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Tab Hunter was a teen idol in the mid 20th century: he starred in dozens of films, appeared on countless magazine covers and recorded the #1 pop song "Young Love" in 1957. Yet the entire time he was in the public eye, Hunter closely guarded his private identity as a gay man, even while engaging in fairly public relationships with "close friends" like Anthony Perkins (the tabloid Confidential threatened to expose his involvement in a "limp wristed pajama party" at the time). "Tab Hunter Confidential"... Читать дальше...

Lady and the Tramp style.

Broadcaster faces the pleasant choice of how to spend its cash

Sony has unveiled its PlayStation Vue streaming video service, announcing pricing, and launching in three cities.

Then my dad’s thesis was accepted and he got his degree, along with two job offers: one from the University of Leeds … and another from Riyadh University in Saudi Arabia. Had he chosen the job in Leeds, I most likely would have grown up with a British accent in that very house, and my entire life would have been very different.

When Paula Froelich went to England, she got the chance to visit her childhood home in Leeds and see what life might have been like had she stayed.

Independent fiscal watchdog raises economic growth forecasts

Maurizio Pollini’s recitals always flirt with failure. This one began with Schumann’s Arabeske played in an artlessly singing tone which allowed its delicately surfacing uncertainties to come across without false inflation.

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Osborne has eyes on May election as he delivers his plan

They're only human for crying out loud!

Ex-Dallas Fed Pres Robert McTeer says the markets have been contrarian, so the Fed should go ahead and do it.

Uber now has 14,088 cars in its New York City fleet, compared to 13,587 yellow cabs, the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission said.

Modest giveaway of £143 a year recognises growing economic significance of workforce segment

Oil producers face headwinds, but majors have stressed the sanctity of the dividend, Stewart Glickman tells CNBC.

Ever-modest, he said: 'I am the only one who can make America truly great again'

Mark Benigno, INTL FCStone co-director of energy trading, shares his timing forecast for the price shifts in oil.

Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia fear antagonising Moscow

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Comment on tax, pensions and savings

The long and fruitful friendship between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez probably began with 1994’s “Four Rooms” (remember that one?). That film, an anthology comedy set in a Los Angeles hotel on New Year’s eve, could be described in a word as “unfortunate,” but it cemented what would become a strong working alliance between two very talented and different artists (for the record, Tarantino’s segment, “The Man from Hollywood” can at least be said to be an interesting failure while Rodriguez’s “The Misbehavers” just isn’t very good). Читать дальше...

One man was suffering from hypothermia.

Wall Street widely expects the word "patience" to be dropped from the Fed statement as it signals pending rate hikes.

Shaving expert spills the beans (but not your blood)

Owners of Xbox 360 video game consoles sued Microsoft over an alleged design defect that causes game discs to be gouged.