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I, Ludicrous blog number two: Professionals
We've had a pep talk from Mark E Smith and played our first gig. Tonight we'll baffle some students
Gary Gygax, co-creator of D&D;, dies at 69
You will have already heard the sad news, but Gamesblog couldn't let it pass without a brief mention. Gary Gygax, who along with Dave Arneson, created the Dungeons & Dragons phenomenon, died yesterday at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin....
Travel editor's response to yesterday's blog
So, Max is 19 and off on his own for the first time to travel around India and Thailand. You can bet he's feeling a lot older and more worldly-wise this morning. I take on board many of the criticisms...
Why is missing Shannon not getting the same coverage as Madeleine?
Last night I was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight about the difference in the scale of media coverage following the disappearances of Madeleine McCann and Shannon Matthews. As so often with live broadcasts, the discussion was unsatisfying...
Fraser Lewry's Animal Alphabet: K
The author finds himself licensed to krill, but then so was the pet shop he bought them from ...
Saving the world on company time
Companies that drive the consumer society should pay their employees to atone. Yes, we need a 'greed offset'
Demand Media buys Pluck The firm run by former MySpace Chairman Richard Rosenblatt said on Tuesday it has purchased web media syndication company Pluck as part of an expansion of its Internet social media business. Source: Reuters Nielsen says...
Debate: can science solve development problems?
James Randerson examines a new enterprise that aims to bring together scientists, NGOs and communities in developing countries to help tailor solutions to practical problems on the ground. But will it work?
Crunch time for social enterprises
Ministers need to do more to encourage social enterprise, says Patrick Butler
After five days of losses, there was finally some relief for UK markets today as the FTSE 100 managed to hold onto its daily gains
Lib Dem 'shadow cabinet' bears no comparison with real thing
Four out of 10 Lib Dem MPs are members of their party's frontbench
US elections 2008: What the convoluted result in the Lone Star state portends for the rest of the race
No Flash on the iPhone, says Jobs
It doesn't lok as though Apple's chief executive is about to adopt Adobe Flash any time soon
Backing up bookmarks (and Favorites)
Paul Sofer has invested time in assembling web links and wants to save them
Part-time students need full-time attention
To successfully widen participation, the government needs to take better care of part-time students and those with disabilities
'We were there man, at the top of our game'
Riazat Butt with a Islamophonic for February • Listen to this edition of Islamophonic on your computer • The Islamophonic podcast feed URL • Subscribe for free via iTunes...
All aboard mayor Ken's brass-neck bus to Beijing
Ken Livingstone's decision to send a London bus over to Beijing has the distinct flavour of some terrible English caper movie
Mariah Carey not planning to reproduce at the present time
Sad news for all good rehab clinics, now, as strong-willed diva Mariah Carey - she doesn't "do" stairs - has ruled out providing them with an in-patient of the future. "I really would have to be very, very positive that...
Virgin's 'biofuels flight' yesterday was a PR exercise, but like the fuel itself, it may do more harm than good
Listen to the Guardian's exclusive podcast of Prof Alan Sokal's annual Sense About Science lecture.
Michael Grade was still suffering today from the cold that laid him low last week just as he was unveiling the dramatic hiring of Peter Fincham to replace Simon Shaps. Interestingly, Shaps' departure seems so amicable that the outgoing director...
Is the sicknote culture a symptom of a lazy workforce or inflexible employers, ask Ian Wylie
This notion emerges from the Qur'an's frequent reminder to Muslims to be modest and moderate
Keeping up with your favourite contributors
Following the rollout of guardian.co.uk's new look - some areas of the site temporarily disappeared from our search engine. So, our apologies - a fix is being rolled out at the moment, and normal service is returning to search. In...
