With the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling to outlaw the 'Cactus Kid' Oasis commercials this week, we look at some of the most famous banned adverts in history.

Theatre censorship was abolished 40 years ago this month. Here's a look back at the playwrights and the people that overturned centuries of artistic stuffiness, and how their rather fruity new productions managed to pave the way for the liberated theatre we enjoy today

A brief history of Halloween, from the folk beliefs of Europe to the commercial candy-bonanza of the modern holiday. This article explores the where the traditions of modern Halloween came from and those beliefs and practices long forgotten. Discover where Jack'o'lanterns came from and why we wear costumes just in time for the holidays!

Often culture seems to be driven by the youngest and most dynamic artists in the field. Proof, it may be argued, that 'experience is often just the name everyone gives to their mistakes'.

You can't just release an album today without employing some clever marketing strategy. Radiohead released their latest work of art through the medium of download whilst Oasis have taken to the streets of Manhattan with a band of burly buskers to promote their own. Does it pay to give music away?

A list of the five most terrifying creatures to have ever walked/crawled/swam the earth.

Radio Frequency Identification technology has been around for years but now it is starting to be used in new and exciting ways. RFID could soon replace barcodes, track parcels and livestock and even be implanted into human beings to replace keys, passports and to provide vital medical information to doctors in emergency situations.

The end of the world, black holes, and anti-matter: it's all exciting stuff but how much of it is actually true and how much should be consigned to the pages of an Arthur C Clarke novel?

After ten years of search engine supremacy, Google has entered the realm of web browsing with the release of Google Chrome. Take a brief look back in time and see how they became potentially one of the biggest companies in the world.

The law is changing regarding illegal music downloads, but nobody is really sure what's going to happen. From Napster to Gnarles Berkley, this article should give you some information about what's what in the world of illegal music downloads.