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Runway closed at London Heathrow after plane lands with engine fire

published about 7 hours ago
LONDON - At least one runway was closed at London’s Heathrow airport Friday after a British Airways aircraft made an emergency landing with a fire in at least one engine, officials said.Significant delays and disruption were expected at Heathrow, which is among the world’s busiest for international passenger traffic.All 75 passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft using emergency chutes, ...    

Only God Forgives: A Red Light for Ryan Gosling

published 1 day ago
Ryan Gosling sent a note of apology for his absence on the Cannes red carpet for his role in Nicholas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives. “I can’t believe that I’m not in Cannes with you,” Gosling wrote. “I was hoping to be coming but I am in the third week of shooting my movie [his directorial debut with How to Catch a Monster]. I miss you all. Nicolas, my friend, we really are the same, simply in different worlds and I ... more

Arrested Development’s Mitch Hurwitz Talks About Getting the Bluths Back Together

published 2 days ago
On Sunday, May 26, Netflix will debut 15 new episodes of Arrested Development. I visited the set last fall, and my feature on the revival ran in the print TIME magazine a couple weeks ago. This week, I’m excerpting some interviews I did for the piece. Mitch Hurwitz, the show’s creator, writer, and all-around mad genius, discussed the revival with me on the phone a few weeks ago, while in post-production on the new season: So, are you editing episodes ... more

Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories is Sleek, Bold

published 2 days ago
This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Random Access Memories has been echoing in the metallic domes of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo for half a decade. The sheer number of collaborations on RAM, including noted movie composers Paul Williams and Giorgio Moroder, finds Daft Punk building upon their new-flesh narrative, adding to their storied, cinematic mythos of the diminishing boundary between computers and people. What sort of film is ... more

Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Final Four Perform

published Tue, May 21 2013 04:45 GMT
Welcome to the final performance night of Dancing with the Stars’ 16th season. Tonight, the final four will face off in three dances: Judge’s Choice, a Cha Cha Relay, and the Super-Size Freestyle, an extra-long dance with no rules, big choreography, extra glitter and glitz, and, of course, fresh spray tans for the contestants and pros (and probably the judges and hosts, too). After the dances, America votes. Tomorrow, the show returns for the big finale, with performances by Korean ... more
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The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Do You Plan on Saving Any of Your Belongings for the Future?

published about 8 hours ago
Why do you plan to save these belongings? Do you hope they will be more valuable in the future, or do you keep them for ... more

The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Editing Practice, May 24, 2013

published about 8 hours ago
In what order should these sentences from an article about a secret nightclub go?    

The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Beyond the Swimming Pool: The History of Chlorine

published about 8 hours ago
What are some of the many uses we have for chlorine?    

Travis and Tom

published Sat, May 18 2013 09:25 GMT
Two Steves fall in love during a national tour of "Blues Clues Live!" That is, actor Tom Mizer fell for his understudy, Travis McGhie.    
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Currents | Events: A Charity Furniture Auction to Aid Hurricane Sandy Victims

published Tue, May 14 2013 14:05 GMT
Twenty-five 25 design studios or teams were asked to create works based on the idea of coming together in times of need to benefit victims ... more

Meet the Cronut: Croissant-Donut Hybrid Takes Pastry World by Storm

published Mon, May 20 2013 15:19 GMT
Meet the cronut, the half-croissant and half-donut hybrid, which is taking New York and the pastry world by storm. “It has the shape of a ... more

Domino's Brazil Tests Smellvision in DVDs

published Mon, May 20 2013 14:27 GMT
If you’re traveling in Brazil, pop in a DVD and find yourself crazing pizza, then Domino’s has you right where they want you. Domino’s independent ... more

Portland, Oregon Things to Do: See This, Skip That

published Mon, May 20 2013 12:37 GMT
Portland, Oregon's largest city, is easily one of the most attractive travel destinations in the Northwest. Here, environmentally consciousness reigns supreme, with a healthy bike ... more