From kathleen barrington: 20 December 2009By Kathleen Barrington
In the late 1980s a bunch of friends rented a flat in the London suburb of Kingsbury in an area where many Indians had long been settled. The first time we visited our corner shop, we were surprised to find that, in between the okra and poppadums, [...]
From Adrian Russell:
1 The Paul McGrath Award for best disappearing act: Kenny Egan
More used to jumping rope, Egan skipped off to New York at the end of February. The Olympic silver medal wining boxer caused quite a stir as Twitter lost one of it’s biggest proponents and the social diarists were missing a once-reliable cast [...]
From Bibliocook: All About Food:
I’ve always been a fan of porridge. It’s one of those things that seems to fit in perfectly with a cold morning at the cottage: a steaming bowlful, topped with some stewed fruit and a dollop of natural yoghurt is just the thing to set myself and Little Missy up for [...]
From Claire O’Connell:
During the summer I was asked to participate in a live radio programme (Spirit Moves, RTE) asking whether there is a god. I was flattered to be asked, although also bewildered as to why they did. They wanted a scientist’s perspective, they told me, so I agreed to it.
As we filed into the [...]
From Adrian Russell:
Dr. Emmett Brown: If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour… you’re gonna see some serious shit.
After his winning goal at Anfield on Sunday, Arshavin goes back to the future to dump on Liverpool again.
This post first appeared on www.adrianrussell.net
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From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:
The Supreme Court ruling this week that human embryos do not have the same legal protection under the Irish constitution as the ‘unborn’ child in the womb, has major implications for couples undergoing fertility treatment here.
For many couples, fertility treatment means the man’s sperm and the woman’s egg are brought [...]
From Bibliocook: All About Food:
I love good olive oil and I especially love Colletta Olivieri Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which is imported direct from Italy by producer Lino Olivieri. This week he will be taking delivery of the delicious olio nuovo, new season olive oil, from his family’s farm in Puglia so if you’re [...]
From Science Spinning by Seán Duke:
Ireland’s funding allocation for science, technology, and innovation (STI) is to be cut by 4.4% in 2010.
And in a major change of policy, a single stream of funding—under the control of the government department responsible for job creation—is to replace the existing arrangement for which a wide range of bodies [...]
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From Bibliocook: All About Food:
I love good olive oil and I especially love Colletta Olivieri Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which is imported direct from Italy by producer Lino Olivieri. This week he will be taking delivery of the delicious olio nuovo, new season olive oil, from his family’s farm in Puglia so if you’re [...]
