Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:03:58
The effect of television’s portrayal of Halloween’s traditions and tales is a perpetuation of a holiday that might otherwise have waned with the religion that hijacked it. It is quite difficult, at even the best of times, to overlook the massive effect that television has had on the world, the ubiquitous box in the corner […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:02:07
Let’s take a look at the role food plays in Halloween and which of the many foodstuffs associated with this holiday that we recommend. Halloween, based as it is on a feast at the end of trade and warfare season in the land of the Celts, has much in its rich tapestry that stems from […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:01:03
Many believe the modern Halloween began as the Irish Celtic festival of Samhain and so we take a look at the history of feasting, tale telling and human sacrifice. All Hallow’s Eve, or Halloween as we are more apt to call it these days, occurs just as the autumn begins to twist into winter, as […]
Nich Moore October 21, 2014 00:00:13
Halloween might have started off as a drunken remembrance for those lost in the previous year but it has morphed into something entirely different. As October rolls on we get closer and closer to the supernatural themed festivities that are shrouded by the umbrella term “Halloween”. With origins lost in the mists of time and […]
Nich Moore October 20, 2014 12:33:29
The typically quite staid atmosphere of British politics has recently been sent into a frenzy by surprising results in some unforeseen elections. If you think the outbreak of Ebola in western Africa has sent ripples of fear and panic around the world the possibility of slowly bleeding to death in an isolation ward staffed by […]
Nich Moore October 17, 2014 09:22:43
The Sixer’s long term team rebuilding strategy has the NBA up in arms and looks set to introduce some reforms to combat this “embarrassing” tactic of tanking. Whilst Joseph Schumpeter wasn’t the first to coin the term, nor even outline its principle causes and results, the theory of “creative destruction” has been, since the 1950s, […]
Nich Moore October 15, 2014 09:44:21
With a grant from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Dr. Lowe hopes to make students aware of the knock-on effects of problem gambling. The numerous detrimental effects of problem gambling on individuals, families and the communities in which they live are evident and manifest. The domino effect of social harm that stems from addiction and […]
Nich Moore October 13, 2014 17:18:57
Pokerstars held a chess-poker challenge to mark the start of the Douglas Open on the Isle of Man but what has draw these two together? At first glance the worlds of chess and poker might not seem to be all that similar. The world of chess grand masters brings to mind the summit style tournaments […]
Nich Moore October 10, 2014 18:26:27
The Formula 1 motor racing season returns to Russia after a century and brings with it the Mercedes rivalry which is still the talk of the paddock. Still reeling from the tragedy in Japan that left Jules Bianchi, the French driver for the Marussia Team, in critical, but thankfully stable condition, the Formula 1 circus […]
Nich Moore October 8, 2014 19:15:12
Macau has in recent years been a success story of mammoth proportions but will a mounting list of little issues bring down the beast? When the Portuguese began the process of returning Macau to the sovereignty of China it was out of a desire to shed the past. The Carnation Revolution of the mid-seventies had […]
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