News you might have missed - October 2013

Political

The Case for Canamerica
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/10/03/the_case_for_canamerica_canada_america_merger?wp_login_redirect=0

The case for Canada and the USA becoming one country... Intriguing!

Plymouth lollipop man resigns over high-five council row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-24516676

It's health and safety gone mad...

Tristram Hunt rules himself out of ever being a minister in a coalition or minority government
http://markreckons.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tristram-hunt-rules-himself-out-of-ever.html

LGBT

Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman Probably Had Sex Once
http://the-toast.net/2013/09/17/oscar-wilde-and-walt-whitman-did-it/

When Oscar met Walt...

When Amazon Went to War With Lesbians

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2013/10/21/amazon_com_versus_amazon_bookstore_the_1999_legal_tussle_was_rancorous.html

Linkbait headline but still interesting...

UK Supreme Court rejects Northern Ireland Health Minister’s appeal against gay adoption
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/22/uk-supreme-court-rejects-northern-ireland-health-ministers-appeal-against-gay-adoption/

Good

Sussex head teacher takes a stand against bullies who use ‘gay’ as derogatory insult
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/26/sussex-head-teacher-takes-a-stand-against-bullies-who-use-gay-as-derogatory-insult/

Why is this news? Surely all schools should be doing this...

Irish Deputy Prime Minister promises equal marriage referendum by 2015
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/28/irish-deputy-prime-minister-promises-equal-marriage-referendum-by-2015/

Sounds good...

Mathew Hulbert meets...Stephen Donnan (Convener of the LGBT group in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland)

http://lgbt.co.uk/interviews/531-mathew-hulbert-meets-stephen-donnan

An interesting Q&A

Entertainment

Boy Meets World Cast Reunites On The Pages Of Entertainment Weekly
http://perezhilton.com/2013-10-17-boy-meets-world-entertainment-weekly-reunion-reunited-original-cast#sthash.YuZo5d9u.gbpl

Boy Meets World cast reunite...

I Can't Keep It Covered Up Any Longer!
http://www.erinboag.com/boagsblog/i-cant-keep-it-covered-up-any-longer

More strictly news...

The Great British Bake Off: why did our show attract so much vitriol? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/22/great-british-bake-off-ruby-dandoh

Ruby fights back...

'Murder, She Wrote' Reboot in the Works at NBC With Octavia Spencer
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/murder-she-wrote-reboot-works-650632

Was bound to happen sooner or later...

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Trailer Lands
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39207

Looks great

Science

How not to run a women in science campaign
http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/oct/14/science-policy-women

Danielle Lee called an "urban whore": How Scientific American bungled the racist, sexist incident.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/10/14/danielle_lee_called_an_urban_whore_how_scientific_american_bungled_the_racist.html

Not the reaction i would have hoped for...

Sexual assault and drinking: Teach women the connection.
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/10/sexual_assault_and_drinking_teach_women_the_connection.html

Good advice (and not victim blaming)

Northampton

Restoration of Delapre Abbey secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment
http://www.northampton.gov.uk/news/article/1695/restoration_of_delapre_abbey_secures_heritage_lottery_fund_investment

Good news

And finally…

29 People Who Make You Proud To Be British
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/29-true-british-heroes

There are some modern classics here - Hooty McOwlface!