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Titanic’s last luncheon menu expected to fetch up to $70,000 at auction
September 1, 2015
Titanic’s last luncheon menu expected to fetch up to $70,000 at auction
More than a century after first-class passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic ate grilled mutton chops and custard pudding in an…
Johnny Depp the star draw at Venice
September 1, 2015
Johnny Depp the star draw at Venice
Johnny Depp tops the cast of stars headed to Venice this week for what is shaping up as something of…
Beijing International Book Fair witnesses broad Egyptian, Arab participation
September 1, 2015
Beijing International Book Fair witnesses broad Egyptian, Arab participation
Egypt's cultural adviser in Beijing Hussein Ibrahim said that Beijing International Book Fair has witnessed a broad Egyptian and Arab…
Ashley Madison owner says website still adding users after data hack
September 1, 2015
Ashley Madison owner says website still adding users after data hack
Hundreds of thousands of people signed up for infidelity website Ashley Madison in the last week, parent company Avid Life…
Kanye West gets political action committee, presidential jokes go viral
September 1, 2015
Kanye West gets political action committee, presidential jokes go viral
Images of Kanye West's face on Mount Rushmore and a potential White House takeover by the Kardashian reality TV clan…
Prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven dead at 76
August 31, 2015
Prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven dead at 76
Prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven, who directed the slasher classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street," died on Sunday afternoon, his…
From lepers to art lovers, an ever-changing Brussels district
August 30, 2015
From lepers to art lovers, an ever-changing Brussels district
Once the last refuge of lepers and criminals, one of Brussels' quirkiest neighborhoods teems with vintage furniture sellers, flea markets…
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway’s first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall
August 30, 2015
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway’s first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall
Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who made history as the first African-American to play the lead role in a Broadway production of…
Singapore’s 5 spectacular new structures
August 29, 2015
Singapore’s 5 spectacular new structures
Singapore -- the home of Esplanade "the durian" Theater, ArtScience "the banana" Museum and other iconic structures -- continues to…
Wind-powered ‘Strandbeests’ strut through Boston at start of US tour
August 29, 2015
Wind-powered ‘Strandbeests’ strut through Boston at start of US tour
A pair of skeletal sculptures that harness the power of the wind to walk strutted around Boston's City Hall on…