London-born writer whose book Awakenings inspired the Oscar-nominated film vows to live ‘in the richest, deepest, most productive’ way he can after learning of multiple metastases in the liver The scientist and writer Oliver Sacks has said his “luck has run out” after revealing that he has terminal cancer. Sacks, whose book Awakenings inspired the […]
Polarizing hip-hop star Iggy Azalea has quit Twitter, at least temporarily, following nasty social media commentary on her physical appearance in a bikini in several paparazzi photos surreptitiously taken of her while she was vacationing in Hawaii with her boyfriend, Los Angeles Laker Nick Young. The 24-year-old hitmaker unleashed a series of tweets expressing her […]
The brutally cold temperatures gripping much of the U.S. have hit Niagara Falls. While the falls have not been totally cut off by the deep freeze, the cold weather has arrested some of the water in glorious, massive icicles. Temperatures haven’t risen above freezing at all in February, according to NBC News meteorologist Dylan Dreyer. […]
Selena Gomez gets candid in the new issue of V Magazine, talking about everything from her past relationships to how she dealt with anxiety. Selena was interviewed by her Spring Breakers costar James Franco, and although she doesn’t mention her ex Justin Bieber by name, she does seem to give a nod to their relationship, […]
The Phoenix Suns are operating under the belief that guard Goran Dragic could be persuaded to accept a five-year contract elsewhere, thus are pursuing trades with asset-rich teams outside of his preferred list of destinations, league sources told Yahoo Sports. For Dragic, the Suns are pursuing packages that include a young player with significant potential […]
The tech titan’s newest charge is Mark Holmes, and today, the artist trots out one beautiful Doodle — his second one ever. Google’s homepage Wednesday celebrates the 270th anniversary of Alessandro Volta’s birth with an animated illustration befitting the father of the first electrical battery. Alessandro Volta. (Courtesy of Google 2015) Holmes writes about his […]
A new Google Doodle is ringing in the Lunar New Year — in Chinese astrology, the Year of the Goat — with an animated graphic that looks more like a sheep. Or it could be a ram. But the confusion is understandable, since the Chinese word (羊) for all three animals is the same. For […]
Afroman has apologized for assaulting a female fan onstage during a show in Biloxi, Miss., on Tuesday. The rapper, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, told TMZ in a Skype interview that he would be seeking anger-management rehab. The “Because I Got High” singer was performing when two women got onstage and started dancing next […]
Actress Angie Harmon showed a little too much on her Tuesday appearance on “Live with Kelly and Michael.” After host Kelly Ripa made the “Rizzoli and Isles” star do a spin to show the audience her short dress, Harmon took her perch on her high chair, not realizing that basically all of her right leg […]
Jack Storms is one of only three cold glass artists in the world. It’s a type of sculpting process that is so rare, most people have never heard of it. However, when you see it, you won’t believe your eyes. The sculptures he makes are like giant diamonds, and they take up to 24 weeks […]