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Sex doesn't sell? This study into women's response to raunchy advertising starts wrong and gets worse
Tuesday 10 December 2013
The conclusion that women use sex as a bargaining tool is wildly outdated
Informa returns to the UK after fleeing from Gordon Brown
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Informa has announced plans to move its tax domicile back to Britain after five years in Switzerland — news that will help Chancellor George Osborne’s efforts to make the UK more tax-friendly.
Mobiles growth to push UK ad spend to $24bn by 2016
Monday 09 December 2013
Global advertising spend is set to hit a new record high in each of the next three years, marking the “strongest sustained period of growth in 10 years”, according to a leading media-buying agency.
Page 3 Profile: Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, ski jumper
Thursday 05 December 2013
And the award for the biggest loser in sport goes to…
‘Put it in my mouth’: Viewers outraged by apparent reference to oral sex in VIP e-cig advert
Wednesday 04 December 2013
The advertising watchdog received a 'significant number' of complaints after the advert was aired during I’m a Celebrity
Between The Sheets: What’s really going on in the world of books
Sunday 01 December 2013
Fans of the novelist Joanne Harris (and there are nearly 14,000 of them just on Twitter) will be pleased to know that she is working on about five things in that famous shed of hers, and has recently received a bolt of inspiration. At last week’s reception for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, Harris, who was a judge, told Between the Covers that reading about 150 science books had given her “lots” of inspiration. “Non-fiction is full of great stories,” she explains. If her next novel is about the search for the Higgs boson, we’ll know why.
Don’t be a grinch – just squinch
Tuesday 26 November 2013
There's a new facial expression in town...
Swiss voters reject '1:12' proposal to cap top executives’ pay in latest referendum
Sunday 24 November 2013
Swiss voters today overwhelmingly defeated a proposal to limit the pay of top executives to 12 times the wages of their lowliest employees.
Paperback review: An Essay on Typography, By Eric Gill
Saturday 23 November 2013
Even if the sexual activity of Gill was not widely known in 1931 when this classic work was first published, his repeated references to “love-making” might have suggested that his interests were not purely typographical. On the latter subject, he is authoritative: “Lettering is for us the Roman alphabet.”
Hal Needham: Film director who started out performing stunts and went on to make 'Smokey and the Bandit' and 'Cannonball Run'
Friday 22 November 2013
After thousands of film and television stunts in which he developed innovative techniques and technology, Hal Needham became Hollywood's highest-paid stuntman, commanding $25,000 a time. He also directed his own screenplay for the comedy-action film Smokey and the Bandit. It was one the highest-grossing films of 1977, beginning a franchise that saw two cinematic sequels and number of television movies.
Murdoch family tighten their grip on Vice
Thursday 21 November 2013
Everybody is talking about the youth media company since Rupert bought a stake. Now, James is set to join the board
Snapchat: Photo-sharing app rejects Facebook's $3bn acquisition offer
Thursday 14 November 2013
The two-year-old photo sharing app has experienced explosive growth amongst younger users but has yet to make any revenue at all
MP Nadhim Zahawi apologises for claiming taxpayers' money to heat his stables
Sunday 10 November 2013
Conservative member for Stratford on Avon says he will pay back some of the money after 'mistake' led him to claim more for second-home energy bills than any other MP
Seasonal advertising: As John Lewis well knows, commerce is the gift that keeps on giving
Sunday 10 November 2013
If its TV ad now sets the Christmas tone, then we have only ourselves to blame
Richard Dawkins attempts to shame Twitter after Bin Laden honey criticism
Tuesday 05 November 2013
Author of Selfish Gene says his outburst was not motivated by self-interest
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Scottish independence: What happens if Scotland votes yes at the referendum?
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Scottish independence: George Osborne offers Scotland fresh powers, but says no chance of sharing the pound
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'Bedroom tax' to be abolished as Coalition is rocked by Lib Dem-Labour alliance
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Nigel Farage says Britain needs to stand up for its 'Judeo-Christian values' to combat homegrown militants
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Scottish independence: 'Yes' vote takes the lead for first time in shock poll
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Ashya King's parents 'should not have been locked up in a foreign country for caring about their child'
- 1 Kelly Brook accused of trivialising domestic abuse... Again
- 2 Apple iPhone 6 launch: Six things to expect from iWatches to casual slacks
- 3 Ashya King: This story isn't quite what it seems
- 4 A bottle of wine a day is not bad for you and abstaining is worse than drinking, scientist claims
- 5 'Introvert' isn't a dirty word, or a character flaw to be overcome
i100: A single mother on benefits who became one of the world's most successful authors
11 rags-to-riches underdog success stories
Visit Kent with Simon Calder
Simon Calder explores the delights of England’s Garden in the south-easternmost corner of Britain, now only a swift rail ride away. Watch the video here.
Visit Essex with Simon Calder
Simon Calder gets acquainted with the grassy hills, crinkled coastline and picture-perfect market towns of this dreamy rural haven. Watch the video here.
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Update your holiday wardrobe
Update your holiday wardrobe with tropical prints, the perfect pair of sandals and some seriously stylish swimwear to make a splash in. Bon voyage.
Get Reddy
For a hint of autumnal elegance opt for boozy hues of tomato, rouge and claret. Get reddy says Melanie Wilkinson
Get the look. See the trends.
Westfield and Snapfashion team up to create a new digital styling tool. Create a style board or browse this season's trends. #editme.
Jake Bugg: "I’m the one I have to answer to…"
Fresh out of his teenage years, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg has achieved the kind of success that most aspiring musicians can merely dream of.
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