Cheat sheet

A convicted murderer managed to secretly run a media company from inside a maximum-security prison, even hosting events via video link

‘How to catch a ghost’ | P012

In less than three years Brazil has quadrupled the amount of electricity it produces through locally-installed solar power

‘Power to the people’ | P020

A group of nuns petitioned to have Jerry Springer reinstated as a Cincinnati councillor after he was forced to resign due to a sex scandal

‘Becoming Jerry Springer’ | P048

One percent of the world’s population is estimated to be responsible for half of all carbon emissions from flying

‘Almanac’ | P061

Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke had to pay $5.3 million for releasing a song that had the same “general vibe” as a Marvin Gaye hit

‘The writ parade’ | P070

Homicide rates in Atlanta, Georgia have almost doubled since 2009

‘The battle of ‘Cop City’’ | P072

The original Barbie doll was based on a risqué German cartoon strip about a buxom secretary

‘The butterfly effect’ | P092

Almost a quarter of English Premiership Rugby clubs were expelled from the league last season for financial mismanagement

‘Dropping the ball’ | P094

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit in 1957, Chairman Mao lamented that China “cannot even put a potato into space”

‘Preparing for lift-off’ | P108

Posted on Thursday, June 27th, 2024 - Categories: #51 - Apr-Jun 2023, App Issues.