Rare U.S. silent films found in New Zealand
2010-06-08 13:55:49
A collection of 75 rare U.S. silent films have been discovered in New Zealand's national film archive, including some featuring Hollywood's top actors and directors of the 1920s.
Mexican cowgirls
2010-06-08 11:28:31
Mexican cowgirls perform during a rodeo in Mexico based on the working practices of cowboy.
The teachers who are all around us
2010-06-08 10:33:32
When you're learning a new language, anyone can be your teacher. In Beijing, I've been taught by bicycle repairmen, taxi drivers, cooks and migrant workers.
Exploitation destroying our heritage
2010-06-08 10:14:44
At a recent press conference in Beijing, I was impressed by the candid speech of a cultural heritage expert.
Children's books now more fun, less preachy
2010-06-08 10:13:29
Does China have its very own Harry Potter? Yes, says Gao Hongbo, writer of children's books, but one rooted in Chinese cultural and literary traditions.
Smelly studios and fleas cause Cyprus TV walkout
2010-06-08 09:14:04
News staff at Cyprus's state broadcaster briefly walked off the job on Monday over conditions which included smelly studios and an infestation of fleas, workers said.
Image of a continent hangs on World Cup
2010-06-08 09:33:45
The World Cup will have the globe's largest audience glued to their tv screens for a month from Friday but soccer's greatest trophy means much more than that for South Africa and an entire continent.
Hard times -- mortal enemy of the "sickie?"
2010-06-08 09:32:39
British workers took the fewest days off work sick during the height of the recession last year than at any time since the late 1980s, according to employers grouped in the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Bite marks may identify UK gladiator graveyard
2010-06-08 09:30:08
Archaeologists believe they may have found the world's best-preserved gladiator cemetery after noticing animal bite marks and combat injuries on some of the 80, mainly headless, Roman skeletons unearthed at a site in the city of York in northern England.
Three ways to boost cultural sensitivity
2010-06-08 09:21:32
The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (www.hbr.org).
UK soccer fans to shell out on World Cup apologies
2010-06-08 09:20:57
British men are gearing up to spend a small fortune in presents to mollify their wives and girlfriends for all the time they intend to spend watching this summer's soccer World Cup, a new survey showed.