Category: Culture
‘Hunger Games’ box office king for second week
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Sunday 08 April 2012
Video Games Score Spot at Smithsonian’s American Art Museum
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Sunday 08 April 2012
Our old friend PacMan. He and his buddies from the Stone Age of computer programming may fill us with nostalgia, but there's no doubt: video games have come a long way in 40 years. Gaming is now a cutting-edge…
Graduates Become Human Billboards to Pay Off Debts
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Sunday 08 April 2012
When Ed and Ross left university, desperate to find ways of paying off 25 thousands pounds each in debt, they hit upon a novel idea: not to sell their bodies, but their faces. For a fee, firms can have…
First pan-Asian girl band hopes to make world ‘Blush’
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Monday 02 May 2011
They are not Asian Spice Girls or Pussycat Dolls, but five girls who aim to represent the continent through music on the world stage in what is being billed as the first pan-Asian girl band. They seem…
Prince William: Diana’s son and a ‘normal’ royal
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Thursday 28 April 2011
He might be born to be king, but this is where Prince William is at his most natural – rolling up his shirt sleeves, and talking to ordinary people, like here on this trip to Australia. And his ability…
First pan-Asian girl band hopes to make world ‘Blush’ (video)
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Friday 22 April 2011
Introducing Blush – billed as the first ever pan-Asian girl band. Aged 18 to 28, the singers come from China, Japan, the Philippines, India and South Korea. They sing in English and aim to take the pop…
Google gets into April Fool’s with ‘Gmail Motion’
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Friday 01 April 2011
In this set of documents about April Fools’ day, we get an interactive graphic presentation of the history and traditions associated with April 1, along with several examples of famous practical jokes.…
The passing of Elizabeth Taylor
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Wednesday 23 March 2011
She was one of the last legends of Hollywood's Golden Age. Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at 79. Taylor shot to fame at the age of 12 with the film "National Velvet," and went…
Would-be royal brides swoon at waxwork Prince William
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Tuesday 08 February 2011
A US artist in London has created a life-size wax model of Prince William called “Engagement”. Women can pose for photographs with the model, wearing a replica of Kate Middleton’s engagement ring.…
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