Congratulations to Leah Coombs for winning the personal page competition - your Amazon voucher has been emailed to you so don't delete it!!

Amber Mellowship was the only other entrant - there's a little consolation prize on its way to you!

Thanks for taking part you two - what happened to the rest of you?!!!

Watch out - it's Mischief Night By Tamsyn Kent
BBC News Magazine

Treacle-smearing, egg-throwing, gate-stealing, it can only mean one thing - Mischief Night. It is a centuries-old tradition in northern England, but barely known elsewhere in the UK. So, what is it?


Starsuckers celebrity hoax dupes tabloids
From 'flamey' Amy Winehouse to Russell Brand the banker

Grand Tour Great Timing on this Channel 4 Show for A2

SPACES AND PLACES
Who still uses internet cafes?
"....the internet cafe is still a space where we can combine the act of solitary surfing with the physical proximity of other humans. "

Where I write - creative spaces - writer's rooms

Celebrity and Health Reform?
How has the Death of Elvis, Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson (and many, many more) affected health education?

When did Feminism go Nuts? Does this need further introduction? Warning: may contain Nuts!
The Health Care argument US of A. & 'Death Panel' Interesting arguments that look at the health care debate and also aspects of culture and communication, especially using the emotive language of fear. Lengthy but both worth a read.

The King is Dead! Long live the King! How times change - an interesting letter in the Guardian. 1977!

AS Unit 1 Understanding Communication and Culture
From The Times July 18, 2009
How social kissing is changing

Once a simple ‘mwah, mwah’ — or even a peck on the cheek — was fine. But the way we greet people is changing. Simon Mills tries to decipher the new rules of social kissing

COMMS1 Identity and Self
Really interesting website by Ted Polhemus suggested by Helen Jones

A2 Unit 3 Spaces and Places

Changing Cityscapes - Manchester Changing Cityscapes - Glasgow Places and Spaces Milton Keynes: don't you just love it? The 'new' town famous for its concrete cows is now 40 years old, and maybe it's not as dire as people think.
Who still uses internet cafes? "....the internet cafe is still a space where we can combine the act of solitary surfing with the physical proximity of other humans. "

Some very useful resources suggested by Paul Coffman - thanks very much Paul!

Some Teaching Resources on the Internet.doc


Instant Po-Mo Essay
Desperately short of an essay? Try clicking on the title above for your instant post-modernism essay. It is actually a computer generator which randomly compiles absolutely meaningless essays using post-modernist language. Can be quite amusing too...looking at how language can be manipulated to hoodwink and confuse, and also what to avoid!

pSongs that saved your life

The Comtesse Despair runs a website aimed at those with a more morbid view of life combined with a love of architecture and the weird and wonderful. At the moment she is writing unusually personal information about her life on the theme 'Albums/songs that Saved my Life'.

Plinthers! The live streaming (and past efforts) of those on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. Eclectic.

Banned Book Week? Only in the United States!

Technology: Gnovis has an interesting article on 'twitternactments'. The ultimate in minimalism?

Remember - " Looking good, feeling fit" and "The Writing's on the Wall" are OFF the specification for this year.

They have been replaced with:
'Clothes make the person: to what extent are we what we wear?' and
"In my room: personal places and their wider cultural significance"
Have a look at this series of videos by young people called "What's in my room" - an idea for a case study?

Feedback on the AS Level Exam 2009
For dates, costs and further details see the discussion thread posted in Communication and Culture teachers group by Pete Hardy. Find the group in the left-hand margin of this page.