‘Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners,’ unforgettable free-verse poems for teens | Parenting | poststar.com 16 Apr 2018
  • In brief: Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts; House of Names; The Chameleon – reviews | Books | The Guardian 16 Apr 2018
  • China calls for calm and restraint over Syria – People’s Daily Online 16 Apr 2018
  • Hundreds of thousands demand release of independence leaders in Barcelona — RT World News 16 Apr 2018
  • WikiLeaks Secret Cable: “Overthrow The Syrian Regime, But Play Nice With Russia” | Zero Hedge 15 Apr 2018
  • ALERT: Syria first strike in World War 3 – Deep Analysis | Zero Hedge | Zero Hedge 15 Apr 2018
  • Missile Attack on Syria Is a Salute to ‘Russiagate’ Enthusiasts – Whether They Like It or Not – Antiwar.com Blog 15 Apr 2018
  • Just Who’s Pulling the Strings? – Craig Murray 15 Apr 2018
  • Waltz through hip Vienna, Travel News & Top Stories – The Straits Times 15 Apr 2018
  • The Photographer Who Documented the Underbelly of Chilean Society | AnOther 15 Apr 2018
  • When Photorealism Meets Delacroix 15 Apr 2018
  • Mutate or Die: Eighty Years of the Futurians’ Vision – Los Angeles Review of Books 15 Apr 2018
  • Heaven in Hawaii: How to get the best out of the Pacific’s paradise islands – Independent.ie 15 Apr 2018
  • Book Review: Ex-Combatants, Gender and Peace in Northern Ireland: Women, Political Protest and the Prison Experience | British Politics and Policy at LSE 15 Apr 2018
  • Book review: Kid me not – The Financial Express 15 Apr 2018
  • If you thought quantum mechanics was weird, check out entangled time 15 Apr 2018
  • TASS: Military & Defense – Syrian air defenses intercept 70% of US cruise missiles 14 Apr 2018
  • First Minister statement on airstrikes in Syria 14 Apr 2018
  • www.informationclearinghouse.info/49205.htm 14 Apr 2018
  • Russia warns Trump: we’re reaching ‘point of no return’ 14 Apr 2018
  • Some Dead Children Count More Than Others – Craig Murray 14 Apr 2018
  • The Trump Regime Is Insane – PaulCraigRoberts.org 14 Apr 2018
  • A new landscape photography exhibition makes abstract beauty from nature | London Evening Standard 14 Apr 2018
  • 7 best places beach lovers must visit in Portugal – Life and style 14 Apr 2018
  • The Story of Turkey’s Iznik Tiles and Where to Find Them | AFAR 14 Apr 2018
  • The Photographer Using Cowboy Culture to Subvert Traditional Gender Roles | AnOther 14 Apr 2018

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