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							<title><![CDATA[PostDesk /  Culture]]></title>
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											<title><![CDATA[Would you like that supersized? McDonald&#8217;s builds its largest branch on the Olympic Park &#8211; A recipe for a happy meal or disaster?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/mcdonalds-supersized-olympics]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:00:29 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom.Puddy]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[McDonald’s is going supersized; really, really supersized. As in 3,000 square metres of supersized. The fast food chain plans on building its largest branch in the world as part of the Olympics, and quite frankly, I wish them the best of luck with it. The structure will be a temporary one, made out of recycled [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[&#8220;I lost everything I’d worked for, my home and my wonderful children&#8221; &#8211; A father&#8217;s perspective of life after divorce]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/life-after-divorce]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Jun 2012 9:00:25 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Chapman]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Ring, ring, ring, ring. This is a typical evening as I try to call my children to see how their day has been. So often it’s never answered, despite several attempts throughout the evening. My name is Glenn Chapman. I’m 38, a dad of two and live in one of the most spectacular corners of [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[A feminist take on Kate and Pippa: The Royal Madonna and the Whore Dichotomy?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/feminist-kate-pippa-middleton]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:00:18 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[kellymarieblundell]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Since the advent of the One Dimensional Man&#8217;s collision with so-called sexual liberation of women, the Madonna whore dichotomy has never been more prevalent in society. From Jerry Hall&#8217;s now ubiquitous statement; &#8220;to keep a man; you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[What has alienated the settled population from traveller culture?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/alienated-traveller-gypsy-culture]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 May 2012 9:00:11 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[ameliaclarke]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Criticism of the traveller community is not unusual. Recently, discussing traveller culture with peers, many already had formed opinions on what they believed to be traveller culture. When confronted on their opinions, however, it is unsurprising that many are misinformed and tarring the entire culture with the same brush. There are three strands of traveller [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Is England the least patriotic nation in the world? Why is flying a St. George’s flag seen as racist?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/english-against-patriotism]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 May 2012 9:00:56 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom.Puddy]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[For some reason that I’ve never understood, Englishmen and women seem to have an inherent fear of showing patriotism. It’s not exactly like we’re lacking things of which to be proud. England has some of the most beautiful landscapes and sights in the world, with glorious architecture and wonderful countryside. England has fought against and [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Can journalism ever claim to work in the public interest, post Leveson Inquiry?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/journalism-public-interest-murdoch-leveson]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 May 2012 10:30:41 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lawrence Serewicz]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[The phone hacking scandal has revealed some painful truths about Murdoch’s media empire.  Those truths are uncomfortable for what they reveal about the relationship between the press and politicians.  The truth that is the most painful for democracy and the public is the fallacy of a free press working in the public interest. Rupert Murdoch’s [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Would gay marriage really &#8216;shame the UK&#8217;? Here&#8217;s why you should think twice if you oppose it]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/gay-marriage-for-and-against-debate]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 9:00:25 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Anthony]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Like it or not, gay marriage is now an “issue” in British politics and the question as to whether two people of the same gender should have the right to join together in marriage has set the commentariat alight. I’m not concerned with those who drone on about the issue of gay marriage being irrelevant, [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Starbucks now asks for your name when you buy coffee &#8211; but what do UK coffee lovers really want?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/starbucks-name-culture]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:30:50 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Harrison]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Starbucks have recently launched their “nice to meet you” campaign. The one minute video on their website promises to refer to their customers not by their drink order, “but instead as your folks intended – by your name”, encouraging us all to “say hello and introduce yourself”. Personally the one thing I think that my [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Digital privacy: Is giving up your personal information online leading to surveillance and discrimination?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/digital-privacy-surveillance-discrimination]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Feb 2012 9:30:22 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lawrence Serewicz]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Every day and every time we use our “smart phones” we are being tracked.  From Facebook’s use of tracking cookies to monitor users to Carrier IQ key logging software for “smart phones”; companies and governments are using digital surveillance. The surveillance is troubling in its own right, but there is a deeper concern. When the [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[From an evangelist without a cause: A love letter to Pret A Manger]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/why-every-business-needs-an-evangelist]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:40 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisleydon]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[Advertising and marketing in the tech world is leagues ahead of any other industry, admittedly because tech companies build new tools to better further their sales reach. However this doesn&#8217;t mean that companies in other sectors can&#8217;t pick up a few pointers and take note of some tricks that companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[The Young Entrepreneur: Now a popular career choice for teens, but how many are the real deal?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/young-entrepreneurs-uk-career-choice]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Dec 2011 8:30:10 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[chrisleydon]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[When I was still at school career choices were much simpler. You either wanted to be a footballer, or a Power Ranger. The latter being somewhat unfortunately unrealistic, most of the children my age aspired to be the next Ryan Giggs, Michael Owen or David Beckham (I&#8217;m too old for Rooney mania). Ask many school [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Where do I go on my gap year travels? Ideas please&#8230;]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/gap-year-travel-ideas]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Dec 2011 8:30:45 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[jamierumbelow]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[I’d like to use my blessed position as a writer for such a fascinating publication &#8211; with such an intelligent, articulate audience &#8211; to ask for some good old fashioned advice. This one goes out to all the globetrotters, the cosmopolites, the auspiciously œcumenical mortals that work to live and live to play. I’m currently on my [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[What the TV series &#8216;Friends&#8217; taught us]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/what-friends-taught-us]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Nov 2011 8:30:38 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Elise Duff]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[The generation previous to mine &#8211; not quite my parents, but those in between were called the &#8216;MTV generation&#8216;. The television channel which began airing in the 1980s was deemed to have a particular hold over young people in it&#8217;s original era. Somewhere along the way the phrase began to mean &#8216;the kids&#8217; and society [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[How Black Friday brings out the worst of America: This Friday, occupy your beds]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/black-friday-sales-crowds-occupy-your-beds-capitalism]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:00:32 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Sisskind]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[As Thanksgiving approaches, Americans begin to think about the important things in life. How long do I need to let the turkey thaw before putting it in the oven? Where am I going to stash all of my relatives coming in from San Fernando? Have we paid the electric bill so we don&#8217;t lose power [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[High resolution scans of an Argos catalogue from 1985: Shows how the world has changed and Argos have failed to keep up]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/british-argos-catalogue-1985-profits-shares-down]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:08:43 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[PostDesk Team]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[For those that don&#8217;t know, Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 800 stores. It is unique amongst major retailers in that it is a catalogue merchant, primarily displaying goods by catalogue, from which customers make their selections to purchase, pay, and then collect the items from an [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Green People founder Charlotte Vøhtz interview – toxic personal care products and why you should use natural cosmetics]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/charlotte-vohtz-green-people-interview-natural-cosmetics-sls-free]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Nov 2011 1:48:19 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[PostDesk Team]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[We interviewed the founder of Green People, one of the leading producers of organic skin care and natural beauty products. Few realise the harsh chemicals in personal care products and cosmetic can be harmful – especially SLS, commonly used in shampoo and toothpaste. In fact, there are a number of ingredients that should really be [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Interview with the British man who designed the Anonymous (V for Vendetta) mask, what he thinks of how it’s being used]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/an-interview-with-the-british-man-who-designed-the-anonymous-v-for-vendetta-mask-on-what-he-thinks-of-how-its-being-used]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:57:01 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam England]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[The man behind the now (in)famous &#8216;anonymous&#8217; mask is in fact David Lloyd &#8211; who started working in comics in the late 1970s, drawing for Halls of Horror, TV Comic and a number of Marvel UK titles. With writer Steve Parkhouse, he created the pulp adventure character Night Raven. Dez Skinn set up Warrior magazine [...]]]></description>
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											<title><![CDATA[Opinion: What&#8217;s wrong with smoking?]]></title>
											<link><![CDATA[http://www.postdesk.com/whats-wrong-with-smoking]]></link>
											<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:30:46 +0100]]></pubDate>
											<dc:creator><![CDATA[jamierumbelow]]></dc:creator>
											<description><![CDATA[My name is Jamie Rumbelow, and, from time to time, I enjoy a cigarette. In fact, I’m smoking one right now. I’m sitting at my desk, feeling suitably bohemian, writing this opinion piece, drinking a latte and inhaling the last few drags of a roll-up. The cigarette in question comprises of a green Rizla paper, [...]]]></description>
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