Lifestyle

Discovering the real Istanbul

First of all, forget about hotels and rent an apartment. It’s quite easy, using www.airbnb.com, with lots of accommodations.  One of the best …
Elena Pashkovskaya

Angelina Jolie to sell jewelry line to fund overseas schools

Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, funded the girls-only primary school in an area outside Kabul that …
Reuters

This artist works for food, not money

“Don’t think I have anything against money. When I was living in Shanghai I found myself in a situation in which I lacked money, and started to …
Elena Pashkovskaya

Study shows Shakespeare as ruthless businessman

 Academics from Aberystwyth University in Wales combed through historical archives to uncover details of the playwright’s parallel life as a merchant …
Associated Press

‘Harry Potter’ actor Richard Griffiths dies at 65

Agent Simon Beresford announced Friday that Griffiths died a day earlier of complications following heart surgery at University Hospital in Coventry, …
Associated Press

Irish Independent: Hayden Panettiere secretly engaged to Volodymyr Klitschko

It’s now been claimed the pair are preparing to make their romance official and have started planning their wedding. “Very few people know, and she …
Irish Independent

Snowpocalypse (PHOTO STORY)

Blown around by strong winds, the snowstorm paralyzed traffic in Ukraine’s unprepared capital.Men push a car …
Daryna Shevchenko

Diversity of Switzerland leaves big impression

But I fell in love with Swiss diversity.  There are three main linguistic and cultural areas in Switzerland: German, French and Italian. So even if …
Olena Goncharova

With rentals, always something to wear

Two online dress renting services were launched in Kyiv almost simultaneously. Rent a Brand started its work in early February and has already got a …
Olga Rudenko

Sri Lanka show comes to Kyiv

A Sri Lankan dance and music show on March 29. Dressed in bright ethnic outfits, some 30 participants of the Dancers Guild directed by Chandana …
Kyiv Post

The weather photos that went viral

Editor’s Note: Nobody knows better than photographers about the importance of being in the right place at the right time. Zoya Shu has been taking …
Kyiv Post

A week of Spanish movies

The line up includes five award-winning movies released in 2011: Sleep Tight by Jaume Balaguero,  Extraterrestrial by Nacho Vigalondo,  No Rest for …
Kyiv Post

Grand ballet show

Four ballets – Chopiniana, Scheherazade, Dying Swan and The View of Rose – will be performed by the leading dancer of Russia’s Bolshoi Opera and …
Kyiv Post

A history of fashion’s faces in movies

Three movies – Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011), starring Diana Vreeland, who was the magazine’s editor in 1937-1962; Funny Face (1953), …
Kyiv Post

Highbred cats show

More than 200 types of cats and kittens of different age and breed will be brought together at the International Highbred Feline Show, which will be …
Kyiv Post

Johnny Depp to do live ‘Lone Ranger’ online Q&A

Disney announced Thursday that Depp and co-star Armie Hammer will discuss the anticipated adventure film on April 17 after showing 20 minutes of …
Associated Press

Bloomberg: Ukraine slump hurts Microsoft sales growth, Shymkiv says

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Interns

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ boosts Random House sales

The company sold 70 million copies of E L James’ “Fifty Shades” books in print, audio and e-book format in English, German and Spanish. Revenues at …
Associated Press
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