Pop stars are mostly pretty unmissable. Entourage in tow or not, in some cases they carry an aura on their person. The people turning around and double-taking might not quite recognise who they’re looking at yet, but in a few months they’ll see the face on Tube adverts and hear the songs on every […]
From high-quality farm produce to cutting-edge pharmaceuticals and Hollywood stars, Britain has long been proud of its exports. But the ‘quality’ of another kind of product to leave our shores is much less likely to be a matter of national pride … http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/02/british-jihadists-is-syria_n_5919344.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
The scrapbook is filled with photographs and tributes: they show Dominique Bons’ son Nicolas growing from a teenager into a young man. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/02/world/europe/france-jihadis-isis-syria-iraq/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
DON’T be fooled by the beer guzzling, profanity spewing, handle bar moustache wearing exterior of the average Territory bloke — they are Australia’s most eligible bachelors. http://www.news.com.au/national/northern-territory/territory-bachelors-are-the-best-and-if-you-want-a-second-opinion-ask-them-twice/story-fnn3gfdo-1227077691960
Magistrates are fighting back after a series of attacks, Richard Monkhouse tells Frances Gibb http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article4223674.ece
By yesterday evening almost two million people had watched the official Gone Girl trailer on YouTube. Today, the three-minute teaser is redundant: the film has been released in cinemas UK-wide. This is the zenith of the Gone Girl machine: a hype that has been swelling since the book was released in 2012. http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/are-you-a-gone-girl-the-confessions-of-londons-maddest-girlfriends-9769486.html
Totally Thames, a month-long festival celebrating the river, reaches its climax next weekend with the Great River Race, a 21.6-mile boat “marathon” from Royal Docks to Richmond with more than 300 c http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/new-homes/new-cities-thames-green-transformation-londons-waterways
While some parents want certain books removed from schools, teachers are remembering the important reasons to keep them in the classroom. This week is the 32nd annual Banned Books Week, described by organizers as a “celebration of the freedom… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/teaching-banned-books_n_5851214.html
This is not your average cup of Joe…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/butter-in-coffee-bulletproof_n_5851456.html
“When are you due?” It’s one of the first questions people ask pregnant women — and a fundamental part of ensuring those women receive quality prenatal care. On Monday, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) j… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/estimating-due-date_n_5862754.html
While some parents want certain books removed from schools, teachers are remembering the important reasons to keep them in the classroom. This week is the 32nd annual Banned Books Week, described by organizers as a “celebration of the freedom… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/teaching-banned-books_n_5851214.html
A new poll found that over half of Americans think Chicago is more dangerous than any other large U.S. city. But their perception does not match the reality of the Windy City’s crime rate, which is actually falling. The YouGov poll, published last… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/most-dangerous-city-america_n_5863208.html
Wisconsinites love their PBR and tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Yahoo reign supreme on the West Coast, at least according to America’s Internet search histories. This map, created by finance company Direct Capital, shows the most-Google… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/21/most-googled-brands_n_5857916.html
When UCLA freshmen arrive on campus in two weeks, an estimated 1 in 10 will be from outside the United States. UCLA is among the schools with the highest international student enrollment in the nation, and it has rapidly increased its percentage o… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/international-student-enrollment_n_5836872.html
A foreign language can be the best aphrodisiac, so we traveled the world in search of the hottest accents. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/travel/sexy-accents/index.html?hpt=travel_hp_blogroll
Dear Liz: I have four private student loans that I would love to consolidate so that I can have one medium-size monthly payment instead of four large ones. How do I go about finding a company that will consolidate them? http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-montalk-20140914-column.html