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The great escape of bath toys in the Pacific

At the outset I felt no need to acquaint myself with the six degrees of freedom. I'd never heard of the Great North Pacific Garbage Patch. I liked my job and loved my wife and was inclined to agree…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3108 words)

How the north of England has suffered most in the downturn

PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1929 words)

the 'heretic' at odds with scientific dogma

AUTHOR:Tim Adams
PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2012
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2440 words)

the loo that saves lives in Liberia

For the worst country in the world, Liberia looks lush. All along the long road to Fish Town, the sumptuous rainforest on either side is a comfort, a green bath to soothe the dreadful red dust that…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 3, 2012
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2809 words)

incredible stories of the boys who walked to Europe

Behind the security bars of a spartan, white-tiled room, 25 youths are arranging bedrolls on the floor. The workers on the Salvation Army nightshift, who watch over these lone foreign teenagers in a…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 29, 2012
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2797 words)

how it feels to be young and struggling in the EU

Maybe being young is never easy. But being a twentysomething young European has rarely been more stressful.More than a quarter (28%) of Italians between 16 and 24 are unemployed. Others are…
AUTHOR:Viola Caon
PUBLISHED: Jan. 28, 2012
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2263 words)

lust and liberty in the 18th century

We believe in sexual freedom. We take it for granted that consenting men and women have the right to do what they like with their bodies. Sex is everywhere in our culture. We love to think and talk…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 20, 2012
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4053 words)
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