There will be no shortage of rainy-day activities when more than 70 events are jam-packed into 12 days during Boston Design Week, which kicks off tomorrow. The citywide design festival, now in its fifth-annual edition, celebrates the theme “Now, New, Next!” throughout the SoWa Art + Design District, BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, MetroWest Design Center and more […]

As striking features of the natural environment, glaciers often play a role in the history and culture of the regions where they are found. In some places glaciers are revered: Quechua pilgrims travel into Peru’s high Andes to visit sacred glaciers during the religious Quyllurit’i festival. But in pre-enlightenment Europe, glaciers were more often viewed […]

Facebook’s response to Cambridge Analytica continues with Instagram. Instagram is cutting off API access for some developers and limiting how often others can use its API to collect data on Instagram users. The move appears to be part of Facebook’s efforts to cull back data access in the wake of the company’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. […]

Hauling nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shot into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral, with a previously-flown Dragon cargo carrier riding a reused first stage booster to kick off a nearly two-day journey to the International Space Station. The commercial cargo delivery flight departed Cape Canaveral with a […]

* Tariff exemptions talks in coming weeks, NAFTA round due * May 1 deadline set for metal tariffs exemptions * Japan tankan, euro zone inflation, U.S. jobs data due BRUSSELS, March 29 (Reuters) – A full-scale global trade war has not broken out yet – but that hasn’t stopped the market from fretting about one […]

The White House has criticised China after it imposed retaliatory tariffs against the US on a range of goods, including pork and wine. Beijing put duties of up to 25% on 128 American imports following President Donald Trump’s decision to slap taxes on imports of steel and aluminium. China said the move was intended to […]

It’s not about sleek graphics or the presentation software you use. It’s about whether the story you tell resonates with your audience’s needs. If you ask anyone what they think of PowerPoint presentations, they’ll probably give you a strong reaction. But whether you love, hate, or want to ban them from your world forever, the […]

It seems that getting stronger is on almost everyone’s list this. But just wanting it won’t make it happen. Just going to the gym and lifting weights without a plan won’t necessarily make you stronger either. There are many nuances you’ll need to consider before even getting to the gym. Here are some tried-and-true methods to get […]

Another day, another ’80s beauty trend rises from the dead. This time, the look comes courtesy of Kim Kardashian, who is working very hard to make electric blue eyeshadow cool again. And you know what? This is an army pants and flip flops-type situation we want to get in on, too. On March 31, Kim […]

Maya Angelou wrote about a car ride in Ghana with Malcolm X. It was the height of the Civil Rights era, and Angelou was expressing her disdain for a particular activist’s lack of faith, and isolation from the Black American struggle. Malcolm X’s response was swift and harsh. “Sister,” he said. “Picture American racism as […]