The 2013-14 TV season in one really, really depressing chart
By Josef Adalian and Marisa Woocher From Vulture The 2013-14 television season has officially bit the dust and, like the one before it, the nine months that just passed were marked by steep viewership declines for most of the broadcast…
Remember Brazil’s poor and dispossessed during the FIFA World Cup
By Arley Gill ST GEORGE’S,, Grenada, Tuesday June 17, 2014 – As we get ready to enjoy this year’s FIFA World Cup football in Brazil, one cannot help but to notice that the build up to the championships has being…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Colombia to begin charging visitors to exotic Caribbean beach
By Hannah Matthews From Colombia Reports FacebookLinkedInTwitterRedditDiggStumbleUpontumblrEmail Access to one of the most beautiful beaches near Colombia’s Caribbean city of Cartagena will no longer be free, Colombian newspaper El Universal reported on Tuesday. Colombia’s Minister of the Interior, together with…
Netherlands-based Oceanco breaks ground in super yachts
By James Rothaar From Haute Living The recent launching of the superyacht Equanimity is a historical moment in the annals of yacht-building history. According to its manufacturer, the Netherlands-based yacht builder Oceanco. The 91.5-meter luxury vessel is the first in…
The pioneering woman the world forgot
By Martin Vennard BBC World Service The name Nokutela Dube is not well known – but a century ago she made a big contribution to South Africa’s black-empowerment movement helping to form the country we know today. Now, the director…
Rarest stamp in the world may sell for a record $20 Million
By Kari Paul From Mashable A rare stamp from British Guiana is expected to break world records when it is sold as part of an auction of the estate of a multi-millionaire and convicted murderer on Tuesday. The “world’s most…
London myths are falling down
London myths are falling down: 8 popular misconceptions about visiting By Frances Ambler From Eurocheapo Thanks to EuroCheapo correspondents across Europe, we now know that all Parisians aren’t the height of chic, and that Barcelona isn’t full of sangria-guzzling locals….
Bacterial suspects identified in Caribbean coral deaths
By Michael Marshall from New Scientist Three bacteria seem to be responsible for a disease that has killed most of the Caribbean’s reef-building corals. White band disease causes the outer layer of corals to turn white and peel off. First…
6 awesome designs to protect areas hit by Hurricane Sandy
Jill Comoletti From Business Insider Hurricane Sandy wreaked absolute havoc on the east coast, and now several design teams have come up with plans to protect vulnerable cities from future storms. U.S Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan just…