• TV can spark social change. These big names just urged Hollywood writers to embrace it

    Halle Berry got the memo. At “A Day of Unreasonable Conversation,” a conference at the Getty Center in Los Angeles on Monday, the star regaled an audience of TV and film writers, Hollywood executives and activists with a deeply personal episode: About three years ago, when she experienced excruciating pain after sex with her then-new partner, Berry’s doctor diagnosed her with “the worst case of herpes he had ever seen,” she recalled. Event co-chair Kerry Washington had opened the proceedings by...

  • Men really CAN drink women under the table, but women can stomach more steak and sugary drinksexperts reveal how sex affects our body's reaction to foods

    Men might get to have more alcohol, but women edge them out when it comes to fatty foods like steak. The newest nutrition science highlights these sex differences in food.

  • With just $700 and a Raspberry Pi — you too can become a cybercriminal

    GEOBOX, an operating system turning Raspberry Pis into simple anonymous cyberattack tools, is being sold on Telegram.

  • Take time to just ‘be.’ with new canned cocktail launch

    Launching with three initial flavours, Passion Fruit Martini, Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri, be. is a brand-new premium range of cocktails with the aim of creating the ultimate ‘me time’ when the chaos of life can fade away, offering busy individuals the precious time to be. Created with a complete sensory experience in mind, be. is expertly crafted with fresh, premium ingredients to offer a fruity, fresh aroma and bar quality taste, with a nitro infusion that produces that perfect foamy...

  • Take time to just ‘be.’ with new canned cocktail launch

    Launching with three initial flavours, Passion Fruit Martini, Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri, be. is a brand-new premium range of cocktails with the aim of creating the ultimate ‘me time’ when the chaos of life can fade away, offering busy individuals the precious time to be. Created with a complete sensory experience in mind, be. is expertly crafted with fresh, premium ingredients to offer a fruity, fresh aroma and bar quality taste, with a nitro infusion that produces that perfect foamy...

  • Congress can’t ban TikTok ‘just in case’

    TikTok is used by around 150 million Americans, including journalists. Photo courtesy of Nordskov Media. Like a bad penny, bills to ban TikTok keep turning up in Congress. We’ve written before about how such proposals are unconstitutional and would enable mass censorship. The newest legislation that would effectively ban the platform, passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives, is no exception.Writing in the Columbia Journalism Review, Freedom of the Press...

  • 10 Western Movies That Just Get Better With Age

    From American classics to spaghetti Western icons, these landmark Westerns prove that old is gold as they continue to just get better over time.

  • The Kindle Paperwhite just can’t be beat at this price

    You know Amazon is going to discount its best branded tech on deals days, and that's certainly the case here with the Kindle Paperwhite. As part of its Spring Deals promotion, Amazon has slashed 23% off the price of the 16GB Kindle Paperwhite. That means instead of £149.99 you'll be paying £114.99 – a far more tempting price for an excellent reading device that's easily one of the best we've reviewed. This Paperwhite remains our favourite Kindle – and we've reviewed them all. It packs a...

  • 13 Surprising Foods You Can Make in a Slow Cooker

    Soup, stew, and chili have all had their moment to shine, and just about everyone knows these as the quintessential slow cooker recipes. The culinary world, in all its creativity, has found plenty of other uses for the slow cooker by now that’ll give you all the more reason to justify this space-hogging kitchen appliance. Whether you’d like some assistance with breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, the slow cooker can be your secret weapon. Here are 13 surprising ways you can put your slow...

  • Opinion: Are Squatters Rights Just Tenant Rights By Another Name?

    The concept of squatters rights, legally defined as Adverse Possession, has its roots in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, which was legally established through the Homestead Act of 1862.

  • Struggling For A Can Of Food: Starving Gazans Scramble For Aid Drops

    A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid.On the ground, where almost no building within sight was still standing, hungry men and boys raced towards the beach where most of the aid seemed to have landed.Dozens of them jostled intensely to get to the food, with scrums forming up and down the rubble-strewn dunes."People are dying just to get a can of tuna," said Mohamad al-Sabaawi, carrying an almost empty bag on his...

  • Football quiz: can you name these nations’ most-capped male players?

    Which players have turned out the most times for the top 16 countries in men’s football? Test your knowledge nowWe’ll have the same quiz for women’s football on Thursday Continue reading