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14Feb/23

Valentine’s Day’s connection with love was probably invented by Chaucer and other

February 14, 2023Human InterestCarl Wilhelm de Hamilton, Chivalric romance, Claudius Gothicus, Courtly love, Crato, Creative Commons, Durham, Fowles, Geoffrey Chaucer, Italy, John Gower, Literature, London, Ma, Medieval literature, Natalie Goodison, Oton de Grandson, Pardo, Rome, Saint Valentine, Terni, The Canterbury Tales, Tradition, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Whanadmin

Natalie Goodison, Durham University

As an undergraduate, on a tour of Europe, I happened to step into the church where Saint Valentine’s head was kept. The tour guide told us a (likely fictitious) story about Saint Valentine performing forbidden marriages for persecuted Christians under the Roman emperor Claudius Gothicus (possibly 269-270 AD). Valentine was then imprisoned and beheaded in Rome.

His saint’s day has since become a celebration of romance. But earlier medieval accounts of Valentine’s life contain no mention of his association with love.

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31Jan/23

THE WHO: THE WHO WITH ORCHESTRA LIVE AT WEMBLEY

January 31, 2023MusicAlbums, Concept albums, I'm One, London, Mod revival, Musicians, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Record labels, Rock musicals, Rock operas, The Who, Tommy, United Kingdomadmin

On July 6, 2019, The Who headlined Wembley Stadium in London for the first time in forty years. The show was the only U.K. date on their ‘Moving On’ Tour and featured the band accompanied by an over 50-piece orchestra performing classic tracks from Quadrophenia, Tommy, Who’s Next, Who Are You and more as well tracks from their WHO album, their first studio release in thirteen years. Continue reading

30Jan/23

Deep Fake Neighbour Wars: ITV’s comedy shows how AI can transform popular culture

January 30, 2023TelevisionAdrienne De Ruiter, Applications of computer vision, Ariana Grande, Artificial intelligence applications, Chris Ume, Computer graphics, Conor McGregor, Corridor Digital, Creative Commons, Daniel Emmet, Deep learning, Deepfake, deepfakes, Dominic Lees, Donald Trump, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, framestore, Fred Sassy, Greta Thunberg, Human behavior, Humans, Idris Elba, Julie Andrews, Kanye West, Keanu Reeves, Kendrick Lamar, Kim Kardashian, Kobe Bryant, Lisa Bode, London, Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, Mashup, matt stone, Nico Pueringer, Nipsey Hussle, OJ Simpson, Pornography, Sam Gorski, Simon Cowell, Sweden, The Technology S, Tom Cruise, Tom Graham, Trey Parker, United Kingdom, Viral videoadmin

Dominic Lees, University of Reading

ITVX’s Deep Fake Neighbour Wars is the breakthrough in television’s use of artificial intelligence that experts in the cultural use of deepfakes like myself have been waiting for.

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19Jan/23

The British government will block a bill passed by the Scottish parliament that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender

January 19, 2023Human InterestAlister Jack, Argentina, Constitution of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Edinburgh, Government of the United Kingdom, Ireland, James Mitchell, London, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011, Nicola Sturgeon, Politics of Scotland, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish National Party, Scottish nationalists, Scottish Parliament, United Kingdomadmin

UK uses power to block Scottish bill for the first time
Sturgeon: decision is an attack on devolved powers
Unclear how issue may impact support for independence

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The British government will block a bill passed by the Scottish parliament that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender, its Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said on Monday, the first time it has invoked the power to veto a Scottish law.

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19Jan/23

Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages

January 19, 2023Human InterestAnglican Communion, Anglicanism, Anglo-Catholicism, Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches, Canterbury, Christian denominational families, Christian denominations, Church of England, Homosexuality and the Anglican Communion, Justin Welby, London, Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, Protestantism, Same-sex marriage, United Kingdomadmin

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the centuries-old institution said it would stick to its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

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10Jan/23

INRIX: Return to Work, Higher Gas Prices & Inflation Drove Americans to Spend Hundreds More in Time and Money Commuting

January 10, 2023TransportBoston, Car, Chicago, INRIX, INRIX Inc., Land transport, London, New York, Paris, Road traffic management, Road transport, Traffic congestion, Transport, Transportation planning, United Statesadmin

INRIX, Inc., a world leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, today published the 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard that identified and ranked congestion and mobility trends in more than 1,000 cities, across 50 countries. Chicago (155 hours), Boston (134 hours), and New York (117 hours) lost the most time to traffic congestion in the U.S. and were all in the top five for most congested cities in the world, alongside London (156 hours) and Paris (138 hours). Continue reading

24Dec/22

UK Nurses can now apply for USD $ 250,000 award till 10th January, 2023

December 24, 2022HealthcareArticles, Aster DM Healthcare, Health, International Nurses Day, London, Nursing, Nursing in the United Kingdom, United Kingdomadmin

Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award, an initiative by leading integrated healthcare provider Aster DM Healthcare, to recognize the contribution of nurses to the community, has announced an extension of the deadline for nurses based and working in the UK till 10th January 2023, given that London will be hosting the awards ceremony on International Nurses Day – 12th May, 2023. Applications from all countries, except UK, closed on 12th December. Continue reading

21Dec/22

Christmas films: there might be some truth to stories about hometown romances, according to research

December 21, 2022FilmsCreative Commons, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, Interpersonal attraction, London, Netherlands, Personal life, Physical attractiveness, Seduction, Trope, Viren Swami, Vriezenveenadmin

Viren Swami, Anglia Ruskin University

The festive season seems to be a good time for love, or so many Christmas films would have us believe. One incredibly popular trope is “the return” – where the main character, usually with a successful career in the city, returns to their hometown for the festive period.

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21Dec/22

Why do people feel lonely at Christmas? Here’s what the research says

December 21, 2022ReasearchAndrea Wigfield, Articles, Caregiving, Chronic condition, Creative Commons, Emotions, Friendship, Human behavior, Interpersonal relationships, John Ratcliffe, London, Loneliness, Philosophy of love, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social connection, Social isolation, United Kingdom, Young careradmin

Andrea Wigfield, Sheffield Hallam University and John Ratcliffe, Sheffield Hallam University

Christmas is said to be a time for connecting with friends, family and having fun. But it can also be time of loneliness. Indeed, the results of a 2018 survey looking at loneliness during Christmas time in the UK revealed that 17% of people felt more lonely over the festive period.

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19Dec/22

Why Wellcome closed its Medicine Man exhibition – and others should follow suit

December 19, 2022MedicineAnaïs Walsdorf, British Museum, Charles Thompson, Collection, Congo, Conservation and restoration of human remains, Creative Commons, Culture, Exempt charities, Henry van der Weyde, Henry Wellcome, Humanities, India, London, Medicine Man, Museology, Museums, Nigeria, Oliver Dowden, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, Oxford, Paira Mall, United Kingdom, Wellcome Collection, Wellcome Trustadmin

Anaïs Walsdorf, University of Warwick

In November the Wellcome Collection closed their Medicine Man gallery. In a Twitter thread, they acknowledged that “the display still perpetuates a version of medical history that is based on racist, sexist and ableist theories and language.”

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