Russia: Create The World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary! [Petition]

There is one almost completely untouched ocean on our planet - where penguins, whales and mysterious squid roam freely. This pristine paradise could now be lost to industrial fishing fleets, or become the world’s largest marine reserve! Just one last country is needed, and we have an incredible inside chance to influence them. 

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#AvoidTrump Tops The Shortlist For International Awards Honoring Best Of The Internet

#AvoidTrump via MapQuest

The 20th Annual Webby Awards awarded MapQuest's #AvoidTrump location service with Best Social Humor. Competitors in this category included The Onion, Funny or Die, Conan O'Brien and LACMA Snapchat.

Alicia Keys to Perform at UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony on May 28th

Alicia Keys to perform at the first-ever "UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony presented by Pepsi" (PRNewsFoto/PepsiCo)

UEFA and Pepsi are excited to announce that for the first time ever, the UEFA Champions League Final will feature a global live music headline performance as part of the opening ceremony pageantry. 

Taking place on May 28th at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy, the UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony will feature Alicia Keys as the inaugural artist to usher in a new live entertainment era for the UEFA Champions League Final. 

The Red Woman: The History Behind Game Of Thrones' Mysterious Mystic

Helen Sloan / HBO

By Marta Cobb, University of Leeds

Every Game of Thrones season premiere needs its shock reveal – and season six is no different. As the name of the episode – The Red Woman – hints, this one pertains to red priestess Melisandre, to whom, it turns out, there’s much more than meets the eye (don’t worry, no spoilers ensue). Even in a series known for its complex characters and even more complicated morality, Melisandre and her motives remain surprisingly opaque. And it looks as if her story’s only just getting started.

Gove’s Vision For The UK Out Of The EU: Welcome To #VoteLeave's Parallel Universe

Gove, multiplied. El Bingle/flickr.com, CC BY-NC

By Michael Dougan, University of Liverpool

Vote Leave has finally set out their plan for the UK’s future trading relationship with the EU, in the event of a vote to leave the Union in the forthcoming referendum. Justice secretary Michael Gove claims that Britain can have its cake and eat it: we can enjoy full trading rights with the EU, without being part of the single market – apparently, just like a host of other European countries which together form some vast free trade area stretching from Iceland to Turkey.

Embracing The 'Silent Majority' – Donald Trump Brings Back The Worst Of 1960s America

Nixon would have baulked at some of Trump’s tactics. Wikimedia Commons

By Randall Stephens, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Violence flared up again at a “New York Values” Donald Trump rally on April 10, as backers of the Republican candidate reportedly assaulted a black protestor. Several hundred protesters milled about near another Trump rally in Berlin, Maryland, on April 20. They were ready to face off with their Trump-supporting adversaries that had poured into a local high school for a rally. On the face of it, aberrations – but these sorts of episodes are now so common at Trump events that they’re rarely flattered with headlines any more.