Monthly Archives: October 2016

CBS network announces competition series based on the popular mobile phone game, once skewered by Stephen Colbert on his Late Show Candy Crush, the addictive mobile phone game, is being adapted into a TV game show, the CBS network announced on Tuesday. Matt Kunitz, who produced NBCs long-running game show Fear Factor, is listed as […]

Brunch is the opiate of the masses. We are not going out for brunch instead of buying houses: we are brunching because we cannot afford to buy houses It used to be so easy. Youd live with your parents until you were 30-something (and had settled into a hybrid and weird housemate-style relationship), youd drink […]

Along with the Cunard and Port of Liverpool building, the Royal Liver building forms part of Liverpool’s Three Graces. The news follows last month’s announcement that Liverpool’s Grade II listed Municipal Buildings will be sold off as part of 90m of savings by the city council over the next three years. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-37676419

The Republican candidate scored his first victory in the states in the primaries, but now his nomination has been overshadowed by a growing list of allegations Lifelong Republican Karen Porter paused for a moment at the mention of Donald Trumps name, then said with a sigh: I probably will vote against my party this year […]

Chinas capital is home to nearly as many people as the entire population of Australia. Concrete sprawl might be prevalent but so too are buckwheat pancakes, traditional theatres and oases filled with birdsong In five words Alleys, imperial architecture, concrete sprawl Sound of the city hutongs, their tones echo alongside the boisterous conversations of residents, […]

‘Worst nightmares’ The girl did not physically take part in their killings but the prosecution alleges she “is as guilty of murder” as the boy. In his closing speech to jurors at Nottingham Crown Court, prosecutor Peter Joyce QC said: “This case, I would suggest, is outside any of your experiences and worst nightmares, but, […]

Turn any idle asset into a productive piece of capital. All you have to do is set a price, and the robots will take care of the rest. What could possibly go wrong? Imagine life without ownership. You own nothing. You rent everything. You do this because its cheaper: you pay pennies or fractions of […]

Elizabeth Warren is right. Unless this trend reverses, our cities will become cheap places to stay for tourists and unaffordable for the rest of us Elizabeth Warren has long been calling for a federal probe into the short-term property rental industry a shot aimed square at the upside-down-heart logo of Airbnb. This Tyrannosaurus Disruptus is […]

Authorities had issued a warrant for her arrest after Democracy Now! host filmed guards for the Dakota access pipeline using dogs and pepper spray on protesters A North Dakota judge rejected prosecutors riot charges against Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman for her reporting on the oil pipeline protests, a decision that advocates hailed as a […]

Ellen Pao says group that pushes for inclusion in tech is ending its relationship with Thiel, a part-time partner, since their values are not aligned Tech billionaire Peter Thiels reported former Reddit executive and vocal Project Include is ending its relationship with Y Combinator, the well-known startup accelerator where Thiel is a wrote on Monday, […]