Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit

Refining Canada’s petroleum-soaked oil sands produces petroleum coke, and the question of what to do with it has found at least one answer in Detroit, where a large coke pile covers an entire city block.

dnes, 19:23
Man Booker International prize goes to (very) short-story writer Lydia Davis Man Booker International prize goes to (very) short-story writer Lydia Davis

Stories by much-acclaimed American writer, some just a sentence long, praised for vigilance 'down to the very word'The impossible-to-categorise Lydia Davis, known for the shortest of short stories, has won the Man Booker International prize ahead of fellow American Marilynne Robinson and eight other contenders from around the world.The £60,000 award is for a body of work, and is intended to...

včera, 21:35
Arrested Development season four: the return of the greatest sitcom ever Arrested Development season four: the return of the greatest sitcom ever

Seven years after being cancelled, the show has been resurrected by Netflix. But why has it retained such a vast army of fans? Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Cera, Tony Hale and other cast members explain whyNow the story of an amazing TV show, That got cancelled,And the cast and fans who had no choice, But to keep the faith that it would one, day come back, It's ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.Chances are, you...

20. 5. 2013 17:13
Man Booker International Prize 2013: Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize 2013: Lydia Davis wins

This year's prize has been won by the American author Lydia Davis.

včera, 21:30
ArtsBeat: New Victory Season to Include ‘Measure for Measure’ and Marley-Inspired Musical ArtsBeat: New Victory Season to Include ‘Measure for Measure’ and Marley-Inspired Musical

The theater’s 2013-14 offerings will include 15 productions from seven countries.

včera, 19:02
Dan Stevens: Leaving Downton Abbey was the right thing to do Dan Stevens: Leaving Downton Abbey was the right thing to do

Former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has defended his controversial decision to leave the show, saying it was the right thing to do.

20. 5. 2013 12:22
Creationism and revisionist history threaten to invade our classrooms | Zack Kopplin Creationism and revisionist history threaten to invade our classrooms | Zack Kopplin

We have to stop state legislators from sneaking creationist and revisionist textbooks into public schoolsLouisiana's legislators are continuing their of the state's public school science classrooms. On 1 May, legislators killed a bill to repeal Louisiana's creationism law, the misnamed Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA).The law allows non-science to be snuck into science classrooms by...

20. 5. 2013 17:30
Vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB Vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB

Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists reveal.

včera, 10:58
Mick McManus obituary Mick McManus obituary

One of the big-name professional wrestlers of the 1960s and 70s who found fame and celebrity on televisionMick McManus, who has died aged 93, was billed at just 1.68m (5ft 6in) and 79kg (12½ stone), yet he was among the most powerful men in the professional wrestling business in Britain. His strength was not physical, but political, for behind the scenes he was the matchmaker for Dale Martin,...

včera, 16:45
10% of UK wildlife 'endangered' 10% of UK wildlife 'endangered'

A "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.

včera, 4:00