The toy industry was wrong about girls
The toy industry told Debbie Sterling that GoldieBlox would never fly. Then, she raised $1 million on Kickstarter in just a few months.
The toy industry told Debbie Sterling that GoldieBlox would never fly. Then, she raised $1 million on Kickstarter in just a few months.
Rovi is in negotiations to buy the digital video recorder company, according to sources, The New York Times reports.
Andrew V. Pestano
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, March 24 (UPI) -- Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso won a third term in office in a landslide after a controversial constitutional amendment granted him the ability to run.
A storm warning has been declared in the Russian city of Norilsk, located north of the Arctic Circle in Siberia, as strong winds have virtually terrorized the populace.
Scotland will today stop generating electricity from coal for the first time in more than 100 years.
With Apple, Google and now Roku making big streaming announcements this week, cable TV's challenge is only stiffening.
Older people who get more intense exercise are helping to keep their brains in shape, according to an observational study just published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Photography: Leslie Williams Leslie Williamson has become something of a cult hero for photographing and writing about some of the world’s most captivating, design-rich homes—and the people who have lived and worked in them. Her first book, the coffee-table classic Handcrafted Modern, offered intimate portraits of the little-seen interior worlds of such American design icons as J.B. Blunk and George Nakashima; its follow-up, Modern Originals, took her vision across the Atlantic, where she shot the... Читать дальше...
“What would a society look like without marriage?”The question popped into my brain after I stumbled across a list of countries with the most unwed mothers.With 40% of its babies born out of wedlock, America sits near the middle of the global pack in this category. Conservative Turkey brings up the rear with a scant 3%. And the nation at the top of the list? The world leader in single ...
Instrument is not gift for Sergei Lavrov, says spokeswoman Maria Zakaharova
We kijken nog altijd massaal televisie op een gewoon tv-toestel, op het moment dat de programma's worden uitgezonden. Uitgesteld kijken en video on demand-platforms als Netflix worden populairder, maar staan nog altijd in de schaduw van die 'thuis voor de buis'-traditie. Dat blijkt uit de proef Media: Tijd 2015, uitgevoerd door onder meer het Sociaal en Cultuur Planbureau, de NPO en de Stichting Kijkonderzoek.
Op het Beursplein in Brussel hebben om 14.30 uur enkele honderden mensen een minuut stilte gehouden voor de slachtoffers van de aanslagen in de stad van afgelopen dinsdag. Ook in de rest van het land werd daar bij stilgestaan.
A week before April Fools' Day, American Eagle has come out with a line of underwear promoted by relatable guys with dad bods, beer bellies, and body hair.
Don't mess with Gigi!
Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg is named Six Nations player of the championship, with England's Billy Vunipola coming second.
Europe's security ministers are to hold an emergency meeting as questions multiply over the failure to pre-empt the Brussels bombers.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.N.-backed report says global investments in solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy reached a record $286 billion last year. For the first time the developing world accounted for the majority.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.N.-backed report says global investments in solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy reached a record $286 billion last year. For the first time the developing world accounted for the majority.
Former England footballer Adam Johnson was sentenced to six years in prison for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan.
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A victory for investors would be an S&P 500 return of 4 or 5 percent, says Stifel's Hans Olsen.
A new Gallup survey finds differences in opinion in the value of a law degree between recent grads and those who went to school decades ago.
Zachary Quinto bundles up from the cold while out walking his dogs on Monday afternoon (March 21) in New York City. The night before, the 38-year-old Star Trek actor wrapped up his final performance in the Off-Broadway play Smokefalls. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Zachary Quinto “the final smokefall,” Zachary captioned an Instagram [...]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The six jurors who sided with Hulk Hogan in his lawsuit over the publication of a sex tape said they believe the ex-pro wrestler was emotionally distressed over it.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The six jurors who sided with Hulk Hogan in his lawsuit over the publication of a sex tape said they believe the ex-pro wrestler was emotionally distressed over it.