The desert sands are shifting but can booming Dubai avoid property bust?
A little more than 20 years ago, Dubai was an arid desert outpost on the shores of the Persian Gulf. Today, world famous architecture rises high above the city’s streets,…
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Lesbians Take Kissing Selfie While Seated Next To Anti-Gay Pundit Vitaly Milonov
Seated next to one of Russia’s most notorious anti-gay pundits on an airplane is the perfect time to kiss your same-sex partner. – A federal measure modeled on Milonov’s 2012…
Lindsey Vonn Third in Super-G at Alpine Skiing World Championships
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — The Olympic champion Anna Fenninger of Austria won the super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships Tuesday, upstaging the American Lindsey Vonn in a race Vonn…
Lindsey Vonn wins first world ski medal since 2011
True, Vonn has barely been away from one. Just ask Tiger Woods, who lost a tooth when a camera hit him in the face while cheering Vonn onto the podium…
U.N. Concerned About Reports That Food Aid to Syria Is in ISIS Hands
GENEVA — The United Nations food relief agency said it was “extremely concerned” about the possible manipulation of its aid to Syria after images posted on jihadist websites and social…
This Might Be The Best SXSW Lineup In Years
This year’s South by Southwest Film Festival lineup will include some of the biggest names in Hollywood: Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Judd Apatow, Ryan Gosling, Paul Feig, Oscar…
Brutally Honest: Is it OK to discipline another parent’s child?
I’m pretty sure if that happened in my household, it would be a race between my husband and me to see who could get to that family member first and…
Ted ‘the Shred’ Ligety eyes World Championship hat-trick repeat
But what Ted ‘the Shred’ Ligety most wants is a repeat of his triple gold-medal-winning performance at the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships. The U.S. star took top prize in…
Who Needs Coasts When There Are Landlocked Beaches On This Planet?!
There’s the West Coast, the East Coast, the Amalfi Coast… ugh, coasts are so overrated. And really, we don’t even need them, because apparently there are landlocked beaches in this…
10 UNESCO World Heritage sites with wild back stories
No one, really, to pay respect to those first iconic monuments and landscapes except conservationists and wealthy but intrepid travelers. How things have changed. Last year UNESCO named its 1,000th…
‘Massive: Gay Erotic Manga And The Men Who Make It,’ Chronicles Gay Japanese Manga
Are you ready for one of the most comprehensive anthologies of Japanese gay manga available in the English language? “Massive: Gay Erotic Manga And The Men Who Make It” is…
‘A beautiful life’: The Australian woman who became a geisha
It could be a scene from a print by 19th century Japanese artist Hokusai, but behind the evocative image is a modern story. Leading the four through the snows of…
The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris Will Display Modern Masterpieces
PARIS — When it opened in October, the Louis Vuitton Foundation museum was such an audacious addition to the landscape here that all eyes were on the architecture and its…
12 incredible UNESCO sites you’ve probably never heard of
Arguably as spectacular, many more remain unknown or obscure to a large percentage of world travelers. Here are 12 amazing UNESCO sites you might not even know exist.
Imam Moujahed Bakhach Cancels Muslim Rodeo Prayer After Backlash
A Muslim imam who was scheduled to say a prayer at a Texas rodeo today has canceled after online backlash to a similar blessing last week. Imam Moujahed Bakhach of…
10 facts about Puppy Bowl as it enters its second decade
As the popular sideshow enters its second decade, it has become one of Animal Planet’s most popular shows, with animal lovers around the world looking forward to it. Here are…
#AlohaHuffPost Roundup: Where The Wild Things Are
When you live in Hawaii, it’s pretty much a prerequisite to let loose and act like a little kid every once in a while. (Or all the time, for some.)…
Carl Djerassi Dies at 91; Forever Altered Reproductive Practices as a Creator of the Pill
Carl Djerassi, an eminent chemist who 63 years ago synthesized a hormone that changed the world by creating the key ingredient for the oral contraceptive known as “the pill,” died…
7 Explorers Name The Most Beautiful Place They’ve Ever Seen
Looking for travel inspiration? We’ve been asking fascinating people — Pulitzer Prize-winners, world champion athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, and more — to share the greatest travel journeys of their lives. New…
Sexism: The Original Sin Of The Church (All Together Podcast)
Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER — the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice inform our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is…
Greece’s New Finance Minister: ‘You Have To Be Prepared To Blow The Whole Thing Up’
Greece will neither seek an extension of its controversial bailout nor cooperate with the so-called “troika” of international creditors, the country’s new finance minister declared Friday, following up on a…
China Nears Peak Coal, But Its Rustbelt Pays the Price
China’s great coal boom is grinding to a halt, and the consequences for both the global climate and hundreds of millions of Chinese factory workers could be dramatic. Three trends…
The Spiraling World Of Staircases, The Architectural Wonders We Often Overlook
“The world is like a grand staircase,” Samuel Johnson mused, “some are going up and some are going down.” The quote paints a picture of a universe not unlike a…
Meet The Pooches Of Puppy Bowl 2015
Apparently there’s a little football game on this Sunday, but the dog lovers of the world will likely miss it all in favor of the television event that is Puppy…
Outsider Artist Paul Laffoley Illustrates The End Of The Universe
The Outsider Art Fair is coming to New York on January 29, bringing 50 international galleries of folk, self-taught, and outsider art to Center 548 for four glorious days. The…
A Revolutionary Entrepreneur On Happiness, Money, And Raising A Supermodel
A lucky few can say their work helped spur a fundamental shift in the economic model of modern societies. If all goes well, Robin Chase may get to do it…
Dear Disney, Please Cast These Undiscovered Hawaii Teens For ‘Moana’
It’s only been three months since Disney announced the 2016 release of “Moana,” its next animated film, but we’re already expecting success of “Frozen” proportions. – Makamae Auwae “I would…
Yes, ‘Clinton: The Musical’ Is A Very Real Thing
Kerry Butler’s next role will take her to the White House — the Clinton White House, that is. The Tony Award-nominated star of “Xanadu” said Thursday she will play Hillary…
China Clamps Down Still Harder on Internet Access
BEIJING — Jing Yuechen, the founder of an Internet start-up here in the Chinese capital, has no interest in overthrowing the Communist Party. But these days she finds herself cursing…
The Israel-Hezbollah conflict is also about ISIS, oil, nukes, and global terror
Yet another war in the Middle East could bring devastation and tremendous international repercussions. So many people around the globe breathed a sign of relief Thursday as word broke that…