A Conversation on The Custom of the Country
The novelist Claire Messud speaks about Edith Whartons 1913 classic. Read more...
How rich people could help save the planet from the climate crisis
Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints. Read more...
Dutch mayor warns the country is heading for 'civil war' after riots
European leaders pushed to tighten Covid lockdown measures across the continent this week even after a weekend of riots in the Netherlands, as the mayor of Eindhoven warned of 'civil war'. Read more...
Testing Requirement Is the Latest Curveball for the Travel Industry
The United States now requires a negative coronavirus test for all arriving international travelers, which has hotels adding testing suites and airlines enhancing mobile apps with health features. Read more...
Australian Open See How Tennis Players Train in Quarantine
The athletes waiting in quarantine for the Australian Open are figuring out creative ways to stay busy (and swing a tennis racket) before they can hit the court. Read more...
Robert Bigelow Is There Life After Death?
Hes offering nearly million if you help him figure it out. Read more...
For Sale Souvenirs of Capitalism39;s Failures
A bustling market for souvenirs of Lehman Brothers, Enron, and other casualties of the system. Read more...
Dr Birx says Donald Trump had 'no full-time Covid response team'
Birx made the claim in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation on Sunday, in which she appeared to attempt to do some reputational rehab by constantly distancing herself from Trump. Read more...
Museveni I will accept election results
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni reacts to accusations of increasing repression in the country, and says he will accept the election results if he loses. Read more...
Collisions between galaxies can leave the black holes at their centres with nothing to feast on
Experts from the University of Tokyo created the 'most accurate simulation' of a range of scenarios to understand what happens when galaxies come together. Read more...
To Promote Vaccines, New Orleans Dances With Its Sleeves Rolled Up
The new, upbeat Sleeves Up, NOLA campaign deftly uses local personalities and the Carnival dance culture to encourage citizens to get a Covid shot. Read more...
Charlize Theron bundles up in navy down jacket and leggings as she gets groceries in Beverly Hills
She's a busy actress and mother of two. And Charlize Theron was taking care of business as she went on a grocery run at the upscale Bristol Farms market in Beverly Hills on Monday. Read more...
A Portrait of 19th-Century Creole Culture
In an unfinished painting, the artist Andrew LaMar Hopkins depicts an interracial couple in 1830s Alabama. Read more...
Jealous male butterflies 'cover their female mates with repulsive smell to deter other males'
Researchers studied males of the tropical butterfly speciesHeliconius melponene in Panama, which creates a chemical in its sex glands, calledocimene. Read more...
Is your brain sleep deprived? Low mood, depression and even Alzheimer's can be linked to tiredness
Neurosurgeon Dr Sanjay Gupta believes preventing the onset of Alzheimer's and mitigating its symptoms is within our grasp - and getting enough sleep is key. Read more...
MIKE PODBIELSKI Mumbles Rangers is such a big part of my life and I still love every moment
MIKE PODBIELSKI In 2002 two or three of the committee members said 'We need a secretary, you've got a good association with the club - would you consider doing it?' Read more...
Who Owns Stocks? Explaining the Rise in Inequality During the Pandemic
Bad economies usually hurt both workers and investors. Only the first part has been true this time. Read more...
Celebrity Pregnancy Is Big Business
These days, content begins at conception. Read more...
Thai king 'makes his consort his second queen as her birthday gift' in historic move
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 68, and Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, 36, wore matching blue coats as they took part in a Buddhist ceremony to mark the occasion at Waskuri pier in Bangkok. Read more...
Meena Harris, Building That Brand
Kamala Harriss niece is building her own empire with statement T-shirts. Just dont define her by her family. Read more...