Since making her final, pre-delivery public appearance last Saturday, the Duchess of Cambridge has left everyone from monarchy-deprived Americans to Kate Middleton impersonators anxiously refreshing their twitter feeds to make sure they don’t miss out on any baby news. Middleton isn’t [...]
June 19, 2013
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When you see Louis Vuitton luggage packed into a private jet, you tend to think about Jay Z more than Buddhist monks. Yet a new video making the rounds on YouTube shows Buddhist monks dressed in their traditional attire accessorized [...]
June 19, 2013
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It’s estimated that the baby fever surrounding parents-to-be, Kate Middleton and Prince William, would inject £240 million pounds (or $375.7 million) into the British economy, according to Joshua Bamfield, director of the Centre for Retail Research (CRR), in a statement published Monday. Retail opportunities, [...]
June 18, 2013
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Last month, President Francoise Hollande signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples in France, but according to a new ad from Google, same sex couples have been using Google Hangouts to skirt the law for a [...]
Here’s a lesson in what not to do if you lock yourself out of your high-rise apartment: Don’t try to climb down from the balcony above, especially if you’re 150 feet above terra firma. Gravity is completely unforgiving. A British [...]
June 17, 2013
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The ideals of freedom and unbridled adventure embraced by the Harley-Davidson motorcycle manufacturer may not seem particularly compatible with those of the Roman Catholic Church, which favors self-sacrifice over self-expression. But on Sunday the two groups found common ground at [...]
In a move to protect France’s global reputation for gastronomic excellence, French foodies are attempting to ban outlets that sell meals prepared in advance from being called restaurants. National Assembly member Daniel Fasquelle, with support from a restaurant union, has put [...]
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now has a black belt in taekwondo – but don’t expect him to bust out kicks and blocks at the opening ceremony of the General Assembly in September. In the past, he has said [...]
June 10, 2013
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(STOCKHOLM) — Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at [...]
One café in Sydney, Australia has an unusual marketing proposition: For the entire month of June, your coffee is free if you kiss the person you came with. The only catch? You have to do the smooching between the hours [...]