After 20 years of work, an American Shakespeare scholar is bringing his restoration of what he says is a lost play by the Bard to the stage. In 1613, royal records show payment was made to a Shakespearian actor, who starred in...

“Little Keith” called him a suffering auto-contrarian and likened him to Houdini; Graydon Carter said he was a “bit of a scallywag” but an editor’s dream; and the doctor who treated him for the cancer of the oesophagus that...

The current crisis of the Eurozone is a result of the imbalance of economic power between the core and the periphery but once one understands the non-economic and completely political strategy that is occurring, comprehending...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/why-greece-really-wishes-you-were-there-7768529.html Why Greece really wishes you were there Lucy Tobin Sunday 20 May 2012 'Wish you were here" isn't a slogan that can be spotted...

Companies are sending their employees on the road again. But with travel costs almost back to where they were before the recession, companies are trying various tacks to control spending. About a fifth of business travelers...

Get the feeling that in the past two weeks Bazooko’s Circus has come back with a bang? You are not alone. Last thing I asked before I went traveling was “try not to break anything” while I’m away. I get back this morning and it...

http://online.wsj.com/video/can-wall-street-save-itself-or-is-this-the-end/FA1BE44E-5D4C-4063-A210-B35AD9F1CA42.html Botched IPOs… alleged favoritism enraging small investors… and the list goes on. WSJ’s Dennis Berman makes a...

Currency Exchange Fee Calculator Attempting to determine fair exchange rates when traveling in another country is usually a pointless pursuit.  Whether at an airport, hotel or random locale, there is simply no easy way – or any...

You could have the most powerful smartphone around, but that amounts to naught if it dies out on you every few hours. ET offers a few simple tips and apps and to maximise your phone’s battery. Although most phones come with a...

Once I am in bankruptcy, can creditors still keep phoning me daily I am in bankruptcy yet one creditor phones me regularly several times a day. Are they allowed to do this? The best way to stop the phones from ringing is to...

SYDNEY — Two drunken Welshmen Wednesday escaped with a fine after being convicted of stealing a penguin called Dirk from an Australian theme park after consuming large amounts of vodka. Former Royal Marine Rhys Owen Jones, 21,...

http://www.worldcrunch.com/rent-historic-moscow-building-one-ruble-you-gotta-fix-it-first/5176 RENT HISTORIC MOSCOW BUILDING FOR ONE RUBLE - BUT YOU GOTTA FIX IT UP FIRST A new program in Moscow aims to give incentives for private developers to...

LONDON: A never-before-seen interview with  Apple founder  Steve Jobs will premiere next month. In the interview, Jobs speaks about how he pulled off a prank call to the pope, saying he was US secretary of state  Henry Kissinger.

WWII Adolf Hitler profile suggests ‘messiah complex’ Adolf Hitler developed a “messiah complex” towards the end of World War II, a newly unveiled report written for wartime British intelligence says. The report, written in 1942...

Mick Jagger is hosting the season finale of “Saturday Night Live” on May 19th. It’s a surprise announcement. And unlike most “SNL” hosting stints, it’s not really attached to anything in particular to promote. Jagger’s solo...

Is racism an illness? Psychiatrists and psychologists are debating the issue. The forthcoming  Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders, due for publication in August 2012, will  include a chapter on identifying and assessing...