11 Modern Dating Terms to Add to Your Vocabulary
The convenience of dating apps has made the world of modern romance a pretty insensitive place. There are even new terms to describe the ways you can be poorly treated …
Hurricane Irma: 90% of buildings on Caribbean island Barbuda destroyed by storm
Hurricane Irma slammed into Caribbean islands after making landfall in Barbuda AFP. Prime Minister Gaston Browne said tiny island nation left ‘barely habitable’ (The Independent). The tiny Caribbean island of …
Delta Flight Flew Through Irma, One of the Most Powerful Hurricanes Recorded — and All 173 Passengers Are Safe
Nearly 200 passengers — including flight crew — found themselves (literally) in the middle of category 5 Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. Delta Flight …
British Prince George starts school. Mother still unwell from morning sickness
Prince George has started his first day at school – but his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, missed the occasion as she was not well enough to take him. (BBC) …
Don’t give fruit juice to children in their first year, Paediatricians say
Giving children fruit juice in the first year of their life is not a good idea, top American paediatricians say. Paediatricians in America have advised parents to ban giving their …
French fashion giants ban super-skinny models from catwalks and adverts
A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent pledged on September 6, 2017 to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk shows. The announcement …
This University is offering a module on Beyoncé
Wanna earn a Bey-chelor’s degree? Head to Denmark. (Fortune). The University of Copenhagen is now offering a course called “Beyoncé, Gender and Race.” The school’s newspaper reports that the class …
Why onions make you cry
Onions make us teary because a reaction in the onion releases a chemical called lachrymatory factor, or LF, that irritates our eyes. Simply peeling an onion won’t make your …
What It’s Truly Like to Be a Fashion Model
For decades, modeling was a silent profession, where women were supposed to be seen and never heard. But not any longer. In interviews with The New York Times, young …
