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LONDON — Most celebrities would choose Twitter or perhaps a statement through a publicist to announce their engagement to the world, but Benedict Cumberbatch went for a more traditional option. The Sherlock star placed an advert in the classified section … Continue reading →

Hey, Taylor Swift: Just a little to the left, to the left. Beyoncé earned $115 million from June 2013 to June 2014, beating out Swift to become the top earning woman in music this year, Forbes reported on Tuesday See … Continue reading →

Notorious Hellblazer foe Papa Midnite is coming to NBC’s Constantine — and after he makes his debut in Friday’s episode, count on seeing a lot more of him “The character is great in the comics, so we always hoped he’d … Continue reading →

November is National Novel Writing Month, and people are buckling down to bust out some serious wordage. But like anything difficult, conditions have to be pretty ideal to get the job done Do you have two different colors of sticky … Continue reading →

Northern Californians and Southern Californians have long fought over culture (Berkeley vs. Beverly Hills), sports (Giants vs. Dodgers), politics (Jerry Brown vs. Ronald Reagan) and, above all, water (the North has it, the South takes it). Well, this won’t help … Continue reading →

The camera follows the first batch of wheelchair racers as they speed through the streets of Manhattan, a few miles from the finish line of the New York Marathon. At the bottom of the screen, a caption sums up the … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES — How do we see thee, Interstellar? Let us count the ways. You can see Christopher Nolan’s space-time warp of a movie in no less than five formats when it opens in select markets on Wednesday. Depending on … Continue reading →

This picture, the earliest known photograph to include a recognizable human form, was taken in Paris, France, in 1838 by Louis Daguerre. The human in question is standing in the bottom-left of the photograph, on the pavement by the curve … Continue reading →

Hamsters + tiny food = cuteness. It’s a foolproof equation. Be it tiny hot dogs, tiny burritos or tiny pizza, it’s all pretty delightful. Knowing this, Twitter user Kawanabesatou created an elaborate hamster-sized bar and restaurant so his fuzzy companions … Continue reading →

You have papers strewn across your living room floor, the cupboards aren’t properly organized and you’re in dire need of redecoration — basically, you’re living a cluttered life. This is where feng shui comes in. An ancient art of balancing … Continue reading →