A strong smell of alcohol permeates this aging building in Brooklyn, a New York City borough famous more for hot dogs and handcrafted bagels than for Kentucky-style whiskey. It is in this up-and-coming section of…
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New app may help end discrimination against gays
Paul Ramscar believes his Pink Dollar “app” is a lot more than just another snippet of smartphone software: it is a social game-changer that will help end discrimination against gays and lesbians. The smartphone application…
World must work out how to cope with ageing: UN
Governments around the world must work out how to cope with ageing, a UN report said Monday, warning developing economies with lots of young workers may one day find their populations a drag. The study…
Stars rock New York to fight poverty
The Black Keys, Foo Fighters and Neil Young rocked New York’s Central Park on Saturday with a free concert highlighting efforts to combat extreme poverty around the world. An estimated 60,000 people flocked to…
Sleek new PlayStation 3 model makes US debut
Sleek new PlayStation 3 consoles took their places in US homes on Thursday as Sony tapped into its video game prowess to put itself at the heart of Internet Age entertainment. The PS3 model that…
Hong Kong tycoon offers suitors $65M for gay daughter
A Hong Kong tycoon who offered a $65 million “marriage bounty” to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter has been inundated with applications from around the globe, a report said…
Chinua Achebe returns with long-awaited memoir
Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe, often called the father of modern African literature, released his first major work in years Thursday with a long-awaited memoir centred on the war that nearly destroyed his nation. “There Was…
App for that? Einstein’s brain, in your hand
Researchers who always marveled at what Albert Einstein was able to do with his brain can now have their own look under the hood: a new iPad application shows slides of his fabled gray matter….
Psy dances half-naked if ‘Gangnam Style’ tops charts
South Korean rapper Psy pledged Tuesday to perform his signature horse-riding dance “half-naked” somewhere in his home city Seoul if his global hit “Gangnam Style” tops the US Billboard chart. The song is currently ranked…
Stevie Wonder to sing for Obama at LA fundraiser
Music legend Stevie Wonder will lead a star-studded cast singing for Barack Obama at a Los Angeles fundraiser next month, the Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday. Katy Perry, Earth Wind & Fire, Jennifer Hudson and Jon…