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how 'spontaneous' calls for relaunched Britannia were carefully stage-managed

The last royal yacht, Britannia, was scrapped in 1997 after Labour came to power. Photograph: PA It is a project for which the outpouring of support seems to have come from nowhere. In the past…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 21, 2012
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1012 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)

The Hacker is Watching

Melissa wondered why her goof-off sister was IM'ing from the next room instead of just padding over—she wasn't usually that lazy—so she walked over to see what was up. Suzy just…
SOURCE:www.gq.com
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4662 words)

'Have you seen Titanic? That's what it was like'

Passengers fought over lifeboats, a mother crawled up almost vertical corridors in pitch blackness with her daughter, and elderly couples sobbed as icy decks slipped under water.A harrowing picture…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 14, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1445 words)
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The writer who made millions by self-publishing online

When historians come to write about the digital transformation currently engulfing the book-publishing world, they will almost certainly refer to Amanda Hocking, writer of paranormal fiction who in…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2722 words)
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