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...liberals actually smarter? A libertarian (and, as such, nonpartisan) researcher, Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics and Political Science, has just written a paper that is set to be published in March by the journal Social Psychology Quarterly. The paper investigates not only whether conservatives are dumber than liberals but also why that might be so. (See the top 10 political gaffes...
...commiserate" products like greeting cards, sponge cakes and divorce-themed books are all the rage now in the U.S. and Europe. Christine Gallagher's book The Divorce Party Planner includes a "full party plan," with advice on gift ideas, games and appropriate divorce party music. And one London-based law firm, Lloyd Platt & Company, even sells divorce legal advice vouchers for $200 per half hour. (See the best social networking applications...
...security guards? At sculpture parks, on the other hand, you get room to roam, fresh air and touch-friendly installations. Finding them isn't much of a problem. "There are countless amazing sculpture parks and gardens out there," says Cameron Cartiere, an arts-policy lecturer at the University of London's Birkbeck College. She oversees a global list at bbk.ac.uk/sculptureparks and has personally visited more than 100. Feel like following her example? Grab a windbreaker and discover just how invigorating art can be at the sites overleaf...
...timing of Asian Palate, a guide to pairing wine and Asian food from Jeannie Cho Lee, is thus impeccable. The South Korean - born author is the first Asian to become a Master of Wine (an international group of fewer than 300 experts so certified by London's Institute of Masters of Wine). But hers does not, on first perusal, come across as a serious work. The cover image of Lee posing in a flowing red evening gown isn't calculated to enhance the book's credibility, and there appears to have been no budget for original food photography...
...navy - both of whom appeared in an Istanbul court Thursday to testify to their involvement in the alleged coup plot - are arrested pending trial. "Turkey is clearly in uncharted territory now and it is very difficult to predict how this crisis could evolve," Wolfango Piccoli, an analyst for the London-based think tank Eurasia Group, wrote in a report on Wednesday. (See pictures of Obama in Turkey...