LOOKING FOR SOME articles and videos to help break up the afternoon, but only have 10 minutes to spare?
Try these nuggets for size – all take 10 minutes or less to enjoy.
Ashoka Mukpo contracted the Ebola virus while working as a freelance journalist in Liberia. [Vice - 10 mins]
This week it was announced that notorious murderer Charles Manson would be getting married in prison. Here the BBC examine the ongoing fascination with him. [BBC - 6 mins]
The new Band Aid 30 single has been released by Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and Co. Here Vox has a few questions about the track. [Vox - 2 mins]
This week the PFAI came under heavy criticism over a blog post defending rapist footballer Ched Evans. Is this a problem with wider attitudes? [TheJournal.ie - 5 mins]
5. The rise of the Spanish left wing
If you think Sinn Féin have the Fine Gaels and Fianna Fáils of this world worried – you should see ‘Podemos’ – a radical left-wing Spanish party. The group was formed earlier this year and has gained ground rapidly. [OpenDemocracy.net - 9 mins]
FIFA’s report clearing Qatar and Russia of all wrong doing and implicating the UK was released last week to a host of raised eyebrows. This week the New York Times had them as the focus on an editorial. [New York Times - 2 mins]
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