Trebuchet Issue 4

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Rich Robinson [Black Crowes] : Interview

'it’s the imperfection that makes you stand out. Neil Young can sing like Bruno Mars but no one can sing like Neil Young, and a million people can sing like Bruno Mars.' ...

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Looking for Johnny Thunders [Film]

Screening and director Q&A of Looking for Johnny Thunders. Details...

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RIP Colin McQuillan [Photos]

Irreverent and raucous, Runnin' Riot brought a touch of humour and attitude to Northern Ireland's punk scene...

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Busdriver : Perfect Hair

We are understandably fazed when approached by new aspects of music genres that are pushing the dimensions of their own genre to another space and alien neighbourhood. The fazing affect of finding a...

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Dr John : Ske-Dat-De-Dat

This is not offensively bad, or indeed really bad at all, but it feels like an awful waste of potential. ...

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Blame it on Sleep Drunkenness

Sleep drunkenness disorder involves confusion or inappropriate behavior...

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Fretful Smartphone Loss Trauma IS REAL!

The loss of one's smart phone not only represents an immediate disconnection from one's online contacts but is also a potential privacy and security risk...

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NASA Finds Interstellar Stardust

If confirmed, these particles would be the first samples of contemporary interstellar dust....

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Caffeine Reduces TInnitus

Incidence of reported tinnitus was 15 percent lower among those women who consumed 450 to 599 mg/day of caffeine....

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Tolkien, Art & Metal: Paul R. Gregory Interview

This year Bloodstock is summoning visions of the dark lord through an onsite exhibition by Bloodstock festival founder and painter Paul Raymond Gregory....

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Educated and Elitist : Tea Party Thinking

The political polarization that we witness today is linked to the way in which Americans live in segregated worlds...

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Singapore’s Library Board Pulps Books

Should the library be allowed to impose a moralistic "pro-family" (anti-LGBTQ) policy over its public access collections and withdraw those books which do not reflect those so-called "community...

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Send Scriptonite to Palestine!

This is not a conflict, it is a slowly unfolding genocide....

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Googling Pregnancy Advice

Following the women's first visit to the obstetrician, many of them still turned to the Internet -- in the form of both search engines and social media -- to find answers to their questions...

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Buy Before You Die

Marketing's cringiest ebb to date: 'some people might want to spend more and work less – just in case their time runs out'...

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Blake / St. Mungo’s Broadway : Interview

Homelessness can affect anybody and everybody. Homelessness is not a class or economic problem. It’s a social and support problem....

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Matisse Live : Tate Modern

Here art is about joy, tranquillity and hope. Not all art can be like this, but when it is, it is often at its most beautiful and poignant...

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Fat’s ‘Off’ Switch Found

Scientists this week reported that a molecular pathway called mTORC1 controls the conversion of unhealthy white fat into beige fat...

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The Real Deal : M. Patrik Romanskylov [Interview]

I’m the real deal. I had to add so many ‘Posts’ before the ‘Modern’ to make that distinction clear...

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Jon Edwards, Anne-Marie Helder (Panic Room) : Interview

It’s fun for us as musicians to see how the material subtly changes and develops when you play it live...

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How to erase a memory – and restore it

'We can form a memory, erase that memory and we can reactivate it, at will'. UCSD scientists get god-like....

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Politics as usual, Has Failed

In our time, politics as usual has failed to address the most pressing issues of the age...

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The NHS ‘Permanent Frontier’

We either acquiesce to the piecemeal destruction of our public services, or we remove all support for those who seek to destroy them....

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Screentime Makes Kids Sick

Regular exercise and avoiding excessive use of electronic media constitute efficient means of preventing type 2 diabetes and vascular diseases...

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Tech News: Don’t Eat Magnets

This study shows a significant increase in the rate of multiple magnet-related injuries between 2002 and 2012...

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Rush Vinyl Competition

Sign up to our newsletter for the chance to win Rush's legendary debut on limited edition vinyl with loads of extras....

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Environmentally, Graphene is Not All Good

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”H/dropcapad to be. It’s a self-fulfilling prophesy. The wondermaterial that was going to change the destiny of humankind. This time...

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Oops! The Neural Pathway of Error Correction

The first neural circuit for "oops" : the precise moment when one becomes consciously aware of a self-made mistake and takes corrective action...

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Athlete’s Urine : Aged for 10 Years

Samples taken from athletes to spot signs of doping should be stored for 10 years, to enable technology to catch up with substances that currently evade detection...

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Tori Amos : Unrepentant Geraldines

Striking a balance between vivid imagery and staying the right side of the absurdity barrier. Her lyrics might be colourful, but they are never lurid....

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