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    Stuffhappeningnow.com is an e-zine that covers interesting trends, movements and other nuggets of the zeitgeist which often get minimal coverage in the mainstream press. We write about what people do for fun, adventure or the things they believe in.

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    We thrive on reports of cool things going on from around the globe and if you have a story you think we'd be interested in, all you need to do is get in touch.

    Until we meet again...
    Developing and writing SHN has been truly eye-opening, but it's goodbye for now.
    11th June 2010
    Green shoots of change:
    Could community farming in the reclaimed suburbs of Detroit spell the end of America as we know it?
    15th March 2010
    Fortune cookies:
    As a combination of Western imports and home-grown fusion food brings cocoa-based gratification to Chinese palates, SHN discovers why chocolate is rising in the East.
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    Our internet-powered tour of the TED conference in Long Beach, California. Hold on to your trackpads!
    13th February 2010
    It's playback time:
    SHN has delved into the heady world of 80s-obsessed electronic music. Emerging out of a haze of synth and eye-bleedingly bright EP cover designs, we bring you this insight into the neon fantasy of Dreamwave.
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    We're back with Facebook for a quick blog about that wacky profile picture thing.
    5th February 2010
    Don't tell anyone:
    How one enormously popular Facebook group began, took web 2.0 by storm, and is planning to grow...
    3rd February 2010
    Virtual reality:
    SHN has spoken to some of the visual effects wizards behind recent blockbusters to find out what it's like to work in an industry on the brink of achieving its long yearned-for ideal.
    Instant photo?
    Charting the popularity of retrospective, interactive, internet-inspired photography. Flux capacitor not required.
    1st February 2010
    Catchers in the rye:
    As the world salivates over Salinger's secret manuscripts, SHN asks whether the recluse should retain his privacy after death.
    29th January 2010
    SHN wants YOU:
    Become a reporter for SHN and watch your informed-ness boom. Handy career springboard supplied.
    13th December 2009
    In the rough:
    As the scandalisation of Tiger Woods continues, we look at how the world's media has exploded the original story into a tirade of so-called 'revelations.'
    9th December 2009
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    Sweet tweets:
    A note about our Twitter feed
    It was inevitable. SHN has been tweeting for a while now - here's why you should tune in.
    1st December 2009
    All stitched up:
    Magda Sayeg: graffiti-knitting yarn bomber
    So graffiti can be cuddly. We speak to legendary yarn bomber Magda Sayeg about her new book and the urban power of wool.
    30th November 2009
    In a galaxy far, far away:
    Google Wave Watch: Role-playing games flourish
    With an air of buoyant bemusement, we discover why Google Wave is adored by the players of cliché-rich narrative games.
    28th November 2009