Life & Style
Airbnb gives Paris luxury hoteliers a fright
August 10, 2015
Airbnb gives Paris luxury hoteliers a fright
Nowhere in the world has more accommodation available on Airbnb than Paris. Now the home-sharing website that has transformed budget…
Texas judge gives man a choice: get married or go to jail
August 9, 2015
Texas judge gives man a choice: get married or go to jail
A 20-year-old East Texas man jumped into a quickly arranged marriage after a judge told him last month he had…
Orry-Kelly: The Oscar award winning designer of Hollywood’s golden era
August 9, 2015
Orry-Kelly: The Oscar award winning designer of Hollywood’s golden era
"Hell must be filled with beautiful women and no mirrors." So wrote Orry-Kelly, one of the great costume designers of Hollywood's…
Why your kid’s inflight meal might be tastier than yours
August 9, 2015
Why your kid’s inflight meal might be tastier than yours
Ever been on a flight and noticed that the kid sitting in the aisle next to you was given something…
Have you tried America’s best pizza?
August 9, 2015
Have you tried America’s best pizza?
We can all agree that our love for pizza is deep and abiding. That's where the consensus ends. Deep-dish, hand-tossed, wood-fired,…
The world’s 12 best spots for wild swimming
August 9, 2015
The world’s 12 best spots for wild swimming
Not all sinkholes are created equal. While many of our planet's natural pits and crevices are dank and inhospitable, some contain…
50 reasons Singapore is the world’s greatest city (this week)
August 8, 2015
50 reasons Singapore is the world’s greatest city (this week)
What with all the hair dye and lousy music the kids are always listening to, most of us cringe at…
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
August 8, 2015
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
Months after the Ebola virus outbreak of 2014 had briefly hit the US, American college students still understood little about…
California child diagnosed with plague after Yosemite trip
August 8, 2015
California child diagnosed with plague after Yosemite trip
A child who camped in California's Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with the plague, the latest of several such…
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
August 8, 2015
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
Thousands of West Africans who were infected with the Ebola virus but survived it are suffering chronic conditions such as…