Will not recognize the designation.
Left woman for slain girlfriend.
In the "fight against terrorism."
Anwar Ibrahim found guilty by Malaysian court.
After identity of parodist revealed.
Prime Minister Erdogan issues threat.
After Newsweek claimed to unmask him.
7 years after firing for gay slur.
Frank Jobe passes at age 88.
An El Niño watch was issued.
The actress, who plays Tris Prior in the upcoming blockbuster, opens up about the film and much more in an exclusive candid Q&A as part of the ‘Divergent’ daily countdown highlig...
ABC’s new supernatural-religious drama is like ‘Touched by an Angel’ meets ‘The X-Files.’ Just in case that sounds like your bag.
We sit down with the set designer of Wes Anderson’s gorgeous new film to find out how it was done. The amazing answer? It was all handmade.
Ever been to a wedding or family reunion where the event starts out reasonably genteel, then, as the hours roll by and the attendees start to get tired and/or drunk, things start to get weirder and rowdier? The opening day of CPAC was a lot like t...
Virtual rifle ranges! Tug-o-war! Storm Troopers! And that was just the appetizer portion of what was served up at CPAC.
When a lighthearted Chris Christie faced the attendees at CPAC late Thursday morning, it felt almost as though Bridgegate was just a bad dream.The New Jersey governor arrived on stage nearly an hour late. The crowd rose to greet him as Christie fi...
Last year, the Republican wasn’t invited but was hated at the conservative confab. Today, he was cheered for being liberals’ newest enemy.
Wednesday afternoon, the Senate rejected the nomination of Debo Adegbile to become the next assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. This marks the first defeat for President Obama under the new simpl...
Republicans and the seven Democrats who joined them to oppose a convicted cop-killer’s defense attorney joining the Justice Department voted with their conscience, not racism.
The wife of a sitting Supreme Court Justice wants to know if the Obama administration has provided material support to terrorists.At a panel on “Benghazigate: The Ugly Truth and Coverup” held by a rival conservative conference to CPAC, Ginni Thoma...
Ginni Thomas wants to know if the White House committed any crimes at a panel on “Benghazigate.”
They arrived in January of 2011, unfamiliar with the ways of Washington, and promising never to adapt. The Republican freshman of the 112th Congress had helped take back the House, riding a Tea Party-infused, throw-the-bums-out wave of conservativ...
New GOP primary challengers are looking to serve their Tea Party challengers a scalding hot cuppa change. Their goal? To oppose!
George Soros may lend his personal fortune to a number of causes with which I disagree, but I do have to thank him for one thing: letting me see Dave Matthews Band live in concert for free.In 2004, musical acts fanned out across the country, playi...
Why Harry Reid and his friends’ demonization of the right-wing brothers won’t change anyone’s vote.
President Obama proposed a $495.6 billion defense budget yesterday, almost half a billion dollars leaner than the previous year’s. But there’s still one category where the Department of Defense is not scaling back: its secret projects.According to...
The U.S. military has billions of dollars’ worth of secret projects it doesn’t want you to know about. Too bad—here they are.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a screwball comedy that follows the adventures of a foppish concierge named Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his trusted lobby boy Zero Mustafa (Tony Revolori) as they zigzag across the fictional Mitteleuropean coun...
We sit down with the set designer of Wes Anderson’s gorgeous new film to find out how it was done. The amazing answer? It was all handmade.
Is there any monster in this world worse than man?The residents of the small, south Louisiana town of Ponchatoula discovered in 2005 there were monsters committing unspeakable acts to children and animals. The evil was reportedly carried out insid...
The Hosanna Church was the heart of a child sex abuse scandal shrouded in reports of devil worship and rituals with cat blood. Is this the case behind 'True Detective'?
When Robin Wright is staring at you intently, even extending her hand to grasp your arm as she speaks, she has an almost disarmingly warm and earnest demeanor. At a glance, she appears to have nothing in common with Claire Underwood, her character...
Robin Wright has been battling against sexual violence for years, in fact it was her campaigning that inspired the mission of her character Claire Underwood in 'House of Cards.'
If you could choose between fame and family, what would you do? For Tony Revolori, the unknown kid who steals the show in The Grand Budapest Hotel, the choice was easy. Wes Anderson had such a clear mental picture of the face he needed for his lat...
The hunt for the lobby boy Zero Moustafa in ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ ended with a talented 17-year-old actor named Tony Revolori. He doesn’t regret taking the part from his brother.
The Teflon Don speaks. Yes, 38-year-old rapper/entrepreneur Rick Ross sat down with hip-hop media vet Elliott Wilson for the latest installment of CRWN, an interview series presented by MySpace. The self-described "Black Bottle Boss" and...
The bestselling rapper opened up to Elliott Wilson on CRWN about his new album, 'Mastermind,' and much more. The series is presented by Myspace.
With an extremely restrictive abortion ban heading towards a vote, Spain is on the verge of becoming the first country within the European Union to actually move backwards on abortion rights.For a country that has enjoyed a fairly liberal social a...
Spain’s about to become the most repressive country in the EU when it comes to abortion rights—even as it has embraced gay marriage. It’s a disconnect that is the canary in the coal ...
The sessions seem to have begun as a routine psychological assessment in late 1995, when El Chapo was lodged in Module III, Section I, Level A, Room 307, Bed B at Puente Grande prison in Mexico.A little-noticed section of the resulting psychologic...
“Sensitive to criticism.” “Fearful of attention.” “Egocentric and narcissistic.” That’s the profile that emerges from 63 therapy sessions with the world’s most notorious drug lord.
While current French President Francois Hollande might be migrating from bed to bed, former—and possibly future—president Nicolas Sarkozy is a “kept man” in the clutches of his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, according to newly-leaked tapes recorded dur...
The former president and his supermodel wife are suing over leaked transcripts recorded during his presidential tenure, including one in which Bruni jokes about her husband’s politic...
The Ukrainian city of Odessa, famous for its cultural sophistication, talented literary figures and old shadowy alleys, is now torn in two. The fault lines run between citizens, neighbors and friends, with each half wanting a very different future...
East Ukraine’s major cities are being torn apart by pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian factions as Crimea vows to hold a referendum next week to vote on joining Russia.
South Africa’s former Olympic golden boy, Oscar Pistorius, went on trial for murder this week. The entire world was rocked last Valentine’s Day when Pistorius admitted to shooting and killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. While it's u...
South Africa’s legal system and the double amputee’s condition may get him off the charge of murdering his girlfriend.
A peculiar aspect of Ukrainian identity has been the perceived need to prove our own existence. I vaguely remember some sort of heritage day in grade school at PS 229 in New York City. The teacher corrected me when I described myself as Ukrainian—...
When the latest Russian aggression ends, Ukraine will still be a borderland caught between East and West. To find peace and prosper Ukraine must reconcile itself to that historic role.
Deplaning at Venezuela’s Maiquetía airport on Wednesday morning, Raul Castro, was met with all the pomp and circumstance befitting a visiting head of state from a closely allied nation. Well, almost. As the Cuban flag was hoisted in recognition of...
Raul Castro’s visit to Venezuela, to prop up the government of Chavez’s handpicked successor amid violent anti-government riots, has caused more resentment than rejoicing.
You've probably never looked at a mammal’s brain and thought “Gee, I wish I could yank that out of its skull and shrink it onto a chip.” Nor have you likely gazed upon a colony of ants and remarked “wouldn’t it be great if we could get spy dr...
From artificial mammal brains to prosthetics that feel like real limbs, the military’s blue-sky researchers are aiming to bring man and machine closer than ever before.
Sean Green, a 32-year-old from Spokane had just three words to say after accepting Washington state’s first legal marijuana license Wednesday: “Let’s get growing.”A far cry from the stereotype of a stoner, the clean-cut father of two has both the ...
A day after marijuana legalization efforts received international criticism, a 32-year-old received the first license to grow weed in Olympia, Washington. Is the Evergreen state—and ...
A frantic text from a male friend read, “Are you familiar with Lulu… Can you try checking Lulu on me? If something is on there, can you snapshot and send it to me?”Since its launch in February 2013, Lulu, the mobile dating app for women to anonymo...
Lulu, the mobile dating app for women, has changed its system to allow men to opt-in. Here’s why guys shouldn’t bow to the pressure to perform online.
For those unable to extract sufficient anxiety from world events such as the Crimea or Syria crises, the US economy, or Rand Paul, here's a good one: an actual scary-as-shit new incurable infectious disease is heading your way soon: United ...
Thousands in the Caribbean have been infected with an incurable mosquito-borne illness that renders patients feverish and immobile—interminably. Why Americans could be next.
“The flesh is sad, and I've read all the books.” The famous opening of Mallarmé’s poem “Sea Breeze” is a sigh of resignation. Not even the knowledge gleaned from all the books in the world can loosen the grasp of human sadness.Of course readi...
No one likes to be down but a new book, The Depths, argues that depression has real and helpful evolutionary benefits for humans and animals. But have the harms grown worse in modern...
Zohydro is a new, government-approved, ultra-pure form of the commonly used opioid painkiller, hydrocodone. And it has addiction experts so concerned, they’re trying to stop the drug from ever hitting the market. Currently marketed only in combina...
Addiction experts are campaigning to block the sale of the ultra-pure pain pill Zohydro. But the campaign may be more of an advertisement for the new drug than a way to stop it.
At the door to a meeting of medical marijuana champions and green gold rush pioneers at the Massachusetts Department of Health last autumn stood a tall, lean man in a crew cut and a suit. Jose Martinez (not his real name) had that air about him ...
Police moonlighting as marijuana dispensary security experts are safeguarding pot in Massachusetts. But in a state threatening to restart the licensing process, they may be irrelevant.
Paris Fashion Week was just as crazy as ever this season, and photographer Kevin Tachman was there to capture all of the magic on the runway and behind the scenes.
Paris Fashion Week was just as crazy as ever this season, and photographer Kevin Tachman was there to capture all of the magic on the runway and behind the scenes.
American Apparel—the controversial retailer known for its outspoken CEO and its provocative advertisements—has unveiled its latest campaign. The ad features a topless model of Middle Eastern descent, with the words ‘MADE IN BANGLADESH’ boldly prin...
The fast-fashion retailer has made yet another questionable decision, releasing a new ad that turns edgy into just plain distasteful.
Kimye Sets a Wedding Date: The highly-anticipated nuptials between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West officially have a date! On Saturday, May 24, the couple will wed in the City of Lights—the specific venue has yet to be revealed. "We're hav...
And Carla Bruni claims being first lady hindered her cosmetics contracts.
A frantic text from a male friend read, “Are you familiar with Lulu… Can you try checking Lulu on me? If something is on there, can you snapshot and send it to me?”Since its launch in February 2013, Lulu, the mobile dating app for women to anonymo...
Lulu, the mobile dating app for women, has changed its system to allow men to opt-in. Here’s why guys shouldn’t bow to the pressure to perform online.
Cara Delevingne Gets a TV Gig: The world just can’t get enough of Cara Delevingne. The omnipresent supermodel’s face turns up in nearly every magazine on stands, and she just finished a month-long fashion tour-de-force, appearing on runways in Lon...
And the trailer for Lindsay Lohan's OWN series is unveiled.
The way Daniel Pallas tells it, Atelier Pallas, the petite couture house with over fifty years of history, is the only company that still makes ready-to-wear the way all of the Parisian fashion houses, both large and small, used to do it as recent...
Atelier Pallas is one of the only couture houses still doing things the old way—completely in house and completely by hand. Daniel Pallas talks about the changes and designing for th...
The New Louis Vuitton woman, of Nicolas Ghesquière's making, wears knee-high leather boots, retro mini-skirts, and leather jackets. Ghesquière, formerly of Balenciaga, made his much-awaited debut for the brand on Wednesday in Paris, taking th...
Following Marc Jacobs's exit, Louis Vuitton's new creative director Nicolas Ghesquière presented an outstanding debut collection for the brand that was fresh, intricately cra...
Get ready for some art, because the Armory Show is back in New York City starting on Thursday. With deep roots in history, the fair is not only an homage to the original 1913 Armory Show exhibition that introduced modern art to New York, but it al...
The Armory Show is back, with exhibitions and events planned across the city. In order to help you navigate one of the largest art fairs, we’ve rounded up the 10 must-see works.
If you talk to people in Detroit, you’ll find they are fed up with “ruin porn” and sick of the disaster tourists who stalk their neighborhoods looking for crumbling images of a once-thriving city.It’s unlikely to improve their mood, but academics ...
Turns out taking Instagram-worthy photos of old, broken buildings is an ancient art, the likes of which is being celebrated at the Tate Britain’s new show ‘Ruin Lust.’
If you already are feeling envious of the SXSW attendees in warm Austin, close your eyes because they will also be the first to try the newest creation from the pastry scientist behind the Cronut. This weekend, Dominique Ansel will reveal her new ...
Calls it the “Cookie Milk Shot.”
It seems that Watson, the supercomputer that rapidly competed as a non-controlled contestant on Jeopardy! in 2011, has been taking some culinary classes. Teaming up with the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, IBM has tweaked the software...
Can create millions of new food recipes.
At first glance, the encased flower arrangements at the Max Mara boutique in New York City look freshly imported from the city’s best florist. However, on further examination, it turns out you can actually can sit on these flowers. The various ver...
Sasha Sykes’s vivid artworks serve two purposes: they look beautiful, and you can use them as chairs.
Carnival season is coming to a close, but the revellers won't go out without a bang. See some of the intricate costumes, festive parades, and unique traditions of the 2014 celebrations.
Carnival season is coming to a close, but the revellers won't go out without a bang. See some of the intricate costumes, festive parades, and unique traditions of the 2014 celebr...
While most of us are sick of the snow and bitter cold this winter season, the weather has had one upside: Niagara Falls is currently a stunning winter wonderland.
While most of us are sick of the snow and bitter cold this winter season, the weather has had one upside: Niagara Falls is currently a stunning winter wonderland.
If you attempt to climb Mount Everest, be prepared to carry down approximately 18 pounds of trash. A new law passed in Nepal mandates climbers bring down eight kilograms of garbage starting this spring. Trash buildup has been a major problem in th...
Climbers must remove 18 pounds.
Legislation that would have transferred the decision to prosecute sexual assault in the military from commanders to lawyers outside the chain of command failed to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the senate Thursday. The 55 ...
The New York Senator may have lost the vote to move prosecution of sexual assaults outside the military, but she’s still a champion in certain circles who will continue to maintain a...
Would you like fries with that political activism? Two members of Pussy Riot were attacked by men who threw green paint and trash at them inside McDonald's in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The attackers yelled "Go to America!" and shot N...
Were sprayed with paint and trash.
The top prosecutor for sexual-assault cases in the U.S. Army was suspended after allegations by another lawyer that he groped and tried to kiss her at a sexual-assault legal conference two years ago. Lt. Col. Joseph Morse had overs...
Over sexual-assault allegation.
American Apparel—the controversial retailer known for its outspoken CEO and its provocative advertisements—has unveiled its latest campaign. The ad features a topless model of Middle Eastern descent, with the words ‘MADE IN BANGLADESH’ boldly prin...
The fast-fashion retailer has made yet another questionable decision, releasing a new ad that turns edgy into just plain distasteful.
Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar win for her performance in 12 Years a Slave was the missing glass slipper that finally fit the Cinderella narrative we’ve all cast her in, right down to the light blue princess dress and tiara-like handmade she wore while ac...
The princess of awards season is a rare Hollywood case: she won an Oscar for her first film and has nothing lined up next. What do we make of Lupita Nyong’o’s career prospects?
Back in 2006 when I was interviewing doctors for an article about prescription data mining, few of them knew that it occurred. The ones who did were not happy about it. In fact, the practice of drug companies buying prescription records from pharm...
We live in world where just about everything we do online is tracked by corporations and possibly the government. Has the dream of the internet been corrupted? A new book “Dragnet Na...
Master Sergeant Aaron Torian was killed in action in Helmand Province on February 15th, 2014. This eulogy was given at Arlington National Cemetery two weeks later. With the current withdrawal of troops, he is likely one of the last Marines to die ...
On February 15, Marine MSgt. Aaron Torian was killed in action in Afghanistan—likely one of the last Americans to die there. His friend and comrade Elliot Ackerman shares his eulogy.
“The flesh is sad, and I've read all the books.” The famous opening of Mallarmé’s poem “Sea Breeze” is a sigh of resignation. Not even the knowledge gleaned from all the books in the world can loosen the grasp of human sadness.Of course readi...
No one likes to be down but a new book, The Depths, argues that depression has real and helpful evolutionary benefits for humans and animals. But have the harms grown worse in modern...
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love first locked eyes on each other at eleven in the evening on Friday, January 12, 1990, and within 30 seconds they were tussling on the floor. The setting was the Satyricon, a small, dimly lit nightclub in Portland, Ore...
Within 30 seconds of locking eyes on each other, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were tussling on the floor.
One of the great pleasures of diving into a new obsession—whether music, photography, carpentry, or any pursuit requiring skill and practice—is getting to play with the specialized toys. For many enthusiasts, in fact, the tools can become more of ...
Mind reading machines! Telekinesis! In Michio Kaku’s new book our minds will be doing all kinds of cool things with gadgets very, very soon, but somehow this scientist misses the big...
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