Culture & Society

ABBA reunite with two new songs after 35 years   ABBA members come together 35 years after their last single by saying, "It was like time had stood still and that we only had been away...

Oscars 2018: The Winners Compiled by ANDREW R. CHOW    Jordan Peele wins best original screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The 90th Academy Awards rewarded a...

Adele cancels remainder of world tour with damaged vocal cords   Adele said she had "even considered miming", but she said she could never do this to her fans. Earlier this week, the singer hinted she...

Why is Kaia Gerber suddenly the centre of the fashion universe? Hadley Freeman   Cindy Crawford’s daughter is just 16 and already all over the catwalks. In her weekly advice column, our style expert asks if celebrity...

Haitians shrug off daily struggles and get into the Carnival groove   Carnival in Haiti goes back to 1804 and not even the country's devastating 2010 earthquake was enough to eliminate celebrations.   A dancer performs as she...

  Oscars 2018: The complete list of nominees By Michael Rothman and EMILY SHAPIRO https://youtu.be/mJBH1q8rnjw The big day is here! The 2018 Oscar nominations are in and "The Shape of Water" led the way with a whopping 13 nods,...

Rehab center in Turkey prepares addicts for life after drugs   The Oya Bahadir Yuksel Rehabilitation Centre in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep not only provides teenage addicts with treatment, but also offers them accommodation, education,...

Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' wins Golden Lion at Venice   Guillermo del Toro's beat contenders including George Clooney's "Suburbicon" and Alexander Payne's "Downsizing." Guillermo del Toro's monster thriller 'The Shape of Water' has won the...

Social media is the cornerstone of the luxury lifestyle industry Dominic O’Reilly   With a new wave of competitors sweeping the leisure industry, focusing on customer satisfaction is the best way to generate loyalty and goodwill. Over the...

International appetite for Turkish baklava grows Melis Alemdar   Baklava, the other Turkish delight, has enjoyed steadily increasing sales over the past decade. Experts say demand outweighs supply, and baklava masters are hard to come by. They...