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The forgotten wife of Charles Dickens
Catherine was an author, actress and cook – all of which was eclipsed by her marriage. Lucinda Hawksley, Catherine’s great-great-great-granddaughter, explores who she really was. In February 1835, Charles Dickens had a party for his 23rd birthday. Catherine Hogarth, the daughter of his magazine editor, was...
The invisible ways Facebook controls us
Whether it’s using Facebook or Google, our choices are subtly nudged by the human biases acting behind the scenes, argues Tom Chatfield. In an age increasingly concerned with software telling us what to think, something more old-fashioned has been in the news: a select group of unaccountable individuals telling us...
After 20,000 years, the world’s oldest people face a crisis of culture
Caught between modernity and 20,000 years as hunter-gatherers, the San people sit at a crossroads. An indigenous people in Southern Africa, they are our oldest human ancestors, DNA testing proving the San are direct descendants of the first Homo sapiens. But today their culture, traditions and heritage are at risk of being lost...
The media are sounding the alarm because of anorexia Kate Middleton
British media and bloggers suspect that Kate Middleton serious health problems. We are talking about the eating disorder. The Duchess of Cambridge noticeably lost weight and looks, according to the press, exhausted. The reason for the next wave of rumors began photos of Middleton taken during the visit of members of the Royal...
Emilia Clarke Poses in Steamy Photoshoot
Khaleesi has been crowned Esquire's 'Sexiest Woman Alive!' The Mother of Dragons is having a moment. Emilia Clarke has been crowned Esquire magazine's 2015 Sexiest Woman Alive – just after nabbing British GQ's Woman of the Year honor. In the interview that accompanies Clarke's sultry,...
Shakespeare fought scandal of children stolen for the stage
ELIZABETHAN children were snatched off the street and forced into theatre companies but Shakespeare tried to stop it from happening, researchers have claimed. Children as young as 11 were being kidnapped on their way to school and made to dress up as girls in exclusive plays for the gentry. If they failed to learn their...
Casual Kate Middleton looks terrific in jeans and jumper after sailing trip
A dressed down Kate Middleton looked a picture of health as she demonstrated her impressive sailing skills on the south coast. The Duchess of Cambridge was snapped leaving the Sir Ben Ainsley Racing (BAR) team base in Portsmouth in black jumper, black skinny jeans and Adidas trainers. Earlier in the day, the 34-year-old Duchess...
Gosling And Crowe Play Not So ‘Nice Guys’ In A Seedy Los Angeles
Films about Hollywood often harken the glamour, glitz and golden age of cinema, but “The Nice Guys,” gives a very different sheen to Los Angeles in the late 1970s. “LA had a kind of fallen feel, it was almost a biblical fallen feel, like a Sodom and Gomorrah, this place was a mess – the sky was crusted...
Celestial home run: Mars opposition, Blue Moon happening this weekend
Get ready space enthusiasts; it’s going to be a good weekend to look to the sky! Stargazers will be treated to a celestial double whammy this weekend with a Blue Moon on Saturday and Mars opposition on Sunday. Typically there are three full moons in a season, but this spring there will be four full moons. According to...
Google’s modular phone could start selling next year
NEW YORK—If all goes smoothly, you'll be able to buy a Google modular smartphone next year. A teaser video from the recently finished Google I/O developers conference shows people swapping the removable modules on their smartphone as they head to the beach, play music and sing songs. Google said an Ara kit for...
Kate Middleton almost has a ‘Marilyn Monroe moment’ on tour of India
Kate was able to catch the hem of her gown in time and save any embarrassment as she laid a wreath to India's war dead The Duchess of Cambridge almost suffered a Marilyn Monroe moment when a gust of wind blew her dress up as she paid her respects to India's war dead at a national monument. Kate was able to catch...
San Francisco police chief quits amid racism row
San Francisco police chief quits amid racism rowSan Francisco's Police Chief Greg Suhr has stepped down hours after a police officer shot and killed a young black woman. The resignation was announced by Mayor Ed Lee, who had asked him to quit. The woman reportedly tried to drive off in a stolen car and ignored calls to stop...