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Pitcairn Island, one of the remotest places on Earth, was once home to mutineers. Today it’s a trailblazer in biodiversity protection with lessons for us all

While the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds promise for Hungary, the usual cautions apply. Remember, we still are dealing with a government.

This project began as a collaboration between an artist and architectural historian who commissioned us to build a new residence on their compact lot in Central Austin. Their vision involved creating a new dwelling unit at the rear of the property while preserving their existing 1940s cottage.

The sparks are FLYING!

A precursor to #tradwives and Slow Living, Amish romance can make a chaste life, where traditional gender roles reign supreme, seem kind of…nice. I talked to the genre's authors, readers, and skeptics to find out what’s behind their enduring appeal.

Hey to all ye faithful out there. I hope your Easter was chocofied, electrified and justified even if it was a little stupified by some of the footy we watched and results we saw. Who saw the Cru bouncing back? Who picked the Rebs over the Tahs? Who was silly enough to tip against the [...]

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The A’s snapped a three-game skid Sunday with a walk-off win.

Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman prior to a game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Last June, the Oakland Athletics were in the midst of yet another terrible season. With an Opening Day payroll of under $57 million, they were dead last in spending—the third time in the past six years that they were last or second to last in total payroll. Their record stood at 19-50, a sad number made sadder by the fact that they had just gone on a six-game winning streak to get there. Читать дальше...

The Guardians get their trip to the northwest out of the way early

Isn’t that a fun old photo of Carlos Baerga tagging out Ken Griffey Jr? Maybe we can get a re-enactment with Andres Gimenez tagging out Julio Rodriguez in the coming days.

The Cleveland Guardians come in at 3-1 with a +18 run differential having taken a series from the lowly Oakland Athletics to take on the 2-2 Seattle Mariners with a -4 run differential following their split of a series against the Red Sox who should be a decent team. Читать дальше...

The Iranian-backed Houthis will attack Saudi Arabia if it continues to allow U.S. warplanes to use its territory for military strikes against the Yemeni rebel group. Having taken control of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in 2014, the Houthis are now building up their military presence for a push on the country’s principal oil and gas region of Marib. The group has also been stepping up its attacks on oil ships passing through the key transit routes in and around the Red Sea, including the crucial chokepoint of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Читать дальше...

It would be great if Fitbits and Apple Watches were accurate, but sorry—they're not.

Liberty Media hopes it can hit the jackpot twice in the United States, this time with motorcycle racing. Formula 1's commercial rights holder announced Monday that it will acquire MotoGP for $4.53 billion. While the deal won’t be completed until the end of the year, expansion is already in everyone’s minds. The…

The Club are excited to announce that Hibs Kids Memberships for the 2024/25 campaign are now available to purchase!

Micah Richards has lavished praise on Son Heung-min after the Tottenham captain once again made the difference for his side against Luton Town on Saturday....

The Jake Gyllenhaal-led remake scored the biggest opening for an Amazon MGM Studios-produced film ever

Big Soap wants you to use more laundry detergent, but doing so can gunk up your machine and cause buildup which then leaves unsightly splotches on your clothing.

Kamaru Usman and Georges St-Pierre | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Kamaru Usman never had the chance to fight Georges St-Pierre, but for a few weeks at least, he got to become him.

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Someone like you, Jordan Anthony, could go far on American Idol. That is if he makes it through the next round of the competition. After making it to Hollywood and surviving the first series of...

George Fowler scored on his return from suspension but Maidstone were held by Welling.

Over the weekend, a Twitter user made a simple plea to Katsuhiro Harada, the no-nonsense director best known for his work on the fighting game series Tekken: make Waffle House a Tekken stage. This sparked a tremendous outpouring of support for the idea that saw Harada’s mentions flooded with all sorts of arguments for…

Doug Liman’s reboot of the 1980s cult title Road House has clocked 50 million-plus viewers on Prime Video over its first two weekends. Amazon reports that it’s a record — beating the eyeballs of any original movie they’ve ever produced for Prime Video. The Amazon MGM Studios feature, shot with Imax cameras, dropped March 21. “The […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Lange’s talent as an actor has been celebrated with two Oscars, three Emmys, a Tony, and numerous other awards. But it’s her gift in a different area of the arts – photography – that will be explored in an upcoming documentary. Cinergistik has announced production on Jessica Lange: Something About the Light, to […]

EXCLUSIVE: Angus Macfadyen (Braveheart), Jaime King (Sin City), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Corbin Bernsen (LA Law) and Angus Benfield (Inventing Anna) have signed on to star in action-thriller The Weight of Darkness, directed by Mark Furmie (Terminus). Sean Rainwater and Furmie penned the script, with Benfield and Simone Bonser aboard to produce. LAMA […]