Britain leaving Europe? What to know
With a critical summit meeting of EU leaders underway, Britain's continued participation in the European Union — and, indeed, the future of the EU itself — still hang in the balance. The heads of government of the 28 European Union countries — from Finland to Portugal and from Ireland to Greece —...
Creepy Kids of Horror: Then and Now
With Halloween right around the corner, we started thinking about kids from horror movies over the years that have really gotten under our skin — and what happened to those kids, anyway? We take a look at some of the most memorable kids from horror films and where they are now. Linda Blair, 'The Exorcist' It's...
Creepy Pictures of Warden In the Gulag (18+ PHOTOS)
A selection of images of torture practiced in the camps. Danzig Baldaev is a chronicler of the criminal world. When he was a teenager living in Buryatia, his father was arrested as an "enemy of the people". Later Danzig Balayev worked as a guard and released the most comprehensive encyclopedia of...
18 killed in clashes at U.N. compound in South Sudan
Clashes inside a United Nations compound in South Sudan killed at least 18 people, including two Doctors Without Borders staffers, the organization said Thursday. The fighting erupted Wednesday evening and continued Thursday at a U.N. civilian protection site in the northeastern city of Malakal, officials said. Doctors Without...
Russian singer Philip Kirkorov turned in Conchita Wurst
Russian singer Filipp Kirkorov surprised his fans by dramatic changes in his appearance. As it turned out, the man did this for his new video "Passers-by". Photo: instagram.com/fkirkorov...
Who have a better orgasm: men or women?
Sigmund Freud touted two kinds of orgasms in women, clitoral and vaginal. More recently, other pundits have added a third kind to the list, the G-spot orgasm. It might appear that women can have three different kinds of orgasms, while men must get by with only one. Actually, male or female, there's only one kind of orgasm,...
Town where boys are ‘groomed to be pimps’
Rosa was only 17 years old when she was approached in her small hometown in Mexico by a man claiming to sell clothing. Instead, he began courting her and she quickly fell in love with him. Showered with affection, Rosa went with the man to another town in Mexico called Tenancingo, where he introduced her to his family. Showing...
Uber car-hire app losing $1bn in China every year, says CEO
App-based car-hire service Uber is losing more than $1bn (£699m) a year in China, as it struggles against what it called a "fierce competitor". Uber CEO Travis Kalanick made the admission while speaking at a private event in Vancouver, according to Canadian tech news site Betakit. The $1bn figure was later...
Man crafts huge 18ft PENIS-shaped tree in front garden in bid to make people laugh
Tree surgeon Chris Bishop has spent three years pruning and shaping the 25-year-old Cypress tree into its distinctive phallic shape A man has crafted a huge 18ft penis-shaped tree crafted by its owner in a bid to make people laugh. Tree surgeon Chris Bishop, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, has spent three years pruning and...
Cinematographers call for new Oscars category to distinguish between VFX and actual photography
'A great deal of what viewers are looking at is not in fact shot by the cinematographer but is created by artists on a computer.' Major cinematographers have spoken out against the increasingly deceptive use of VFX in films. When you think of CGI you probably think of the very unsubtle Michael Bay, robots smashing...
Marilyn Monroe: An even brighter life after death?
Even as icons go, there are few as exalted, as scrutinized as Marilyn Monroe. A new exhibition, Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon, is now showing at the Murray Art Museum Australia (MAMA), featuring over 100 pieces of art inspired by the late actress. It spans works created by Monroe's famous peers — Cecil Beaton,...
At least 100 bodies found in sewer system under Colombian prison
Colombian authorities are investigating the disappearance and dismemberment of at least 100 people whose bodies were allegedly thrown into a sewer system underneath a notorious prison in Bogota. The investigation is focusing on La Modelo, one of Colombia's largest and most overpopulated prisons. But officials say the...