Kevin Whelan at Pundit Review writes: Me and the guys from Blue Mass Group, Massachusetts leading liberal blog, are putting our petty political differences aside to try and raise money for the Jared C. Monti Scholarship Fund. Jared was KIA in Afghanistan in 2006 and recently became only the 6th person since 2001 to be… Continue reading

We’re learning more about Shakespeare’s rivals in the Elizabethan Theatre: Before 1594, the kaleidoscope of acting companies was becoming impossible for the City authorities to control. Then deals were done, and for six years, from about 1594 to 1600, a monopoly – or duopoly – was granted to two companies only, the Admiral’s and the… Continue reading

Galaxies embrace

What’s intriguing about scriptwriter Richard Farrell is that there sure looks to be a family resemblance. Today on the Morning Media Menu, journalist, author, and screenwriter Richard Farrell gave advice for aspiring screenwriters and memoir writers. Farrell recently publisher his heroin memoir “What’s Left of Us,” and helped write The Fighter–an upcoming film starring Christian… Continue reading

Sometimes miracles happen in the lab…. In order to get on of our pigments, we need to synthesise a piece of DNA. A very large piece of DNA, that would normally cost around £3000 to get synthesised, effectively blowing our synthesis budget for this project. I’ve been spending most of last week agonising about how… Continue reading