Antwerp – November 30, 2011 By Myrthe It was the second time I saw MARS performing live, but to me definitely the most memorable one. And because this would be one of the last shows of the TIW tour, for me there was no doubt about traveling to Antwerp to see my three heroes perform. [...]

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World Toilet-Paper Folding Record Broken By High School Students! This is no Halloween prank: Massachusetts teens have officially broken the world toilet-paper-folding record. Students from the St. Mark’s School in Southborough completed 13 folds and 8,192 layers, beating a previous high school student’s record of 12 folds in 2002. The class was guided by their [...]

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Check out MARS on Pinterest, a virtual pinboard that allows you to share things that you find interesting on the web. Hundreds are officially keeping tabs on MARS as they add interests and personal favorites to their pinboard, as well as leaving comments, likes, and reviews. Request an invite today and get to pinning! What [...]

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France – November 2011 By Jéromine Clodic My friends and I saw MARS  five times this year, including four dates of the French tour in November 2011; we traveled about two weeks all across the country to follow the band, starting in Nantes on Nov 13th and ending our trip after Montpellier on Nov 22nd.  Definitely [...]

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English city deters teens with pig dung It may not be the most conventional way of tackling crime, but an English city council has claimed success after using pig dung to eject teenagers from a woodland they used to drink and take drugs. Elderly residents of Middlesbrough, northeast England, had complained that young people were [...]

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Did YOU VyRT the record-breaking MARS300? Check out this video that ECHELON around the world put together, showcasing how they celebrated the legendary night from their own living rooms. Be sure to check out the latest on VyRT: MARS MTV Unplugged!

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Zopittybop-Bop-Bop has cops in a knot Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop’s rocking around the clock has his US neighbours in a knot. The police are tongue-tied too as they try to explain the arrest of the oddly named 30-year-old, following complaints about his excessive drinking and drug-taking. Any offences would be in violation of bail conditions from [...]

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Movie of the Week J. Edgar is a 2011 American biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, from a script by Dustin Lance Black. The film focuses on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover from the Palmer Raids onwards, including an examination of his private life as an alleged closeted (and chaste) homosexual.

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Album of the Week   Yuck are an indie rockband that originated in London, England. The band features members Daniel Blumberg and Max Bloom, both of whom formerly played in the band Cajun Dance Party. The band’s self-titled debut album was released through Fat Possum on 21 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. Critics have [...]

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Movie of the Week The Human Experience is a documentary film, produced by Grassroots Films, which tells the story of Jeffrey Azize and his travels, as he searches for answers to the question: what does it mean to be human? The film is divided into the three experiences, which take Jeffrey and his friends to [...]

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Website of the Week Global Green is working to address some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. In the United States, their work is primarily focused on fighting global climate change through green affordable housing initiatives, National Green Schools Initiative, national and regional green building policies, advocacy and education.

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