WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police and carried out of the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday after his South American hosts abruptly revoked his seven-year asylum in a move his supporters said was illegal. An agitated, frai... Read more
Germany has literally brought daylight to UN security council proceedings by opening the curtains in the famous chamber for the first time since a bazooka attack on Che Guevara more than half a century ago. The German UN mission celebrated its m... Read more
It’s hard when you’re buying vintage clothes to find something that fits your body, especially when you’re fat. So I gasped when I saw this 70s kaftan in a Los Angeles vintage store a few years ago, because it was so beautiful and unique. The wo... Read more
This time last year, Google searches for the keto diet outranked those for paleo for the first time. Twelve months on, keto recipe books are flying high in the publishing charts, there are emerging permutations (vegan-keto, the vegetable-heavy k... Read more
Do detox diets work? This is a simple one. Although the beneficial claims of “detoxing” your body can sound great: more energy, better digestion, squeaky-clean organs, it is in fact a myth that your body needs to be detoxed. You’re already born... Read more
Part of a healthy diet pattern to lower your blood pressure and risk of heart disease involves decreasing the amount of saturated fat you eat, mainly from animal products. While leaner cuts of meat, fish, eggs, and low-fat milk are generally goo... Read more
Gone are the days of handbags that require a five-finger grip. This fall, it’s all about pinching, because Simon Porte’s minuscule Jacquemus Le Chiquito somehow got even smaller. At Paris Fashion Week, Porte presented Jacquemus... Read more
Lebanon is on a lucky streak, in its photo exhibitions at least. Not long after a show by Josef Koudelka, another featuring work by the master Irving Penn has opened in Beirut. The Mina Image Center says “Untroubled,” its inaugural expo, is the... Read more
1. Cancer Prevention Also full of antioxidants, there are also studies that show the anti-tumor properties of the pomegranate seeds. There are also studies that have discovered the presence of punicic acid in pomegranate, which is a type of omeg... Read more
It was the night that Donald Trump, preaching unity but practising divisiveness, found his white minority rule under siege from Nancy Pelosi’s women in white. A year after wearing black to support the MeToo movement, the record number of Democra... Read more
