The Snake and The Kid to take on the Mexican 1000Don Prudhomme waited 50 years for his first off-road race and hit a cactus. The drag racing great known as "The Snake" was able to fix the mangled front end and keep going, but fought an internal batt...
New ‘House of the Refugee’ gives hope to migrants in southern USOn a freshly painted wall at the "House of the Refugee" in El Paso in the US state of Texas, a local artist writes the word "esperanza" -- "hope" in Spanish -- in an effort to bring just that to the m...
Prince memoir ‘The Beautiful Ones’ announced for OctoberThe memoir Prince was working on at the time of his death is coming out Oct. 29. Random House confirmed Monday to The Associated Press that "The Beautiful Ones" will combine a Prince unfinished manusc...
Artisan keeps his craft alive with each carved mahjong tileJust opposite the entrance to a neon-lit night market, one of Hong Kong's few remaining carvers of mahjong tiles engraves the two Chinese characters for the number 8,000 on a piece of acrylic. With a...
Estranged sisters team up in ‘The Better Sister’"The Better Sister: a Novel" by Alafair Burke (Harper) In "The Better Sister," Chloe Taylor edits a woman's magazine and is married to Adam, a high-profile attorney. She is mom to Ethan, her stepson f...
Democrats are trusted more on health careAmericans are giving Democrats a clear edge on health care as the 2020 presidential race gears up, according to a new poll that also finds many Republicans backing one of their competitors' top ideas:...
We need to talk about the edification of ethicsEthics is the branch of philosophy that studies morality, or right and wrong behaviours. Earlier empirical studies like done by Husu and Tirri show teachers are often unaware of the ethical ramificati...
Reviving Brazil’s indigenous languagesThousands of indigenous languages have disappeared in Brazil since it was colonised by Portugal in the 16th Century. But more than 200 still survive in Latin America's biggest country, including one t...
A Banksy rat? Tokyo city displays work ‘by famous artist’ KoikeTokyo on Thursday displayed a drawing thought to be the work of Banksy, as the city's mayor urged the famous and mysterious street artist to get in touch. Curious Tokyoites, tourists and art lovers fl...
Painting exhibition Pensive Nature held at PNCAPakistan National Council of the Arts arranged an exhibition of the work of Dr Masuma Abbas, titled Pensive Nature. The event was inaugurated by Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment...
‘Alhamra Live’ brings talented youth to the forefrontIn order to bring talented youth at the forefront in art and music, the fourth addition of 'Alhamra Live' was organised at the Alhamra Arts Council on Thursday. The programme is another initiative of...
Study circle — a healthy but rare activity among youth in PakistanStudy circle is a new innovative adult learning method in the non-formal educational market which is often called a self-study group. The common people and specifically the students who want to gain s...
Digital divide affecting more women than menIn today's world, efforts are being made to make women and men equal, so why does the digital divide around the world continue to affect a greater number of women than it does men? The digital divide...
The legend of Shaikh Saadi and how he defined humanityLate poet and prose writer Shaikh Saadi wrote about humanity in very few words. He says it is ironic how people sacrifice their health in finding wealth and then sacrifice their wealth to regain their...
Trees and greenery — mother nature at her bestTrees add beauty to the world we live in. They contribute eye-catching colours to our surroundings; different shades of greenery found in leaves, in flowering trees, and sometimes even the bark of tre...
Eminem’s use of stan inspires addition to Merriam-Webster’s dictionaryThe Eminem-inspired use of the word "stan" to describe hyper-devoted fans has been added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. The casual use of "stan" famously comes from Eminem and Dido's hit 2000 song o...