For many around the world, retirement can be a mixed bag. Australian retirees rate their retirement happiness at 70 out of 100, according to a survey of 1,000 Australians over 60 in February by the independent researcher YouGov and investment management company Challenger Limited. Money was ranked behind good physical health as the key to […]
By Emma Russell, CNN (CNN) — Mong Shuan was just 16 when she turned to an unconventional source of income: selling betel nuts from a little stall in northern Taiwan. The stimulant, a small, oblong fruit derived from areca palms, is chewed by millions of people across Asia. For the next three years, Mong would
By Emma Russell, CNN (CNN) — Mong Shuan was just 16 when she turned to an unconventional source of income: selling betel nuts from a little stall in northern Taiwan. The stimulant, a small, oblong fruit derived from areca palms, is chewed by millions of people across Asia. For the next three years, Mong would
Kaffzz CC-BY-SA- 4.0 In celebration of African women’s achievements and contributions to society, Open Foundation West Africa launched the Shine Her Light Campaign, an initiative that focused
Let's take a look back at some of our favorite photos from the Nittany Lions' historic season.
The fascinating, strange and sometimes hilarious insect world awakens in spring outside our doorsCast your vote for the UK invertebrate of the year I never expected a later-life love affair. But a few years ago, I was commissioned to write a book on garden insects and the earth moved. All of a sudden, I realised that my garden wasn’t just full of six-legged aliens, but characters, all with stories to tell, some of which were often bizarre and others hilarious. A few metres from my backdoor a...
The hilarious debut film feature from Vera Drew, The People’s Joker, packs a lot into its 92-minute runtime—action, animation, DC comic parody deep cuts, some truly vicious and necessary jabs at some of SNL’s current stars, and a healthy scattering of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it asides. There's been a lot of hype surrounding the pop culture parody coming of age film, but it's entirely warranted. by Robert Ham The democratization of...
New Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2 trailer reminds us of where we were in Part 1, and gives us solid hints of what we can expect to happen next.
With this latest turn of events, the Hamilton Canal Innovation District – if it wasn’t already – has justifiably become Lowell’s version of the Bermuda Triangle. How else can you explain the failure of so many project developers to turn its commercial potential into a reality? Trinity Financial and Winn Companies both tried and failed […]
A new travel show wants people to experience the real Chicago by getting out of downtown and into the city's 77 neighborhoods.