All posts by Rhuaridh Marr
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Axis of Autos
Volkswagen must be feeling pretty reflective right now. This year sees the 65th anniversary of the humble Beetle’s introduction to the U.S. market, with the...
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Apple’s Tech Tease
There are those who won’t take notice of a product category until Apple wades into it. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is famous for closely studying...
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AT&T condemns Russia’s anti-gay law ahead of Sochi Olympics
Major Olympics sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa and McDonald’s continue to remain silent on Russia’s “gay propaganda” law, which passed last year and restricts the freedoms of...
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Brew Dog creates beer that mocks Putin for anti-gay stance
“I am a beer for uber hetero men who ride horses while topless and carrying knives. I am a beer to mark the 2014 Winter...
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Secretary Kerry recognizes Ambassador McFaul’s pro-LGBT stance in Russia
“That’s why he stood up for the rights of LGBT individuals.” —Secretary of State John Kerry, in a statement regarding Ambassador Mike McFaul, who has...
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Scotland passes gay marriage bill
Same-sex couples are celebrating in Scotland as the Scottish Parliament has passed the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, which legalizes same-sex weddings in the country. It...
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Milestones and In-Fighting
It was a week of milestones and petty in-fighting in the automotive world this past week. As one of the potential future directions of the...
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West Winging It
Given my nation of birth, Britain, it could be expected that my personal politics would be heavily influenced by the ethical socialism that proved popular...
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Disney Channel makes history with first gay couple
The Disney Channel made history Sunday night in an episode of family sitcom Good Luck Charlie. The sub-plot of the episode revolved around daughter Charlie’s...
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Ugandan President won’t sign anti-gay law unless it’s proven people aren’t born gay
“Unless I have got confirmation from scientists that this condition is not genetic, but a behaviour that is acquired, I will not sign the bill“...
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Whimsy and Reality
While there’s no shortage of production metal at an auto show, the real draw for the journalists and members of the public who crowd the...
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“Password” no longer most popular password, something equally as stupid is
C’mon, people. For every security blunder at a major firm that leads to millions of users’ passwords being leaked, there’s hundreds of thousands of other...
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CES 2014
Another year, another intense Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The annual pilgrimage by the world’s technology companies to Sin City is every kind of...
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Spanish cardinal labels homosexuality as deficient
“With all due respect, I say that homosexuality is a deficient way to manifest one’s sexuality, because the latter has a structure and a goal,...
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Star of “The Bachelor” calls gay people more perverted, doesn’t want them on TV
Juan Pablo Galavis, star of reality dating show The Bachelor, has derided the possibilty of a gay or bisexual bachelor appearing on the show in an...
