2010-01-15

Professor David Nutt fulfils his promise to establish a new scienctific drug advisory board. The Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs has secured three years of funding for its research from an unamed benefactor.

Take a look here and here for more info.

2010-01-08

Could wind power be the key? This is a question that many have asked in the last few years, with the calls for investigation rising during the energy price hikes. An interesting new report suggests, with actual facts for once, that wind power could make the UK a serious energy provider for both itself and Europe. yes, the UK as an Energy provider. Read here to find out more.

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Political Doc

Karl Marx for Dummies

Forget Das Kapital, watch this for a very basic and quick lecture from an economic anthropologist at Cambridge University

Its quite interesting and its fairly straight forward. Hope you enjoy.

Live Music

Therapy? Tour hits the UK again

Returning for another bite of the live cherry Belfast's premier hard rock outfit continue to serve up nothing less than musical mana.

Dutch hip-Hop

Pete Philly & Perquisite- Mystery Repeats

This 2007 follow up to 'MindState' cements this Dutch duos reputation as the masters of poignant and chilled hip-hop.

Seriously, buy this record. Nothing else sounds quite as gorgeous and free of modern rap cliche.

Live Comedy

Tim Minchin - Are You Ready For This

This Autumn sees our favourite part elf part ginger hedge return to tread barefoot on the stages of the UK.

Combining comedy with music is frequently a tricky task, though seemingly not for this performer. Minchin energetically twists and turns through religion and racism, through to relationships and boobs. Yes, boobs. Catch him live quick before he escapes back to continue the tour in his native Australia.

Political Cinema

The Baader Meinhof Complex(2008)

Uli Edels fascinating retelling of the birth, growth and eventual collapse of the West German militant group the RAF(Red Army Faction).

The piece explores both the impact of the actions of this group on individuals and society as a whole, whilst questioning in an unbiased manner the concept of global revolutionary struggle. Edels shies away from over dramatising an already difficult chapter in how the western world learned to deal with what they class as terrorism. Instead along with an excellent cast he creates what feel like a series of snap-shots that detail the final derailment of European revolutionary ideal by both the authorities and the personalities engaged in these acts.