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National unity can be a very elusive concept, even in a country like the United States (just ask anyone at a healthcare reform town hall). Then again, anyone who has […]
Author Janet Malcom’s book discusses the “morally indefensible” career of journalism in an industry which turns guttings into a spectator sport.
An aged Somalian man has made a 17-year-old his sixth wife after a huge wedding celebration with hundreds of guests.
New research reveals that birds use light rather than magnetic fields to aide their migration.
The Facebook game FarmVille is making agriculture sexy again. But are online farms warping our view of how food is made?
Sex could be ruled out of baby making if new artificial egg and sperm technology takes off.
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” comic Larry David is under fire from critics over a fictional incident where he urinates on a painting of Christ.
Google takes on iTunes with its new music search platform integrated with sister firms MySpace and LaLa.
Is the shady figure in a new video released by Al Qaeda the most wanted man on Earth, Osama Bin Laden?
Britain’s drug chief says ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol.
A gigantic explosion on the edge of the universe has given scientists an insight into the “cosmic dark ages” of 13.7bn years ago.
“Free,” to Chris Anderson, is a magic word. It’s the future of business. It’s something we all need to start wrapping our heads around. Anderson chatted with Big Think’s co-founder […]
Matthew Hoh thinks there is no good reason. And his opinion is significant, because he is the U.S. Government’s Senior Civilian Representive in the Afghan province of Zabul — or […]
Two men have been arrested in connection with a terror plot against the Danish newspaper which published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Gunmen stormed a hotel in the Afghan capital this morning killing 12 people, including six UN staff.
The Chamber of Commerce is set to run TV advertising warning against Obama’s proposed healthcare reforms.
A nasty virus has been hitching a lift on Facebook’s password reset confirmation email, posing a risk for users.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has allegedly sent a hidden “f*** you” to one of his critics.
Reported ties between the Afghan president’s brother and the CIA call into question America’s strategy in the region.
Women under 45 who experience migraines with sensory disturbances are twice as likely to suffer strokes, new research has found.
A new book “The Lexicographer’s Dilemma” discusses the rage bad grammar can cause and calls on staunch advocates to chill out.
The Queen of England’s husband made a cringe-worthy gaffe at a reception for British Indians.
When soldiers talk about being “in the shit,” they sometimes mean it literally. This week Iraq veteran Jason Christopher Hartley, author of “Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground […]
Banks have some of the largest collections of art. Since the bail out, should the public see an aesthetic return on investment?
A South Korean scientist responsible for the world’s first cloned dog has been convicted of embezzlement and illegal harvesting of human eggs.
The memoirs of Juanita Castro reveal she spied for the US against her brother Fidel in the 1960s.
Obama is ‘pleased’ the Senate has decided to include a public option for health coverage, according to the White House press secretary.