Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is 76. Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is 73. Singer Paul Anka is 71. Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn is 67. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is 65. Actor Jean Reno is 64. Blues singer Otis Taylor is 64. Actor Ken Olin is 58. Actress Delta Burke is 56. Singer-songwriter …
TEHRAN — Business was slow for Ali this week, as it has been for months now. People hurried by his lavish displays of red grapes, dark blue figs and ginger, with few stopping to make a purchase. “Who in Iran can afford to buy a pineapple costing $15?” he asked. …
Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 70. Actress Julia Duffy (“Newhart”) is 61. Actress Isabelle Adjani is 57. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 53. Writer-director J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” ”Alias”) is 46. Actor Yancey Arias (“Kingpin”) is 41. Actor Tobey Maguire (“Spider-Man”) is 37. Singer Leigh Nash (Sixpence None …
How would you like it if in your company, deceased employees were automatically replaced by family members, even if they didn’t have the training? GOMA – In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), deceased employees are often replaced by family members, even when they have no training. This common practice …
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have stunned locals by staying at a country pub, as they celebrated their first wedding anniversary. The young Royals stayed the night at The Crown in Westleton, near Southwold, Suffolk, enjoying a glass of champagne on arrival with friends. The couple, who staff said …
I. Time Bomb In 1979 the Dubai World Trade Centre dominated the skyline of Dubai City, on the horn of the Arabian Peninsula. Today, the World Trade Centre looks quaint, like an old egg carton stuck into the ground amid a phantasmagoric forest of skyscrapers. But come December the World …
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told thousands of his supporters that he believes reconciliation is taking place in Thailand and that he could even return to the country in a matter of months. At a rally in Cambodia attended by crowds of his supporters who travelled from Thailand …
Is it constitutional, under any circumstances, for the President to order the killing of U.S. citizens who are beyond our borders and aiding America’s enemies? John Cole takes aim at Attorney General Eric Holder’s legal justification for the practice, while Joel Pett looks at the domestic side and isn’t any …
Singer Bobby Womack is 68. Bassist Chris Squire of Yes is 64. Singer Shakin’ Stevens is 64. Singer Chris Rea is 61. Actor-singer Ronn Moss of Player (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 60. Actress Kay Lenz is 59. Percussionist Emilio Estefan of the Miami Sound Machine is 59. Actress …
Everybody is talking about Tim Tebow. Except for you. Who is Tim Tebow? you’re asking yourself, after spending 10 minutes nodding silently while coworkers discussed his game this weekend against the Patriots. (What sport is this? you are probably also asking. For the record: football.) It’s okay, non sports …
Everybody knows that it’s inappropriate to tweet from the toilet. Of course, that’s not stopping social media entrepreneurs from butting into every aspect of our lives. And why not? There’s megabucks to be made. If Facebook goes public next year as expected, estimates peg its valuation at up to $100 …
Madness in Morocco: The Road to Ishtar It was a high-stakes gamble, sending three of Hollywood’s biggest, most uncompromising talents—Warren Beatty, Elaine May, and Dustin Hoffman—to make a movie in the middle of the Sahara. As $51 million evaporated and relationships crumbled, a legendary disaster was born: the 1987 comedy …