The pope, whose own presence on the Web has heavily grown in recent years, urged priests on Saturday to use all multimedia tools at their disposal to preach the Gospel and engage in dialogue with people of other religions and cultures. And just using e-mail or surfing the Web is often not enough: Priests should [read more]
In December, Facebook made a series of bold and controversial changes regarding the nature of its users’ privacy on the social networking site. The company once known for protecting privacy to the point of exclusivity (it began its days as a network for college kids only – no one else even had access), now seemingly [read more]
Partially an insider look at guerrilla art, partially a satire of the art world, Banksy’s film-within-a-film is impossible to categorize—but it’s definitely one of the hottest movies at Sundance. Fans lined up in 15-degree weather for the slim chance of getting into the nightclub-like screening of Exit Through the Gift Shop, attended by such celebrities [read more]
BEIRUT – An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday, setting off a frantic search as passenger seats, baby sandals and other debris washed ashore. At least 34 bodies were recovered. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Lebanon [read more]
Tiger Woods’ wife joined him for five days to participate in his sex addiction treatment, according to Radar and People Magazine, with residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., home of the Gentle Path sex addiction clinic reporting Tiger-and-Elin sightings. Elin Nordegren flew by private jet from Orlando, Radar reports, because “the marriage is not over. They both [read more]
It seems there are holidays for about everything. Today, Monday, January 25, 2010 marks Bubble Wrap Appreciation day. Yes, even bubble wrap deserves its day, and back in 2001 the first ever day to honor the popular packing material was started. And what’s not to appreciate about bubble wrap? It’s been known as a cheap [read more]
When we think of the face of Louis Vuitton, glamazons like Madonna and Lara Stone spring to mind — not the photographer Annie Leibovitz. But the newest installment of the label’s “core values” campaign features a shot of Leibovitz with her longtime friend Mikhail Baryshnikov. Leibovitz’s self-portrait is the latest in a series she’s shot [read more]
James Mitchell, who played ruthless tycoon Palmer Cortlandt on US daytime soap All My Children, has died aged 89. Mitchell, a dancer who began his career with the American Ballet Theater, died on Friday in a Los Angeles hospital, his partner Albert Wolsky said. The actor had suffered from heart disease for several years, complicated [read more]
