Toilet Brushes and Vacuum Cleaners Turn Musical in Hands of Nils Frahm
London. Three pianos, a wood pipe organ, a synthesizer and toilet brushes are the standard setup for a show by German experimental composer Nils Frahm. He navigated masterfully between the instruments...
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Trevor Noah to Take Over ‘The Daily Show’ on September 28
Television personality Trevor Noah is set to take over ‘The Daily Show’ in September. (Reuters Photo/Lucas Jackson) New York. South African comedian Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart as the host of...
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Actor Jim Parsons Takes on Heavenly Role in ‘An Act of God’
US actor Jim Parsons takes on the role of God in new Broadway production. (EPA Photo/Paul Buck) New York. With two winged angels at his side, actor Jim Parsons assumes a divine role as he reveals...
View ArticleFor London’s Fashion Start-Ups, It’s Being Social That Counts
London. When Chris Morton was setting up a fashion e-commerce company five years ago, he spent a lot of time listening to online music service Spotify. He realized the web player was doing something...
View ArticleUS Swimming Pools Ban Long Breath-Holding After Deaths
New York. A US Navy SEAL hopeful and his friend, an off-duty lifeguard, were barreling through underwater drills in a pool just 3.5 feet (1 meter) deep. No one realized anything was wrong until their...
View ArticleIn Wayan Arnata’s ‘Integrity,’ a Refreshing New Path for Balinese Art
Denpasar. A common criticism of Balinese contemporary art is the lack of willingness by its practitioners to experiment with new and unconventional forms of media. “Integrity,” an exhibition that...
View ArticleThe Charms of Old Dubai
Jakarta. Dubai’s metamorphosis over the last couple of decades has been nothing short of sensational. With its “world-class” airline, its “world-class airport” and an increasing number of high-end, and...
View ArticleEskimomo Adds a Gourmet Spin to Everyone’s Favorite Childhood Dessert
Jakarta. Eating ice cream, be it served on a cone or straight from the tub, usually makes one reminisce childhood, a time when we used to excitedly shout whenever an ice-cream truck passed our house....
View Article‘City Branding’ to Boost Tourism in Indonesia
Jakarta. Indonesia is blessed with a rich variety of natural and cultural charms that have for decades bewitched travelers from across the globe, while the archipelago’s open and hospitable people have...
View ArticleOn a Paris Bridge, the End of a Love Too Heavy to Bear
Paris. Workmen in Paris started pulling off hundreds of thousands of padlocks attached by lovers to the “Pont des Arts” bridge on Monday, afraid the sheer weight of the romantic tokens was putting the...
View ArticleSpain’s El Celler de Can Roca Reclaims Title of World’s Best Restaurant
London. Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca regained its title as the world’s best restaurant on Monday, fending off previous winner Noma, with which it has alternated the top honor in recent...
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Fashion’s Rehabilitated Galliano Proves Himself in New Job, Boss Says
British designer John Galliano. (AFP Photo/Francois Guillot) Breganze, Italy. John Galliano, the star designer sacked by Dior for a drunken anti-Semitic rant, has been successfully rebuilding both...
View ArticleEddie Redmayne to Star in Harry Potter Spin-Off ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Los Angeles. Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne will enter the world of magic in Warner Bros’ anticipated “Harry Potter” spin-off movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the studio said....
View ArticleIn Mazar, Afghans Enjoy Life as Fighting Draws Near
Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan. It is late afternoon and slivers of sunlight stream in through an exhaust fan, cutting through multicolored strobe lights and shisha smoke in a basement karaoke club, one...
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Letters by Author Harper Lee To Be Sold at Auction
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee being presented the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President George W. Bush. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan) New York. An archive of six typewritten letters...
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Legend Laid to Rest
This July 25, 2001 file photo shows US blues artist B.B. King performing during the 8th edition of the Nice Jazz Festival in Nice, southeastern France. Police in Las Vegas have launched a homicide...
View ArticleDiscovering Levitation Photography and the Art of ‘Flying’
Jakarta. From a number of roles he plays in life — an economist, a writer, a husband and a father — Junanto Herdiawan, or Iwan as he is usually called, is proud to be a Flying Traveler. His first...
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Jenn Louis Shares Love of Italian Pasta in New Book
Chef Jenn Louis. (Reuters Photo/Lincoln Restaurant) New York. American chef Jenn Louis puts her own spin on 65 types of pasta and Italian dumplings such as gnocchi made from potatoes, cheeses and other...
View ArticleA Contemplation of Cohenites?: Leonard’s Fans Look for a Label
London. Global fans of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen are having fun on Facebook trying to come up with a collective name for themselves. The burst of fandom for the 80-year old performer of...
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Israeli Families Fleeing Rat-Race Revive Once-Doomed Kibbutzim
Children sit on bales of hay at the annual harvest festival in Kibbutz Degania Alef on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel May 23, 2015. (Reuters Photo/Ronen Zvulun) Degania Alef, Israel....
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