Author: Tyler Patel
Lady Gaga & Katy Perry still good friends after Kesha text leak
Lady Gaga has reassured fans she and Katy Perry are closer than ever after newly-released 2016 texts suggested they were not friends. The correspondence between the Poker Face star and…
Danish firm claims first biofuel commercial sea voyage
It is thick, black and cheap. Dirk Kronemeiier describes it as the “dirtiest fuel ever invented by mankind.” He believes his biofuel company, Good Fuels, has developed part of the…
One in four UK workers covered by national living wage underpaid
Women more likely to be hit by underpayments than men, Low Pay Commission figures reveal. Almost one in four British workers on the government’s national living wage are paid less…
BST 2019: Robbie Williams joins Bob Dylan and Neil Young as headliner at British Summer Time Festival
Robbie Williams has been announced as the third British Summer Time (BST) festival headliner. The former Take That singer joins previously confirmed joint headliners Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The…
A children’s writer’s macabre vision
A new biography looks at the appeal of Edward Gorey. Why have so many directors and writers been drawn to his peculiar vision, asks Cath Pound. From the Gashlycrumb Tinies…
Blockchain platform goes live for North Sea crude oil trading
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil majors and trading firms can start finalizing crude oil deals on a live blockchain-based platform for the first time, in a move that could revolutionize the…
Copa Libertadores cup final called off
No-one really knows when South America’s premier club competition, the Copa Libertadores, will stage its final this year. It was due to take place on Saturday, but after an initial…
The juvenile joke hidden in a portrait
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it: a hazy hint of adolescent humour in the background of Andrea Odoni (1527), among the stand-out paintings on display at the National…
Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford, from the cornfield to the C-suite
Beth Ford’s first job paid $2 an hour. Early in the morning, she climbed on the school bus to go detassel corn, joining other kids in Sioux City, Iowa, who…
Eminem Name-Checks Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Reese Witherspoon and More in ‘Kick Off’ Freestyle
Eminem performs during the 2018 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 9, 2018 in Manchester, Tenn. Eminem has a long history of calling out a few famous folk in…