It is no secret that Southeast Asia has been a powerhouse of badminton. Indonesia and Malaysia, especially, have given the world absolute gems like Taufik Hidayat and Lee Chong Wei, who went on to become two of the greatest shuttlers ever. After Hi…
The internet is abuzz over a report from Page Six that the hugely successful Queen biographical drama "Bohemian Rhapsody" could be getting a sequel. The tip was provided by Rudi Dolezal, a music video director who worked with Queen on a n…
Early specialist palliative care treatment does not improve the quality of life for patients diagnosed with the rare cancer mesothelioma when compared to standard care alone, new research led by Curtin University has found. The research, published …
If you buy music, movies, or apps from Apple, you've probably seen receipts for iTunes purchases in your inbox. But what if you didn't make any purchase? That's what happened to a Lawrenceburg, Indiana woman, who learned how easy it is …
Note: This recipe must be prepared in advance. "OK, local strawberry season is nowhere in sight, but there’s never a local banana season, and that doesn’t stop us from eating bananas all year long," wrote Al Sicherman in the March 9, 2000…
Given the time and money people lavish on their pets, it's remarkable how little we appear to understand them. Recently at the dog park, for example, I watched a woman with an enormous Great Dane puppy doing everything in her power to turn him …
IBM Corp. researchers reckon they’ve come up with new algorithms capable of enabling advanced machine learning on quantum computers. In a paper published today on arXiv, a repository for non-peer-reviewed academic papers, IBM’s research team descri…
I'm not sure how it is for most novelists, but when I create characters, their faces always look a little blurry to me. Though I come to know who these people are in the important ways — their general physical selves and how it feels to be arou…
There are many ways to book a vacation: You can do it directly with hotels and airlines, through a travel agent, through third-party sites or separately through aggregators such as Google Flights. The choices can be overwhelming, and might lead tra…
“Today, painting is dead.” Those were the words that acclaimed painter Paul Delaroche is alleged to have uttered when he saw a photograph for the first time. It’s also the inspiration for a new exhibit showcasing nearly 250 of the earliest photogra…
The Japan Animation Creators Association has released the results of a recent study on working conditions in the anime industry. Around 1,500 people were sent questionnaires, and the association received replies from 382 individuals. Out of those 57…