Women are less happy than men in marriage, but society pretends it isn’t true
By Lisa Wade, Ph.D., Sociological Images From Business Insider Lisa Wade, Ph.D., is a professor at Occidental College. She is the author of American Hookup, a book about college sexual culture, and a textbook about gender. To Post Secret, a project that collects personal…
Recipe of the week
How To Cook a Whole Chicken in the Slow Cooker by Kelli Foster From The Kitchn The slow cooker strikes again! With minimal work and just one ingredient (psst … it’s chicken) this recipe delivers the most delicious payoff imaginable…
A surprising cure for depression can make you look younger, too
By AMY SCHAEFFER From Inquisitr Botox, or the active compound in Botox, called Botulinum-A, is a neurotoxin that was discovered in the 19th century when people ate bad sausages, according to the Daily Times. Although considered a serious hindrance and…
Guyana: Four killed in highway crash
From Caribbean News Service GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 05 2017 – Investigations are being conducted into a motor vehicle accident that led to the death of four people. The crash took place late Wednesday on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Police say…
2 concierges at New York’s most iconic hotel share the craziest requests they ever received from guests
By Sarah Jacobs From Business Insider New York City’s Waldorf Astoria is one of the most famous hotels in the world. Over 85 years of operation, its suites have hosted every US president since Herbert Hoover, and its towers have…
Deadly icy spell grips much of Europe, including Greek islands
From BBC Icy temperatures across Europe have left more than 20 people dead and blanketed even the Greek islands and southern Italy in snow. Italy saw ferries and flights cancelled and schools in the south are expected to close on…
US: Pioneer Cabin Tree in California felled by storms
From BBC Storms in California have toppled one of America’s most famous trees – the Pioneer Cabin Tree. The giant sequoia was known for having a hole cut through its trunk – big enough for a car to drive through….
West Indies Cricket Board appoints new CEO
By WICB PRESS RELEASE – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has appointed Johnny Grave as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a rigorous recruitment process led by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Barbados. Johnny joins the organisation with a wealth of experience from…
UK’s Brexit approach is not muddled at all, says Theresa May
By Matthew Taylor From The Guardian PM defends her government’s approach against charge by Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK ambassador to the EU who quit last week Theresa May has denied the government’s approach to Brexit is muddled and indicated…
A surprising factor in the extinction of the dinosaurs may have been how long their eggs took to hatch
By Kevin Loria From Business Insider Approximately 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid or comet smashed into the Earth near what we now think of as the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. On the other side of the world, in…