Even Saudi Arabia is shutting down its Yemen embassy
Saudi Arabia has suspended all work at its embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff "due to the deterioration of…
AIG Profit Misses Estimate; To Buyback Addl $2.5 Bln Stock – RTT News
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To fix or not to fix: Jeffry Frieden’s “Currency Politics”
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App will dub ‘McFarland, USA’ in real time, a first for major Hollywood movies
A smartphone app that aims to let moviegoers hear any Hollywood film dubbed into their language at the theater in…
King of the Netherlands opens Late Rembrandt exhibition at the Rijksmuseum
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the Late Rembrandt exhibition at the Rijksmuseum today. The Rijksmuseum’s Director and General…
Who Are the Top10 Most Expensive Living Chinese Artists at Auction?
Cui Ruzhuo, 丹枫白雪 (Landscape in Snow) (2006), sold at Poly Auction in Hong Kong on April 7, 2014, for $23,725,710.Photo:…
Art history’s greatest kisses
Since 10,000 BC sculpture and painting have raised pulses with erotic and passionate embraces. Jason Farago picks the very best.
Can You Tell The Difference Between Christian Grey And A Serial Killer?
"Fifty Shades of Grey," a terrible movie based on a terrible book, gives the world one of the least sexy…
Rallying Cry: Teach Everyone To Code! (But Should We?)
“My advice? Don’t teach everyone how to code. Teach them how to identify and understand needs, as well as how…
Celebrating Theater in London and New York
An exhibition planned for London and New York will celebrate 40 years of theater in both cities.
‘Deutschland 83’ and ‘Shkufim’ Are Among Exciting International Series
For the first time, the Berlin film festival showcased a range of television shows that are now being aired in…
From Suzanne Duchamp to Trash in Queens: A Stroll Through New York
Last night there was a standing-room-only crowd at the Swiss Institute in SoHo to hear artist Jamian Juliano-Villani talk about…
Oil just spiked
The oil market is moving. WTI crude just jumped by a dollar to $52.88 per barrel, which is 3{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} higher…
Greek economy shrinks 0.2 percent quarter-in-quarter in fourth quarter of 2014 – Reuters
ReutersGreek economy shrinks 0.2 percent quarter-in-quarter in fourth quarter of 2014ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy contracted slightly in the last…
Why Target Canada discounts are so meagre during liquidation sale
They expected door crashers and deep price cuts, but a little more than a week into Target Canada’s liquidation sales,…
U.S. carriers meet voluntary deadline for unlocking mobile phones
Unlocking a mobile phone from a single U.S. carrier has caused consumers headaches in recent years, but seven major carriers…
Spider-Man Joins The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Do you hear that? That light pop-pop-pop noise? That's the sound of every comic book and comic book movie fan's…