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Image copyright SpaceX Image caption Elon Musk has described hypersonic flight as “the ultimate rush” The US military has launched three hypersonic rockets from a proving ground in California. The hypersonic engines – two…
Britain topped Group A of the Davis Cup while Kazakhstan and Croatia claimed the opening two fixtures in their campaigns as the season-ending clay-court team competition got underway on Wednesday. The 10-times champions Britain…
The scale of new luxury retail parks on the American East Coast evokes an eerie graveyardlike image where the assorted dead leave to rot, limbs hanging like rotting pikes. Lifestyle centers are no different….
Bob Lansdale passed away on Oct. 14 at the age of 83. An original member of Magnum Photos, Lansdale was one of the first practitioners of street photography. His site will feature his most…
Written by By Rachael Ross, CNN Grammy Award-winning musician Lou Reed coined it “pulp.” Designers call it “deconstruction.” Together, they make something new. Chris Diamantopoulos , star of cable TV show “People of Earth,”…
This week was a busy one for New Zealand’s Nicola Manson. Manson, a member of the New Zealand Labour Party, ended up biking nearly 35 kilometers with a baby on board to her newborn’s…
In the not-too-distant past, action films with the excellent moniker Straight Outta Compton were “cut”, sometimes not just in their entirety, but simply their middle bit. This isn’t a problem in the case of…
Colorado fired offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini on Monday after three seasons as the Buffaloes’ offensive coordinator. Related story: How Buffs ended up with ex-expletive Kelly In a statement, CU’s coach Mike MacIntyre said: “I…
Companies with several thousand workers in the United States, including Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson and Yahoo, said Wednesday they’ve begun testing vaccines against the deadly “MERS” virus after receiving interim results from a yearlong,…
Think you know all there is to know about Stephen Sondheim? Think again. Take this ten-part series with our favourite books, articles and tips on creating the perfect musical. 1. The bible of Sondheim:…