HK residents go for a nap on 5-hour bus tour Posted December 30, 2021 Travel-starved, sleep-deprived residents in Hong Kong might find a new bus tour to be a snooze. The 76-kilometer, five-hour ride…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: Frozen foods Posted December 29, 2021 Clarence Birdseye loved fish, and that’s why we can buy frozen foods. At first glance, the two parts of that sentence may not seem connected, but they are. In the early 20th ce…
Armchair Traveler: Brighton (UK) Posted December 28, 2021 Brighton might just be the favorite destination for Londoners on a weekend jaunt. Partly, that’s because it’s so close — just a smidgen over an h…
News Mash-up: Business Troubles Posted December 27, 2021 Dubai expo defends worker accident rate Expo 2020 Dubai, a major world fair that opened Oct. 1, said on Oct. 3 three workers had died and 72 had been seriously…
Just J-pop: Dreams Come True Part 2 Posted December 26, 2021 Continued from Part 1… While that effort flopped, the band inadvertently gained worldwide attention — even if the achievement took a…
Just J-pop: Dreams Come True Part 1 Posted December 25, 2021 The duo Dreams Come True have charmed millions of listeners across Asia thanks to their breezy funk-indebted pop hits. Yet the pair have also connected with millions more in an un…
World’s tallest woman says it’s OK to stand out: ‘Accept yourself as who you are’ Posted December 24, 2021 At 2 meters 15 centimeters tall, Rumeysa Gelgi has always stood out. In mid-October, Guinness World Records officially said she was the world’s tallest living wom…
News Mash-up: COVID-19 Posted December 23, 2021 NZ drops COVID-19 elimination strategy New Zealand on Oct. 4 abandoned its long-standing strategy of
News Mash-up: Famous Musicians Posted December 22, 2021 Billie Eilish to headline Glastonbury outdoor music festival in UK next year Grammy Award winner Billie Eilish will perfo…
Legendary electric guitar inventor Les Paul’s personal Gibson up for auction Posted December 21, 2021 A guitar that helped launch rock ’n’ roll is going up for sale. The “Number One” belonged to the inventor of the electric guitar, Les Paul. It will be auctioned o…